Quick additional question - has anyone used the "First Aid for the Neurology Boards" book? I doubt it's great, but I used them for Step 1-3 and if it at least organizes the material so you can fill in the info it misses..
You're studying for the boards? I didn't like First Aid for neurology, but one of my predecessor chief residents swore by it...
As far as audio, I've heard one of the Osler series reviews, and two (count 'em) by Martin Samuels. The Osler review had an AWESOME neuroanatomy review (six or seven CD's worth) for long car trips, but most of the other subjects fell flat. Very flat.
The Samuels review series sets (including the latest one) are very, very expensive. But they're good. The man can teach. Scratch that. The man can make insightful and entertaining comments about the neurological complications of acid-base disorders (!). Unfortunately, while some of the other speakers on the set are very good, the topics/discs/speakers are often hit-or-miss. I personally liked the stroke, ophthalmology, critical care, movement disorders, headache, neuroimmunology, coma, and internal medicine/neurology discs. To pick one weak lecture, I'd say the neuromuscular discs seem to always come up short (in both sets). Among others.
The topics are quite good for general resident/fellow people or attending-esque continuing education levels, but would be a disproportionately costly buy for a plain old board review. Stick with books and q-banks. Check out the "Neurology Board Review" by Mowzoon and "Comprehensive Board Review in Neurology" by Borsody for best and most cost-efficient results. There's a website for q-bank stuff too.
Best wishes.
