Full Description
Eureka - an innovative series for students that fully integrates core science, clinical medicine and surgery. With its engaging and authoritative text, featuring insightful clinical cases, graphic narratives, SBAs and a wealth of other learning tools, Eureka has everything students need to succeed in medicine and pass their exams.Eureka - content that reflects today's medical degree courses with their emphasis on:relevance and application of core science to clinical practiceskills required to examine and communicate with patientsintegrated care across primary and acute care settingsEureka - 15 clinical titles, 5 science titles:Clinical titles - disease-based, clinical cases, system-specific core scienceScience titles - bedrock biomedical principles, clinical casesSeries features across titles:Engaging clinical cases show how skilled clinician would work through a presentation, and put diseases and biomedical principles into patient contextInnovative graphic narratives bring clinical cases to life, show how to approach difficult scenarios and convey the experience of being a patientStarter questions - stimulating answers to intriguing questions make learning fun Boxes highlight tips, tricks and key learning pointsNeurology & NeurosurgeryFirst principles chapter clearly explains the key concepts, processes and structures of the nervous systemClinical essentials chapter provides an overview of the symptoms and signs of neurological disease, relevant history and examination techniques, investigations and management optionsDisease-based chapters give concise descriptions of all major disorders, e.g. headache and pain syndromes, stroke and dementia, each chapter introduced by engaging clinical cases that feature unique graphic narrativesEmergencies chapter covers the principles of immediate care in situations such as severe headache, trauma and unconsciousnessIntegrated care chapter discusses strategies for the management of chronic conditions across primary and other care settingsSelf-Assessment - 80 multiple choice questions in clinical SBA format, in line with current exam format
Contents
Ch01 First principlesCh02 Clinical essentialsCh03 Raised intracranial pressure and traumatic brain injuryCh04 Headache and facial pain syndromesCh05 SeizuresCh06 Neurovascular diseaseCh07 Neurological tumoursCh08 Neurological infectionsCh09 Movement disordersCh10 Multiple sclerosisCh11 Spinal disordersCh12 Systemic immune disease affecting the nervous systemCh13 Motor neuron and genetic neurodegenerative diseasesCh14 DementiaCh15 Congenital and hereditary conditionsCh16 Peripheral neurological diseaseCh17 Neurological emergenciesCh18 Integrated careCh19 Self-assessmentNER(01): WOW
