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Case Files Neurology (LANGE Case Files)

by: Eugene Toy, Ericka Simpson, Milvia Pleitez, David Rosenfield, Ron Tintner

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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 616.8
EAN: 9780071482875
Edition: 1
ISBN: 0071482873
Label: McGraw-Hill Medical
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageEnglishUnknownEnglishPublished
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Medical
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 492
Publication Date: October 18, 2007
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical
Studio: McGraw-Hill Medical

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ISBN13: 9780071482875
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Editorial Review:EXCEL in your neurology clerkship and on the USMLE Step 2 CK "This book is extraordinary. The clinical cases are engaging and enjoyable to read, maximizing the absorption of valuable clinical information. I recommend this book to all medical students on clinical rotations."--Lance E. Davis, medical student, UT Southwestern Medical School 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 helps you think through diagnosis and managemenet when confronting neurological clinical problems. 53 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:

53 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

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- Table of Contents Doesn't Work on Kindle
It's not possible to actually navigate the table of contents on the kindle version of this book. That makes it kind of annoying to skip around from chapter to chapter

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- Case Files: Neurology
Great for someone who prefers a narrative-style book rather than a bulleted-style one. It was even somewhat entertaining to read. I expected more about stroke syndromes and localization, but I ended up not having but perhaps one stroke question on my shelf exam, so maybe that's not as highly tested upon anyway.

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- Excellent for the shelf
I was very hesitant about using this book for the neurology shelf exam because it is so new (2008). I wondered if it would be foolish to not use something more "tried and true." However, after reading three chapters of Blueprints (which I found to be too simplistic) and not having the energy to trudge through the depths of the Lange neurology book, I decided to take a gamble on Case Files and use it as my "main text" for the shelf. After all, you only live once, right?

It was a very ... Read More

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- good book but
on the whole, it's a good book but the case are too easy to solve , one needs to brainstorm his mind before discussing the case,its differential diagnosis and pearls, this book although has all except that cases easy to solve and does not induce one's mind to navigate among different possibilities, I hope this will be dealt with in next editions

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- Not as good as the other Case Files
I love the Case Files series, but am disappointed in this one. Several of my classmates feel the same way. The cases aren't as good quality as the other books. Some case answers include "stroke in a young patient", "pediatric headache", and "papilledema". You're trying to figure out what kind of stroke or what is the most likely cause of the papilledema and you flip to the answer and it's just "papilledema". There are contradictory statements in several chapters (like what is the second leading ... Read More

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