Eureka: Neurology and Neurosurgery

 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.

Series features across titles:

• Engaging clinical cases show how skilled clinician would work through a presentation, and put diseases and biomedical principles into patient context
• Innovative graphic narratives bring clinical cases to life, show how to approach difficult scenarios and convey the experience of being a patient
• Starter questions - stimulating answers to intriguing questions make learning fun 
• Boxes highlight tips, tricks and key learning points

 
Neurology & Neurosurgery

• First principles chapter clearly explains the key concepts, processes and structures of the nervous system
• Clinical essentials chapter provides an overview of the symptoms and signs of neurological disease, relevant history and examination techniques, investigations and management options
• Disease-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 narratives
• Emergencies chapter covers the principles of immediate care in situations such as severe headache, trauma and unconsciousness
• Integrated care chapter discusses strategies for the management of chronic conditions across primary and other care settings
• Self-Assessment – 80 multiple choice questions in clinical SBA format, in line with current exam format

Ch01 First principles Ch02 Clinical essentials Ch03 Raised intracranial pressure and traumatic brain injury Ch04 Headache and facial pain syndromes Ch05 Seizures Ch06 Neurovascular disease Ch07 Neurological tumours Ch08 Neurological infections Ch09 Movement disorders Ch10 Multiple sclerosis Ch11 Spinal disorders Ch12 Systemic immune disease affecting the nervous system Ch13 Motor neuron and genetic neurodegenerative diseases Ch14 Dementia Ch15 Congenital and hereditary conditions Ch16 Peripheral neurological disease Ch17 Neurological emergencies Ch18 Integrated care Ch19 Self-assessment