Category: Neurology/Neurosurgery

Neurosurgical Review: For Daily Clinical Use and Oral Board Preparation 1st Edition

The American Board of Neurological Surgery oral examination has undergone periodic review and revision over the years, with a new format instituted in spring 2017. This review book is specifically geared to the new format. The ABNS oral examination process is relevant, rigorous, and of value to the neurosurgical specialty and the public, ensuring neurosurgeons meet the highest standards of practice.

Neurosurgical Review: For Daily Clinical Use and Oral Board Preparation by Vasilios A. Zerris and distinguished contributors is a multimodal and a visually rich prep tool for the ABNS exam. The resource provides a unique approach to studying and melding online didactic materials with audio-enhanced charts. Readers can use the material as a complete online exam prep course with audio, or use the print version as a quick reference guide.

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Key Features

• Charts and schematics provide an excellent learning tool and study prep
• The high yield and easy to memorize format helps readers “visualize” knowledge
• Audio files enhance the ability to create a mental framework, thereby increasing comprehension and retention of content
• Cases presented at the end of each chapter focus primarily on core material tested in the general neurosurgery ABNS exam session taken by all candidates irrespective of their declared subspecialty

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Comprehensive Neurosurgery Board Review 3rd Edition

Since its publication nearly 20 years ago, Comprehensive Neurosurgery Board Review has garnered legendary status as the leading high-yield review for neurosurgical residents preparing for the ABNS primary exam. The updated third edition by Jonathan S. Citow and associate editors R. Loch Macdonald, Ross C. Puffer, Syed I. Khalid, Bob S. Carter, Alan R. Cohen, Robert J. Spinner, and Daniel Refai reflects technological advances made in the last decade. Seven comprehensive, systematically formatted chapters succinctly cover the tested core topics: anatomy, physiology, neuropathology, neuroradiology, neurology, neurosurgery, and critical care.

Key Highlights

• The streamlined outline format and handy tables enhance memorization and retention of knowledge
• About 200 high quality illustrations and images, many in full color, detail impacted anatomy and processes
• Each chapter begins with an introduction, followed by thorough, yet concise sections encompassing important concepts, disease states, diagnostic criteria, and treatment approaches

As with prior editions, this reader-friendly textbook does a remarkable job summarizing the vast data and knowledge required to ace the ABNS exam. The new edition is destined to build on its legacy as an indispensable resource for every young neurosurgeon sitting for the exam.

 

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Mayo Clinic Medical Neurosciences: Organized by Neurologic System and Level 6th Edition

Fully updated and revised according to student feedback, the sixth edition of Mayo Clinic Medical Neurosciences: Organized by Neurologic System and Level provides a systematic approach to anatomy, physiology, and pathology of the nervous system inspired by the neurologist’s approach to solving clinical problems. This volume has 4 sections: 1) an overview of the neurosciences necessary for understanding anatomical localization and pathophysiologic characterization of neurologic disorders; 2) an approach to localizing lesions in the 7 longitudinal systems of the nervous system; 3) an approach to localizing lesions in the 4 horizontal levels of the nervous system; and 4) a collection of clinical problems. This book provides the neuroscience framework to support the neurologist in a clinical setting and is also a great resource for neurology and psychiatry board certifications. This is the perfect guide for all medical students and neurology, psychiatry, and physical medicine residents at early stages of training.

New to This Edition
– A chapter devoted to multiple-choice questions for self-assessment
– Discussion of emerging concepts in molecular, cellular, and system neurosciences
– New chapters on emotion and consciousness systems
– Incorporation of new discoveries in neuroimaging and an appendix for tables of medications commonly used to treat neurologic disorders

 

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DeJong’s The Neurologic Examination Eighth Edition

This popular reference is the definitive guide on exam techniques for neurology residents, fellows, and practitioners, integrating details of neuroanatomy and diagnosis in an easy-to-read, easy-to-follow format. A new clinical focus, new videos online, and new illustrations make DeJong’s The Neurologic Examination, 8th Edition, even more useful for mastery of this complex area. Anatomical and exam illustrations ensure proper technique, and illustrative case studies and tables summarize differentials and clinical findings.

• Incorporates an intuitive, clinical focus, helping you quickly gain practical knowledge you can use immediately in practice.
• Provides access to nearly 30 new videos online that clearly depict movement and ocular motility disorders.
• Uses a full-color design and includes numerous new illustrations that emphasize key information necessary for an optimally effective exam.
• Highlights essential terminology and proper technique in easy-to-locate boxes.
• Offers evidence-based medical insights in assessing the value of specific tests.

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Neurocritical Care Board Review: Questions and Answers, Second Edition

Updated and expanded, the second edition of Neurocritical Care Board Review contains multiple-choice questions that cover the breadth of topics tested on the neurocritical care boards with answers and rationales for self-study. Completely and thoroughly revised to reflect the requirements for initial certification or recertification in Neurocritical Care with the latest findings of the most recent clinical trials in vascular neurology, neurocritical care, and critical care medicine incorporated.

Organized to reflect the training curriculum and exam blueprint, this neurocritical care review book now contains 740 questions addressing both neuroscience critical care and general critical care core knowledge. Detailed explanations are provided for each question along with references for further study. Case questions with angiograms, EEG and monitoring waveforms, CT perfusion scans, and other images allow candidates to familiarize themselves with the tools that form a significant part of the exam.

This neurocritical care study text is an excellent resource not only for board preparation but for topical review for residents and fellows from all disciplines of medicine rotating in the neurocritical care unit as it is easy to read, concise, and portable with case examples and imaging to further guide education. Trainees taking the surgical or medicine critical care boards will also find it useful as it covers the neurocritical care component of their board curriculums.

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Spinal Cord Medicine, Third Edition

Spinal Cord Medicine, a comprehensive, clinically directed reference guide for the diagnosis and treatment of persons with spinal cord injury and related disorders, is a singular premier resource for professionals in the field. Spinal Cord Medicine, Third Edition draws on the expertise of seasoned editors and experienced chapter authors to produce one authoritative, collaborative volume with the most up-to-date medical, clinical, and rehabilitative knowledge in spinal cord injury management across the spectrum of care.

This jointly configured and newly updated third edition builds on the foundation of both prior spinal cord injury books to reflect the breadth and depth of the specialty. Containing 60 state-of-the-art chapters, the book is divided into sections covering introduction and assessment, acute injury management and spinal procedures/surgical considerations, medical management, neurological and musculoskeletal care, rehabilitation, recent research advances, system-based practice, and special topics. New and expanded content focuses on the significant changes in the epidemiology of traumatic injury, the classification of SCI, and the latest medical treatments of multiple medical complications. In addition, chapters discuss new spinal surgery considerations in acute and chronic SCI and the many advances in technology that impact rehabilitation and patients’ overall quality of life.

 

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Lippincott Illustrated Reviews: Neuroscience 2nd Edition

Lippincott Illustrated Reviews: Neuroscience  presents essential coverage of this core basic science discipline within an integrated framework, bringing neuroanatomy and neurophysiology together and demonstrating how they are applied in a clinical context. It offers all the most popular features of the bestselling Lippincott Illustrated Reviews series, including abundant full-color, annotated illustrations, chapter overviews, an expanded outline format, chapter summaries, and review questions that link basic science to real-life clinical situations.

• Master state-of-the-art neuroscience information through comprehensive updates reflecting the latest research.
• Understand the practical applications of basic neuroanatomy and neurophysiology with expanded clinical examples throughout and NEW Clinical Cases at the end of each chapter that guide you to apply your knowledge to clinical scenarios.
• Visualize neuroscience concepts more clearly with the aid of many new and improved full-color illustrations.
• Review and assimilate large amounts of complex information via the Lippincott Illustrated Reviews series’ signature outline format.
• Extend your learning online with access to animations and an interactive question bank.

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Comprehensive Electromyography: With Clinical Correlations and Case Studies

Electromyography (EMG) is a technique for evaluating and recording the electrical activity produced by nerves and muscles. Interpreting EMG is a mandatory skill for neurologists and rehabilitation specialists. This textbook provides the reader with a detailed discussion of the concepts and principles underlying electrodiagnostic medicine. It is written for an audience without pre-existing knowledge in this discipline, including beginner technicians and physicians in training. It is an ideal review for seasoned practitioners and those preparing for board examinations. It begins with a review of the foundational sciences and works through the field in twenty chapters, including a large number of case studies demonstrating correct application and interpretation. Appendices of information frequently required in the EMG laboratory, such as Nerve Conduction Study techniques and their age-related normal values, anatomic regions assessed by each NCS and needle EMG studies, safety issues, and other important topics, are also included.

 

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