Databases Evidence-based Practice/CPD
Journals Books
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Neurology, Neurosurgery & Neurosciences
for staff/students on placement
across the Plymouth, SWASFT & SCAS health community.
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If you have problems or comments/suggestions about resources please
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NEW CONTENT
New ebook content added 16/07/19
Pina-Garza, J. and James, K. (2019) Fenichel’s clinical pediatric neurology. 8th ed. Philadelphia : Saunders.
Note you will need a local NHS Athens account to access (register here)
New print content added 05/07/2019 (click title to check availability)
Hankey, G, J. et al. (2019) Warlow’s stroke : practical management. 4th ed. Hoboken, NJ : Wiley
Srinivasan J. et al. (2020) Netter’s neurology. 3rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa : Elsevier Inc.
Tubridy, N. (2019) Just one more question : stories from a life in neurology. UK : Penguin.
Brainin, M. and Heis, W. (2019) Textbook of stroke medicine. 3rd ed. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press.
Databases (handout)
Search the NHS healthcare databases:
AMED- topics for allied health including neurorehabiitation
British Nursing Index (BNI)- incl topics for neuro nurses,
CINAHL- international nursing & allied health incl neuro nursing & rehabilitation staff
EMBASE- European biomedicine– good for pharmacology & drug therapy
EMCARE-international nursing & allied health
HMIC- health service management & organisation incl grey literature
MEDLINE- most medical/surgical topics incl neurology & neurosurgery
PsycINFO- psychology & psychiatry incl psychological aspects of trauma/brain injury, neuropsychiatry & neuropsychology
Note- you will need an NHS Athens login.
Databases contain bibliographic records i.e. references. Whilst you won’t have fulltext access to all the articles, for some journals there will be a link to online access or details of where the print journal can be found within the library.
See our main library website for details of our information skills training programme and literature searching support services.
Evidence Based Practice and CPD
A range of evidence-based resources are available to help inform patient care including:.
- BMJ Best Practice (don’t use Internet Explorer, choose alternative browser)
Evidence-based research, guidelines and expert opinion offering step-by-step guidance on diagnosis, prognosis, treatment and prevention.
Note you will need a local NHS Athens account (register here).
When prompted, set up a personal account to download free App
- ClinicalKey – clinical insight search tool which also gives access to over 1100 electronic books and 500 journals and other fulltext resources
Note you will need a local NHS Athens account (register here)
- Cochrane Library– collection of databases (details here) containing different types of high-quality, independent evidence such as Systematic Reviews, RCTs and Health Technology Assessments.
- Elearning for Health (ELfH) -Health Education England’s suite of high quality content free of charge training (topics incl. Epilepsy, TIA) in partnership with the NHS and Professional Bodies.
Note you will need a local NHS Athens account (register here)
- NICE Evidence– access to authoritative clinical & non-clinical evidence/best practice incl. Neurological topics through web-based portal- provided by NICE.
- TRIP Database– clinical search tool designed to allow health professionals to rapidly identify the highest quality clinical evidence for clinical practice.
- UpToDate– ‘an evidence-based clinical decision support resource authored by physicians to help healthcare practitioners make the best decisions at the point of care’. Note you will need a University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust Athens account (register here).
Journals
Full A-Z list of all journals– you will need an NHS Athens account- click here to register.
Selected Neurology, Neurosurgery & Neurosciences journals below
If we don’t hold your required article you can consider making an article request via the library.
Books (handout)
Check our print and electronic book holdings at http://www.swims.nhs.uk/
This is a regional NHS catalogue so select ‘just in these libraries’ or click here to limit your search to books held in Plymouth.
You can also renew your books here.
Ebooks
Selected neurology, neurosurgery & neuroscience content from 2010 onwards- (click title & login with NHS Athens)
| Title |
Year |
Edition |
Author |
| ABC of Stroke |
2011 |
|
Mant |
| Alzheimer’s disease |
2016 |
|
Borenstein |
| Aminoff’s Electrodiagnosis in Clinical Neurology |
2012 |
6th |
Aminoff |
| Aminoff’s Neurology & General Medicine |
2014 |
5th |
Aminoff |
| Atlas of Clinical Neurology |
2011 |
3rd |
Perkin |
| Atlas of Peripheral Nerve Surgery |
2013 |
2nd |
Kim |
| Benzel’s Spine Surgery |
2017 |
4th |
Steinmetz |
| Best Evidence for Spine Surgery: 20 Cardinal Cases |
2012 |
|
Jandial |
| Bradley’s Neurology in Clinical Practice. |
2016 |
7th |
Daroff |
| Brain Tumors: An Encyclopedic Approach |
2012 |
3rd |
Kaye |
| Cellular physiology and neurophysiology |
2020 |
3rd |
Blaustein |
| Central nervous system cancer rehabilitation |
2019 |
|
Cristian |
| Cerebral Revascularization |
2011 |
|
Abdulrauf |
| Challenging neuropathic pain syndromes |
2018 |
|
Freedman |
| Chordomas and chondrosarcomas of the skull base and spine |
2018 |
2nd |
Harsh |
| Complications in Neuroanesthesia |
2016 |
|
Prabhakar |
| Complications in Neurosurgery |
2019 |
|
Nanda |
| Core Techniques in Operative Neurosurgery |
2011 |
|
Jandial |
| Cottrell and Young’s Neuroanesthesia |
2017 |
6th |
Cottrell |
Crash Course: Nervous system
(up to 3 simultaneous users) |
2012 |
4th |
Ross, J. |
Crash Course: Neurology
(up to 3 simultaneous users) |
2013 |
4th |
Yogarajah, M. |
| Defining autism: a guide to brain, biology, and behavior. |
2019 |
|
Casanova |
| Easy EMG |
2016 |
2nd |
Weiss |
| Electromyography and Neuromuscular Disorders |
2013 |
3rd |
Preston |
| Epilepsy: an atlas of investigation and management |
2010 |
|
Nair |
| Epilepsy Syndromes |
2010 |
|
Werz |
| Essential Neuromodulation |
2011 |
|
Arle |
| Essentials of Neuroanesthesia |
2017 |
|
Prabhakar |
| Fenichel’s Clinical Pediatric Neurology |
2019 |
8th |
Piña-Garza |
| Fitzgerald’s Clinical Neuroanatomy and Neuroscience |
2016 |
7th |
Mtui |
| Fundamental Neuroscience |
2013 |
4th |
Squire |
| Fundamental Neuroscience for Basic and Clinical Applications |
2018 |
5th |
Haines |
| Glioblastoma |
2016 |
|
Brem |
| Gray’s Clinical Neuroanatomy: The Anatomic Basis for Clinical Neuroscience |
2011 |
|
Mancall |
| Human Brain in Photographs and Diagrams |
2013 |
4th |
Nolte |
| Imaging of the Brain |
2013 |
|
Naidich |
| Kaufman’s Clinical Neurology for Psychiatrists |
2017 |
8th |
Kaufman |
| Liu, Volpe, and Galetta’s neuro-ophthalmology: diagnosis and management |
2019 |
3rd |
Liu |
| Lumbar interbody fusions |
2019 |
|
Manjila |
| Massachusetts General Hospital Psychopharmacology and Neurotherapeutics |
2016 |
|
Stern, TA et al. |
| Memory Loss, Alzheimer’s Disease, and Dementia |
2016 |
2nd |
Budson, A & Solomon, P |
| Meningiomas |
2010 |
|
Pamir |
| Minimally Invasive Percutaneous Spinal Techniques |
2011 |
|
Kim |
| Molecular and cellular therapies for motor neuron diseases. |
2017 |
|
Boulis |
| Monitoring in Neurocritical Care |
2013 |
|
Le Roux |
| Movement Disorders in Childhood |
2016 |
2nd |
Singer |
| Netter Collection of Medical Illustrations: Brain |
2013 |
2nd |
Jones |
| Netter’s Atlas of Neuroscience |
2016 |
3rd |
Felten |
| Netter’s Correlative Imaging: Neuroanatomy |
2015 |
|
Lee |
| Netter’s neurology |
2020 |
3rd |
Srinivasan |
| Neuroanatomy: an illustrated colour text |
2020 |
6th |
Crossman |
| Neuroanatomy and Neuroscience at a Glance |
2017 |
5th |
Cicchetti |
| Neuroblastoma: molecular mechanisms and therapeutic interventions |
2019 |
|
Ray |
| Neurological Disorders and Pregnancy |
2011 |
|
Minagar |
| Neurology: Neonatology Questions and Controversies |
2012 |
2nd |
Perlman |
| Neurology Secrets |
2016 |
6th |
Kass |
| Neuromodulation: comprehensive textbook of principles, technologies, and therapies |
2018 |
2nd |
Krames |
| Neuromonitoring techniques: quick guide for clinicians and residents. |
2018 |
|
Prabhakar |
| Neuromuscular Disorders of Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence |
2015 |
2nd |
Darras |
| Neuromuscular Disorders: Treatment and Management |
2011 |
|
Bertorini |
| Neuromuscular Ultrasound |
2011 |
|
Walker |
| The Neuro-Ophthalmology Survival Guide |
2018 |
2nd |
Pane |
| Neuropathology |
2012 |
2nd |
Prayson |
| Neuropathology |
2013 |
3rd |
Ellison |
| Neuropathology |
2014 |
|
Yachnis |
| Neuropathology Simplified : A Guide for Clinicians and Neuroscientists |
2015 |
|
Hilton & Shivane (Local authors) |
| Neuroradiology: Key Differential Diagnoses and Clinical Questions |
2013 |
|
Small |
| Neuroradiology: spectrum and evolution of disease |
2019 |
|
Small |
| Neuroradiology: The Requisites |
2017 |
4th |
Nadgir |
| Neurostimulation for the Treatment of Chronic Pain |
2012 |
|
Hayek |
| Neurotrauma management for the severely injured polytrauma |
2017 |
|
Ecklund |
| Neurotrauma : managing patients with head injuries |
2013 |
|
Abelson-Mitchell |
| New therapeutics for traumatic brain injury: prevention of secondary brain damage and enhancement of repair and regeneration |
2017 |
|
Heidenreich |
| Nolte’s essentials of the human brain |
2019 |
2nd |
Vanderah |
| Nolte’s The Human Brain: An Introduction to its Functional Anatomy. |
2016 |
7th |
Vanderah |
| Nolte’s the human brain in photographs and diagrams. |
2020 |
5th |
Vanderah |
| Operative Techniques: Spine Surgery |
2018 |
3rd |
Baron |
| Practical Approach to Electroencephalography |
2010 |
|
Libenson |
| Practical Surgical Neuropathology: A Diagnostic Approach |
2010 |
|
Perry |
| Primer on cerebrovascular diseases |
2017 |
2nd |
Caplan |
| Principles and Practice of Movement Disorders |
2011 |
2nd |
Fahn |
| Principles of Neurological Surgery |
2018 |
4th |
Ellenbogen |
| Problem Solving in Neuroradiology |
2011 |
|
Law |
| Quality and safety in neurosurgery |
2018 |
|
Guillaume |
| Quantitative MRI of the spinal cord |
2014 |
|
Cohen-Adad |
| Rowan’s Primer of EEG |
2016 |
2nd |
Marcuse |
| Schmidek and Sweet’s Operative Neurosurgical Techniques |
2012 |
6th |
Quiñones-Hinojosa |
| Skull base imaging |
2018 |
|
Chong |
| SPINE SECRETS PLUS |
2012 |
2nd |
DEVLIN |
| Spine Surgery: Techniques, Complication Avoidance and Management |
2012 |
3rd |
Benzel |
| Stroke nursing |
2020 |
2nd |
Williams |
| Stroke: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Management |
2016 |
6th |
Grotta |
| Surgical Anatomy and Techniques to the Spine |
2013 |
2nd |
Kim |
| Swaiman’s Pediatric Neurology: Principles and Practice |
2017 |
6th |
Swaiman |
| Teaching Files: Brain and Spine |
2012 |
|
Fatterpekar |
| Textbook of the Cervical Spine |
2015 |
|
Shen |
| Umphred’s Neurological Rehabilitation |
2013 |
6th |
Umphred |
| Video Atlas of Neurosurgery |
2017 |
|
Quinones-Hinojosa |
| Volpe’s neurology of the newborn |
2018 |
6th |
Volpe |
| Youmans and Winn Neurological Surgery |
2017 |
7th |
Winn |
