Queen Square: A History of the National Hospital and Its Institute of Neurology

ISBN-13: 9781009214162 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022

Simon Shorvon; Alastair Compston; Andrew Lees

Opis

A comprehensive history of the National Hospital, Queen Square, and its Institute, placed within the context of British neurology.

Recenzje

'Queen Square is a hospital with a unique history and the authors have succeeded in putting together an engaging volume, in which many neurologists and others interested in the history of medicine and particularly neurology will find material worth reading.' Peter J. Koehler, The Lancet Neurology

Spis treści

Preface; 1. Foundation and making of the National Hospital; 2. Queen Square, the salmon pink and other hospital buildings; 3. Queen Square and Neurology 1860–1902; 4. National Hospital quadrumvirate; 5. Roller-coaster ride and the National Hospital rubs along: 1902–45; 6. Five dominant National Hospital physicians; 7. NYS arrives and the hospital celebrates its centenary: 1946–65; 8. Beyond the walls: British neurology outside Queen Square; 9. Neurosurgery and war neurology at Queen Square; 10. Other clinical specialties at Queen Square; 11. Neuropathology, neuroradiology and neurophysiology at Queen Square; 12. The Medical School and Institute of Neurology; 13. The rise of academic neurology at Queen Square: 1962–97; 14. Change and integration: 1962–97; Appendix 1. Medical and surgical appointees to the National Hospital and/or Institute of Neurology; Appendix 2. Senior administrative appointees at the National Hospital and/or Institute of Neurology; Appendix 3. Physicians – National Hospital Queen Square 1860–1997.