neuroanatomy
Started by smalley
If you have a lot of time... BRS Neuroanatomy.
Not much time... Clinical Neuroanatomy Made Ridiculously Simple.
Know the cranial nerves (plus know which holes the different trigeminal nerves enter).
Know your dermatomes.
Trace the proprioception versus pain pathways in the spinal cord.
Know brocas versus wernickes, primary motor cortex vs sensory cortex, hippocampus/amygdala relationship of memory with emotion.
Understand any and every disease process you can think of associated with neuro... (off the top of my head)
Sample questions? Qbank, exam masters... etc.
Most neuroanatomy reviewbooks have solid questions to work off of.
Not much time... Clinical Neuroanatomy Made Ridiculously Simple.
Know the cranial nerves (plus know which holes the different trigeminal nerves enter).
Know your dermatomes.
Trace the proprioception versus pain pathways in the spinal cord.
Know brocas versus wernickes, primary motor cortex vs sensory cortex, hippocampus/amygdala relationship of memory with emotion.
Understand any and every disease process you can think of associated with neuro... (off the top of my head)
- Circle of Willis and the location of most berry aneurysms (ant communicating last I checked)
- 3rd N palsy is a Pcomm aneurysm until proven otherwise
- Subdural versus epidural hematomas
- Arnold chiari
- Friedrich's Ataxia and how Vit E deficiency can resemble it
- Parinaud's syndrome and the sundown effect (compression of superior colliculus)
- HAL and how ACA infarcts will affect your feet first
- Tonsillar versus tentorial herniations
Sample questions? Qbank, exam masters... etc.
Most neuroanatomy reviewbooks have solid questions to work off of.
HY neuro is also pretty good (the latest one, not the one from 10 yrs ago)
HY neuro + clinical neuro made ridiculously simple + Kaplan neuro (if you have time) = solid foundation!
as for questions, qbank, usmlerx, usmleworld............try not to do exammasters, they have HORRIBLE reviews........
HY neuro + clinical neuro made ridiculously simple + Kaplan neuro (if you have time) = solid foundation!
as for questions, qbank, usmlerx, usmleworld............try not to do exammasters, they have HORRIBLE reviews........
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I thought FA was just so-so for Neuro.
I like HY Neuro because it's pretty much sufficient for every neuroanatomy question, and yet does a good job of restricting itself to what is "high yield."
I like HY Neuro because it's pretty much sufficient for every neuroanatomy question, and yet does a good job of restricting itself to what is "high yield."
neuro does come to the extent of 12 to 15%.......so its better u dont neglect neuro as such..........if ya are good in neuro then hy is enough i think......or else take some other material like kaplan neuro etc along with hy
Besides HY and Kaplan
what other books are out there?
what other books are out there?
I've seen Road-Map, Deja Review, and BRS for Neuroscience. I also heard that Clinical Neuroanatomy Made Ridiculously Simple is good. As for questions, I suppose there is always pre-test.
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about pretest....how is it for all the other subjects like path and pathophys i wans thinkin of using those as i studied in the beginning....anyone done these?
20-25% of what? the test? That's insane. Maybe 10-12%.
There is no way someone taking step1 has a neuro question every 4-5 questions.
I have all the pretest books for basic science and have been using them along with my courses...I love them. Path and pathophys I think are especially good in that they use fewer buzzwords, and have questions you really have to think through.
perfect thanks so much for your input!
I just picked up a copy of RR Neuro and I have to say that it is fantastic. More detail and better explanations than HY Neuro. There are actually brain-stem slices with areas of common lesions and findings on exam. Great figures. There are 100 Q's in the book and if you register the book at Studentconsult.com there are an additional 250 Q's like the other RR books.
Guys,
should I buy BRS Neuro or Rapid Review?
Please reply asap as I need to make a decision quickly.
Thanks
should I buy BRS Neuro or Rapid Review?
Please reply asap as I need to make a decision quickly.
Thanks
BRS is pretty wordy for a review book....HY is more concise IMO....but you still need a general understanding of Neuro to get what you need to out of these books
edit...sorry...thought you said BRS vs. HY... my bad...
RR has better diagrams and explanations. I was reading it a bit today and still think it is damn good.
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It may be helpful to order all 3 from Barnes and Noble and then pick which one you like better. It's all based on personal preferance, and it's difficult to say which one is best for you.
