Case Files Neurology 2/e 2013 Excel in your neurology clerkship and on the USMLE Step 2 CK

Excel in your neurology clerkship and on the USMLE Step 2 CK

Sixty high-yield cases!

You need exposure to cases to pass the USMLE and shelf exams and that's exactly what this innovative resource offers. Written by experienced educators, Case Files: Neurology, 2e helps you think through diagnosis and managemenet when confronting neurological clinical problems. Sixty high-yield clinical cases focus on the core competencies for the neurology clerkship. Each case includes an extended discussion, definitions of key terms, clinical pearls, and USMLE-format review questions. It's an interactive learning system that helps you learn instead of just memorize.

Featuring:

• 60 neurology cases with complete discussions and review Q&A
• Clinical pearls highlight key points
• Primer on how to approach the patient
• Helps you learn in the context of real patients
• Updated to reflect the most recent clerkship guidelines and changes to the core curriculum

Table of contents

Section I. How to Approach Clinical Problems
Part 1. Approach to the Patient
Part 2. Approach to Clinica Problem Solving
Part 3. Approach to Reading

Sectin II. Clinical Cases
Fifty-Four Case Scenarios

Section III. Listing of Cases
Listing by Case Number
Listing by Disorder

Index

Author comments

Eugene C. Toy, MD
Professor and Residency Program Director
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
The Methodist Hospital-Houston
The University of Texas--Houston School of Medicine
Houston, Texas

Ericka P. Simpson, MD
Co-Director, MDA Neuromuscular Clinic
Department of Neurology
The Methodist Hospital-Houston Neurological Institute
The University of Texas--Houston School of Medicine
Houston, Texas