Instant Neurological Diagnosis: A Companion to Neurobowl® - Softcover

Hawkes, Christopher H.; Sethi, Kapil D.; Swift, Thomas R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0199361959 ISBN 13: 9780199361953

Publisher: OUP USA, 2016

Synopsis

Instant Neurological Diagnosis: A Companion to Neurobowl® brings rapid neurologic diagnosis blended into a unique format that combines teaching and entertainment. Like the annual Neurobowl® competition, this book teaches neurologists to guess the answers of a diagnosis as fast as possible. This book tells users how to make a rapid clinical diagnosis or when to stop and reconsider previous diagnoses.

The authors of this book have collected diagnostic short cuts; some from observations and others identified at grand rounds at Neurobowl® competitions at the American Academy of Neurology conference. These diagnostic shortcuts include Handles- clinical features like facial appearance, how a patient dresses, walks, talks, the patients' history, and physical examination- that might permit a rapid diagnosis. Red Flags are the opposite. They are observations from the history and examination should alert the clinician to reconsider and think of an alternative diagnosis.

Key Features Include
1. This text is highly visual; supplemented by figures, tables, and video clips.
2. Teaches neurologists to make a rapid diagnosis, even for rare diseases.
3. Shares tips for better patient management.

About this title

Review:

"Written by three prominent neurology clinicians and educators, Instant Neurologic Diagnosis provides a splendid display of razor sharp compilation of practical tools and critical take-home clinical points. One can hardly overstress the force and fascinating account of their accumulated wisdom, now reflected in their stimulating and provocative concise volume. The thirsty reader will immediately appreciate the authors' artful clinical wisdom and vast clinical and engaging experience, distilled into this thoroughly enjoyable and stimulating book, a must read for neurologists at every level." -José Biller, MD, FACP, FAAN, FANA, FAHA; Professor and Chair, Department of Neurology; Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine

"This new book by Swift and Sethi, the inventors of Neuro-Bowl and their collaborator, Hawkes, reveals some of the heuristics that have been elaborated by generations of clinical neurologists and inherited by the best diagnosticians of the modern era. The book is fun and reflects some of the best (and worst) heuristics that have been elaborated by our neurological ancestors." -Martin A. Samuels, MD, FAAN, MACP, FACP, DSci (hon); Chair, Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital; Miriam Sydney Joseph Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School

Book Description:

Supplementary content available on Oxford Medicine Online

About this edition

• Publisher: OUP USA
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0199361959
• ISBN 13: 9780199361953
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 400