What and how to study to rock Neurology rotation, C'mon high shelf scorers

[Somedaydoc]

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Any information on how to do well? Anyone who looks back and says, "If I'd done this_ it would have made a big difference." ?

 

[jdh71]

search function is your friend:

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=429887

Here's what I wrote back then:

Covers a lot of territory, and you are definitely at a disadvantage taking it early IMHO. It seemed to me the test was much more the basic neurology you would see mostly in other specialties and not so much hard-core neurology. Did that make sense? Probably not. Pretty much know your common diseases that will present neurologically or with definite neurologic symptoms as a component that you would likely see in the ER, especially infections. Know stroke cold and be able to locate the lesion - generally. Know the usual suspects ALS, guillain barre, tabes doralis, syringomyalia, etc - this stuff is easy to ask questions about. Peripheral neuropathy showed up in a primary care type of questioning than I would have expected, and obviously the cuases for this DM2, alcoholism, b12 defic, etc. They love to ask you seizures types and drugs. Man that's about all I can remember. Hope it helps. Good luck.

 

[JAR]

I've heard pretest for neurology isn't bad, but that is only from one person who had to take a shelf...

 

[Somedaydoc]

Thanks ya'll, keep the advice comin!

 

[nectarine]

read blueprints and do pretest

 

[Rogue Synapse]

I agree with pretest. Neurology is unlike other rotations in that it can be difficult to learn most of the important concepts just by rotating on the wards and reading about your patients. There are some major neurologic diseases that you will only come across a few times a year, or maybe only on a specialized service (i.e. following a movement disorder attending). So, some sort of book is more important here than in other rotations.