Evidence-based Neurology: Management of Neurological Disorders - Hardcover

Livia Candelise; Richard Hughes; Alessandro Liberati; Bernard Uitdehaag; Charles Warlow

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0727918117 ISBN 13: 9780727918116

Publisher: Wiley–Blackwell, 2007

Synopsis

In Evidence–based Neurology: Management of NeurologicalDisorders a carefully selected group of clinicallyexperienced collaborators use the best available evidence to answermore than 100 clinical questions about the treatment and managementof neurological disorders. Divided into three sections and 24 chapters, this book fills the gap between guidelines and primary studies as well asbetween primary and secondary scientific medical literature summarizes the most recent and important findings on treatmentsfor neurological patients measures the benefit and, when applicable, the risk of harminherent in specific neurological interventions. This unique, evidence–based text, edited by members of theCochrane Neurological Network will be an essential resource for allgeneral neurologists, from the novice to the most experienced, intheir everyday clinical practice.

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Review

Chapters are well–written and balanced, carefullyconsidering the strengths and weaknesses of EBM text will be useful for teaching medical students, residents practicing neurologists and other clinicians. ( Journal of the American Medical Association ) This book is a great help when patients confront me withinformation and I have to provide data on benefit or risk within 60seconds. ( Lancet Neurology ) The writing style is simple and clear. The editors haveproduced a book that should be accessible to students andpractitioners at all levels. (Doody s ReviewService)

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In Evidence–based Neurology: Management of NeurologicalDisorders , a carefully selected group of clinicallyexperienced collaborators use the best available evidence to answermore than 100 clinical questions about the treatment and managementof neurological disorders. Divided into three sections and 24 chapters, Evidence–based Neurology: Management of NeurologicalDisorders : fills the gap between guidelines and primary studies as well asbetween primary and secondary scientific medical literature summarizes the most recent and important findings on treatmentsfor neurological patients measures the benefit and, when applicable, the risk of harminherent in specific neurological interventions. Each chapter starts with a brief definition of the clinicalcondition, together with its incidence and natural history. A clearformulation of a real–world scenario or question usually follows,structured using the standard three elements of patient,intervention, and outcome. The results are as quantitative aspossible. This unique, evidence–based text, edited by members of theCochrane Neurological Network will be an essential resource for allgeneral neurologists, from the novice to the most experienced, intheir everyday clinical practice.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley–Blackwell
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0727918117
• ISBN 13: 9780727918116
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 288