Main description:

The innovative case-based way to learn neurology - completely revised for today's shelf exam

Medical students need exposure to cases to pass the USMLE (R) and shelf exams, and this is exactly what Case Files: Neurology, Third Edition offers. Written by experienced educators, it teaches students how to think through diagnosis and management when confronting neurological clinical problems. Sixty high-yield clinical cases focus on the core competencies for the neurology clerkship. Each case includes extended discussion, definition of key terms, clinical pearls, and USMLE-style review questions. This interactive learning system helps students learn instead of memorize. The Third Edition has been completely revised with new questions, enhanced discussions, and better alignment with the challenging shelf exam to give students an unmatched review and learning tool.

* Clinical pearls highlight key points
* Reflects the most recent clerkship guidelines and core curriculum
* Helps students learn in the context of real patients

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 ReadingSectin II. Clinical Cases
Fifty-Four Case Scenarios

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

Index