Lessons for doctors and trainees, each built around one clinical question: a short answer first, then the reasoning, the video where there is one, and the key references.
Anatomical hemispherectomy, removing a whole cerebral hemisphere, could stop seizures in catastrophic unilateral epilepsy, but years later some patients developed superficial cerebral haemosiderosis from repeated bleeding into the large cavity.…
Read the lesson →Surgery is considered when epilepsy is drug-resistant, meaning seizures continue despite adequate trials of two appropriate, tolerated medicines, and when the investigations point consistently to where the seizures begin. A…
Read the lesson →Lessons for this topic are being reviewed. See the videos for FRCS & Core Neurosurgery in the meantime.
Lessons from theatre, clinic and the ward: timing, judgement, and the decisions that shape outcomes.
Free guides on judging a research idea, writing efficiently and getting a manuscript submitted.
Educational content for clinicians and trainees. It is not medical advice: if you are a patient, please discuss your care with your own clinical team.
