Stroke, seizures, sudden severe headache, coma and acute weakness are among the most time-critical emergencies in medicine: minutes decide how much brain is saved. These lessons teach you to recognise and treat neurological emergencies quickly, from thrombolysis and status epilepticus to meningitis, Guillain-Barré syndrome and the dizzy patient, and to localise a lesion at the bedside.

1. Watch the lesson videoA lecture or case discussion from the AETCM YouTube channel opens each lesson.
2. Unlock the notesThe notes open once you have watched 90 % of the video.
3. Read and reviseKey points, tables, drug doses, red flags and pearls, plus more videos on the topic.
4. Move onYour progress is saved on this device, so you can come back any time.

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For MBBS students, interns, residents and doctors working in emergency and acute care.