ABSTRACT
Learning objectives • To recognise the features of raised intracranial pressure, hydrocephalus and infection typical to acute neurosurgical presentations. • To be familiar with aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage and other causes of intracranial haemorrhage. • To recognise common brain tumours, their presentation, investigation and treatment. • To be aware of common developmental and other pathologies encountered in paediatric neurosurgical practice. • To understand the indications and approaches available for the management of epilepsy, pain syndromes and movement disorders. • To note key practical and ethical issues relating to consent and risks, Creutzfeldt–Jacob disease (CJD) precautions and diagnosis of brainstem death.
