- Provides 100 high-yield neuroanatomy key phrases
- Features cross section images with lesion
test questions - Written with the medical student in mind
who is studying for board exams
This book provides medical students with the information to build skills that will aid them in studying for any level of their board exams. It also prepares students with the ability to look at a patient's neurological signs and symptoms, logically think through the various tracts, and determine where a lesion is located.
Unique and comprehensive, this textbook specifically fills a gap in the literature for medical students studying for their board exams and those about to go on a neuro-related rotation.
Written by a renowned professor with over 25 years of teaching experience specific to board exam preparation, chapters are crafted with the goal of aiding students in understanding concepts by explaining the reasoning behind signs and symptoms, rather than pure memorization.
Medical Neuroanatomy for the Boards and the Clinic is the go-to book for students seeking a practical yet nuanced reference for board exam preparation.
Table of Contents- The Three Long Tracts and Spinal Cord Lesions
- Corticobulbar Tract and Cranial Nerve Motor Nuclei
- Abducens Nerve Lesions
- Vestibulocochlear Nerve Lesions
- Visual Field Lesions
- Autonomics and Lesions
- Facial Nerve Lesions
- Cerebellar Lesions
- Basal Ganglia Lesions
- Thalamus
- Limbic Circuit and Lesions
- How the Brain Works: LTP, NMDA, and NO
- Brainstem Lesions
- Cerebral Cortex Lesions
- Fibers, Reflexes, and Radiculopathies
- Summary of Blood Vessels and Lesion Test
- 100 High-Yield Neuroanatomy Buzz words