TY - BOOK AU - Holmes, E J AU - Misra, R R TI - Interpretation of emergency head CT : a practical handbook SN - 9781107495937 PY - 2017/// CY - Cambridge PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Accident and Emergency Medicine N1 - Text includes: Fundamentals of computer tomography imaging; Important anatomical considerations; Reviewing a CT scan; Cervical spine; Self-assessment section; Includes appendices: Appendix 1: ABCD scoring system; Appendix 2: ROSIER score; Appendix 3: NICE acute stroke flow pathway; Appendix 4: Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS Assessment); Appendix 5: Nice Guideline for Adult CT Head; Appendix 6: NICE Guideline for Adult CT Neck; Appendix 7: NICE Guideline for Paediatric CT Head; Appendix 8: NICE Guideline for Paediatric CT Neck; Appendix 9: Information required prior to neurosurgical transfer; Appendix 10: Differential diagnosis for intracerebral lesions N2 - This text offers clinicians a practical system for interpreting emergency head CT. This image driven book covers a wide spectrum of conditions likely to be encountered in everyday clinical practice. New topics have been added since the first edition, including trauma CT cervical spine interpretation, and an up-to-date section on acute stroke. It is an excellent reference manual and learning aide for all clinicians with an interest in emergency CT head interpretation ER -