, In Loving Memory
Mrs Carole D. Elwell
Dr Wadie Kirollos and Mrs Dalal Mikhael
Mr Syed Mohamed Abdullah Al-Haddad
Mr Alwyn Bodkin
,
, NEUROSURGERY
This new edition of Neurosurgery: The Essential Guide to the Oral and Clinical
Neurosurgical Exam provides a concise and practical guidebook of the core knowl-
edge and principles for the International and Intercollegiate FRCS Specialty
Examination in Neurosurgery. It is a vital resource for the American Board of
Neurological Surgery (ABNS) and other neurosurgical examinations around the
world.
Written by neurosurgeons at the top of their field and based on new guidelines, this
book takes students through how to succeed in the FRCS neurosurgery exams and
provides an overview of crucial short and intermediate cases designed to mirror the
exam’s testing of a candidate’s clinical knowledge, diagnostic acumen, investigation
and interpretation, treatment options and taking consent.
Including 72 vital online revision flash cards, covering critical and diverse examina-
tion cases from trauma to paediatric spine exams, this edition also contains crucial
guidance to Vivas on the following:
• Operative surgery and surgical anatomy
• Investigation of the neurosurgical patient
• The non-operative clinical practice of neurosurgery
This book is a must-read for candidates preparing for the final Intercollegiate
Specialty Examination in Neurosurgery (UK), International FRCS Specialty
Examination in Neurosurgery as well as the American, Canadian, European and
Australasian exams. In addition to helping candidates pass their final exams, this
book provides wonderful insight into Neurosurgery for Medical Students, Surgical
Residents and Neurosurgical Consultants.
Mrs Carole D. Elwell
Dr Wadie Kirollos and Mrs Dalal Mikhael
Mr Syed Mohamed Abdullah Al-Haddad
Mr Alwyn Bodkin
,
, NEUROSURGERY
This new edition of Neurosurgery: The Essential Guide to the Oral and Clinical
Neurosurgical Exam provides a concise and practical guidebook of the core knowl-
edge and principles for the International and Intercollegiate FRCS Specialty
Examination in Neurosurgery. It is a vital resource for the American Board of
Neurological Surgery (ABNS) and other neurosurgical examinations around the
world.
Written by neurosurgeons at the top of their field and based on new guidelines, this
book takes students through how to succeed in the FRCS neurosurgery exams and
provides an overview of crucial short and intermediate cases designed to mirror the
exam’s testing of a candidate’s clinical knowledge, diagnostic acumen, investigation
and interpretation, treatment options and taking consent.
Including 72 vital online revision flash cards, covering critical and diverse examina-
tion cases from trauma to paediatric spine exams, this edition also contains crucial
guidance to Vivas on the following:
• Operative surgery and surgical anatomy
• Investigation of the neurosurgical patient
• The non-operative clinical practice of neurosurgery
This book is a must-read for candidates preparing for the final Intercollegiate
Specialty Examination in Neurosurgery (UK), International FRCS Specialty
Examination in Neurosurgery as well as the American, Canadian, European and
Australasian exams. In addition to helping candidates pass their final exams, this
book provides wonderful insight into Neurosurgery for Medical Students, Surgical
Residents and Neurosurgical Consultants.
