Ultimate Review for the Neurology Boards - Hubert H. Fernandez, Stephan Eisenchenk, Michael S. Okun

Ultimate Review for the Neurology Boards

Buch | Softcover
550 Seiten
2009 | 2nd Revised edition
Demos Medical Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-933864-20-4 (ISBN)
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Preparing for the Neurology Boards, recertification, or the AAN's Residency In-Service Training Exam can be daunting. It may seem impossible to retain so much information. However, the completely revised and expanded second edition of this unique, easy-to-use bestselling review guide gives you all the tools you need to tie it all together no additional texts needed.
Preparing for the Neurology Boards, recertification, or the AAN's RITE® Residency In-Service Training Exam can be daunting, years of study, training and volumes of material to be processed, organised and distilled for ready recall when the moment arrives. It may seem impossible to retain so much information. However, the completely revised and expanded second edition of this unique, easy-to-use bestselling review guide gives you all the tools you need to tie it all together no additional texts needed. With Ultimate Review for the Neurology Boards you have free web support including: access to online cases, flashcards and a medications data bank. Free access when you register with the password included in the book.

The book breaks down the field of neurology into 24 chapters covering all subjects on the neurology boards including child and adult psychiatry, neuropsychiatry and neurophysiology. Using an expanded outline format and innovative heading hierarchy for in-depth or rapid review, the topics are arranged so that you will read the easiest-to-remember first and the most-likely-to-be-forgotten last.

Every chapter has been brought up-to-date to reflect current science and practise and includes information on: pivotal trials, new medications and treatments, diagnostic criteria, genetic disorders and AAN guidelines. Complete your study on the web with the hundreds of cases, flashcards, and images.

The expanded second edition features:

24 thoroughly updated chapters covering all subjects on the neurology boards
A new Mini-Atlas of EEG tracings to hone proficiency in interpretation
More NB (nota bene) items throughout flag must-know high-yield information
More diagrams, illustrations and tables to solidify concepts, streamline dense material and enhance learning
Additional notes page at the end of each chapter for personal annotations
Are You Really Ready? - completely new practice test with questions, answers, and explanations to gauge preparedness
Free access to enhanced web features and new case modules to extend and reinforce the material in the book

Ultimate Review for the Neurology Boards is a must-have for Residents preparing for boards or studying for the RITE exam and for Neurologists preparing for recertification. The second edition continues to deliver the ultimate in high-yield board review, in print and on the web.

Hubert H. Fernandez, MD, is Associate Professor of Neurology, Director of Clinical Trials for Movement Disorders, Co-Director of the Movement Disorders Program, and Program Director of the Neurology Residency Training Program and Movement Disorders Fellowship Training Program, all at the University of Florida. He received his medical degree in the Philippines, and completed his neurology residency at Boston University and a postgraduate fellowship in movement disorders at Brown University.||Stephan Eisenschenk, MD is an Assistant Professor and Clinical Director of the Adult Neurology Comprehensive Epilepsy Program, Department of Neurology, University of Florida College of Medicine, McKnight Brain Institute, Gainesville, Florida|Michael S. Okun, MD, is Adelaide Lackner Associate Professor and the current National Medical Director of the National Parkinson Foundation. He is the Co-Director of the Movement Disorders Center located within the McKnight Brain Institute and the University of Florida College of Medicine

Preface

Special Contributors

Introduction: Preparing for the Neurology Board Examination

How to Use This Book

How to Access the Ultimate Neurology Website

TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Clinical Neurology



1. Stroke
2. Dementia
3. Neuromuscular Disorders
4. Epilepsy
5. Movement Disorders
6. Demyelinating Disorders
7. Infectious Disease
8. Neurotoxicology
9. Sleep Disorders


Neurological Subspecialties



10. Neuroradiology
11. Neurophysiology
12. Pediatric Neurology
13. Neurourology
14. Neuro-Ophthalmology
15. Neuro-Otology
16. Neuroendocrinology
17. Headache, Neuro-Oncology, and Transplant Neurology
18. Psychiatry and Neurobehavior


Basic Neurosciences



19. Neurochemistry and Pharmacology
20. Neurogenetics
21. Neurohistology, Embryology, and Developmental Disorders
22. Neuroanatomy
23. Neuropathology


MOCK BOARD EXAMINATION

Questions

Answers

LAST-MINUTE PEARLS

69 High-Yield Tables

Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag 30.8.2009
Verlagsort New York, NY
Sprache englisch
Themenwelt Medizinische Fachgebiete Chirurgie Neurochirurgie
Medizin / Pharmazie Medizinische Fachgebiete Neurologie
ISBN-10 1-933864-20-6 / 1933864206
ISBN-13 978-1-933864-20-4 / 9781933864204
Zustand Neuware
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