Neurological Emergencies
Contributors: Peter Andrews (Contributor); David Bates (Contributor); R. A. C. Hughes (Editor); Richard Hughes (Editor)
Edition: 4 edition
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Limited
Published: August 1, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 479
ISBN-13: 9780727917744
Subjects: Accident & emergency medicine; Neurology & clinical neurophysiology; Medical / Nursing; Medical; Emergency Medicine; Neurology - General; MEDICAL EMERGENCIES; Medical / Emergency Medicine; NEUROLOGY; Surgery - Neurosurgery
First sentence: The patient in coma who is brought to the hospital casualty department, or seen on the intensive care unit, though not having been exposed to evident trauma, may be harbouring delayed effects of head injury such as a subdural haematoma or meningitis arising from a basal skull fracture.
Description: This well-established text on the management of the most common neurological emergencies has been thoroughly revised and now includes best key references and discussion of Cochrane reviews where relevant.