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Neurologists and head injury
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Imagine my surprise on reading your recent editor's choice regarding head injury. Perhaps you could have looked a little closer to home before concluding that neurologists in the UK are not involved in the management of patients with head injuries.
I am a neurosciences pharmacist working very closely with a consultant neurologist who has recently developed a fully comprehensive traumatic brain injury (TBI) service at St George's Hospital, London. The service is …
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