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Clinical neuroscience: relevance to current practice
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The last decade has seen a rapid expansion of our knowledge in clinical neuroscience. These developments are of relevance to everyone working in anaesthesia and intensive care because of the changes that they have brought to the management of common neurological conditions such as head injury, subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) and stroke. This postgraduate issue of the British Journal of Anaesthesia is dedicated to clinical neuroscience and its relevance to current elective and acute clinical practice. The reviews are written by acknowledged experts in their field and present the latest evidence for current clinical practice and identify new developments that are likely to direct future practice.
There are new challenges facing anaesthetists as neurosurgical practice evolves. Controversies regarding the provision of anaesthesia for intracranial neurosurgery remain, with no ideal technique identified.1 The local vs
1 Department of Neuroanaesthesia and Neurocritical Care
The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
University College London Hospitals
Queen Square
London WC1 N 3BG
UK
2 University Division of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
Queen's Medical Centre
Nottingham NG7 2UH
UK
* Corresponding author E-mail: ravi.mahajan@nottingham.ac.uk