Neurology
As a doctor, you will frequently be called for a drowsy patient. They can vary from...
Key Points
Optic Neuritis (ON) is inflammation of the optic nerve, most commonly...
Scenario: You are bleeped by one of the staff nurses to review a patient on the orthopaedic...
A lumbar puncture involves the insertion of a needle between the lumbar vertebrae,...
Acute confusion, otherwise known as delirium, is very common in hospitals: 20-30%...
In people over the age of 65 years, 1 in 11 will have a diagnosis of dementia. Dementia...
Whilst on call or in A&E you may be asked to assess somebody who is suspected...
A CNS infection is one that involves the central nervous system in some way. This...
Understanding how to do an LP and interpret the results is an essential skill for...
Introduction
Functional neurological disorders are some of the most common neurological...
From the Greek: Syn: together & kopein: to cut - referring to a block in blood...
In this article, we will present several common scenarios involving Parkinson’s disease...
Spinal cord compression occurs when there is compression of the spinal cord or cauda...
Loss of vision can be a scary symptom for patients to experience, and a scary presentation...
Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is the third most common dementia across all age groups...
Vertigo is described as an “abnormal sensation of motion. It can occur in the absence...
In the webinar below (with a written guide beneath), Dr Sam Kular (interventional...
A fascia iliaca block (FIB) is a regional anaesthetic technique where local...
Head injury remains a common reason for presentations to the emergency department...
