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The student will be associated with neurosurgical surgeons whose patients' exhibit a wide spectrum of neurological problems, including brain and cord neoplasm and acute and chronic cranial and cordtrauma. Activities will include bedside neurological diagnosis, assisting in the neurological operating room, participating in rounds and observing angiographic and CT diagnostic procedures.
Objectives
- Describe common neurosurgical disorders
- Be able to develop a differential diagnosis for a patient with neurosurgical disease
- Assist in neurosurigcal cases and procedures
- Participate in daily rounds and evaluations of patients.
Evaluation
At the conclusion of the rotation, the student should be quite familiar with and have a basic appreciation of the scope of neurosurgical practice and the approach to neurological emergencies. Students will be evaluated by a consensus of the faculty and fellows based on their ward performance, conference performance, and the quality of their histories and physicals.