Neurological Case Histories: Case Histories in Acute Neurology and the Neurology of General Medicine(Oxford Case Histories)

The Oxford Case Histories series provides complex, case-based learning for medical trainees undertaking their exit examinations as well as consultants wishing to undertake continuing professional development. The skills necessary for confident and competent diagnosis and successful management of complex medical problems are developed through the study of individual patients. This series offers real-life cases specifically written to help enable trainees to meet the required standard prior to being awarded a certificate of completion of training (CCT). Each volume in the series is mapped to the core curricula and includes between 40-50 cases, comprising a brief clinical history and investigations, followed by questions on differential diagnosis and management, and detailed answers with discussion. At the end of each book, cases are listed by mode of presentation, aetiology, and diagnosis for quick reference. The series covers a wide range of specialties including general surgery, geriatric medicine, and infectious disease, and is an excellent revision aid for clinicians in specialist training (MRCP and above) and consultants undertaking continuing professional development. Dr Sarah Pendlebury, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; and Professor of Medicine and Old Age Neuroscience, University of Oxford, UK Dr Peter Rothwell, Head of the Wolfson Centre for Prevention of Stroke and Dementia, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford; and Professor of Clinical Neurology, University of Oxford, UK

Table of Contents:
17 cases in infectious diseases 4 cases in malignancy 12 cases in vascular abnormalities 10 cases in endocrine/metabolic/toxic mechanism 5 cases in inflammatory diseases 2 cases in inherited conditions

About the Author :
Sarah T Pendlebury trained at Cambridge and Oxford Universities before completing a D Phil on recovery after stroke using magnetic techniques. She is currently a general physician at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford. Her interests include stroke, cognitive problems and the neurology of general medicine Philip Anslow is a Consultant Neuroradiologist at the Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford and received the Award of Royal College of Radiologists' Gold Medal (2004) Peter M Rothwell trained at Edinburgh and Oxford. He completed an MD on the neuroendocrine response to acute illness and subsequently a PhD on stroke prevention in patients with carotid stenosis. He is currently professor of clinical neurology at Oxford, director of the Stroke Prevention Research Unit and a practising neurologist.

Review :
It contains 51 cases that cover the spectrum of acute neurology and the neurology of general medicine - this breadth makes the volume unique and provides a formidable challenge. ...it is a heavy-duty diagnostic series of cases, and readers have to work hard, to recognise the dignoses and answer the questions that are posed for each case. ... I recommend this excellent volume highly... The Lancet - Neurology, My desire as a medical SHO is that a book of this type doesn't leap straight to the use of MRI for every case which essentially takes out the skill of producing a useful differential diagnosis for neurological presentations. Fortunately the authors have struck this balance carefully and there is always an extensive discussion of the differential diagnosis including common medical problems such as hypothyroidism. The radiology images are small but of excellent quality, aided by decent paper and binding. Overall I found this book very enjoyable to read and highly informative. Having recently completed the MRCP, I think I would have found it useful for revision - particularly for the part 2 written. A reviewer on Amazon.co.uk