Queen Square: A History of the National Hospital and its Institute of Neurology
Shorvon, Simon
ISBN 10: 1009214160 ISBN 13: 9781009214162
Published by Cambridge University Press (edition New), 2022
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Synopsis:
A comprehensive history of the National Hospital, Queen Square, and its Institute, placed within the context of British neurology.
About the Authors:
Simon Shorvon is Professor Emeritus of Clinical Neurology at University College London, and Honorary Consultant Neurologist at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery. Shorvon has won national and international awards for his clinical and research work in the field of epilepsy. He has served Vice-President of the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE), as editor-in-chief of the journal Epilepsia. He was appointed to the post of Harveian Librarian of the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) and has held various other national and international professional positions. He has a long-standing interest in the history of neurology, has published books on the history of the ILAE and of the RCP marking its quincentenary
Alastair Compston is Professor Emeritus of Neurology at the University of Cambridge, and a Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge. He is a former president of the European Neurological Society and the Association of British Neurologists, and editor of Brain, a journal of neurology, founded in 1878. His research on the clinical science of human demyelinating disease has been recognised by several international prizes and his election to Fellowship of the Royal Society, the Academy of Medical Sciences and the National Academy of Medicine (USA). In retirement, he is expanding his interests in medical history with books on the library of the Royal College of Physicians (2018), and a bio-bibliography of Thomas Willis, the founder of British neurology (forthcoming).
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Bibliographic Details
Title: Queen Square: A History of the National ...
Publisher: Cambridge University Press (edition New)
Publication Date: 2022
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good
Edition: New.