Neuroanatomy (Board Review) (Paperback)

~ Ph.D James D.. Fix (Author)

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Product Description

Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia. Second edition of an outline of neuroanatomy with 500 review questions and answers. Previous edition 1992. For medical students preparing for the USMLE, Step 1 exam. DNLM: Neuroanatomy - examination questions.

Product Details

• Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: Williams & Wilkins; 2nd edition (January 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0683032496
• ISBN-13: 978-0683032499
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 7.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,054,428 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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34 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars AWESOME! A must-have for surviving Neuro!, March 13, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Neuroanatomy 3rd Edition (Paperback)

If you're a medical student taking Neuro, get this book ASAP! At first, I thought it wouldn't be useful because it is so lengthy (400+ pages) compared to the other books in the series. However, it turned out to be an absolute lifesaver while I was taking the course. The neuroanatomy course at my school was very unorganized and poorly taught and our required textbook was way too verbose to be helpful. This book is very well organized and very thorough for a review book- you really don't even need a textbook, just a neuroanatomy atlas. Rather than getting bogged down in trivial minutiae, this book presents all the basics you need to know to pass neuro. It also has hundreds of review questions to test your knowledge as you go. I couldn't possibly have organized my study of neuroanatomy without this book- and thanks to Dr. Fix, I actually managed an A in Neuro!
The only disadvantage is that, due to its length, it's probably overkill for board review. I'd suggest purchasing High Yield Neuroanatomy by the same author for a quick-and-dirty review before the boards, then testing yourself via the questions in this book.

25 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Taking the USMLE? GET IT!, September 29, 1997

By A Customer

Better than his lectures, you get the answers to many of the boards neuro questions. A quick, yet jam-packed review. Pay attention to the diagrams...they pay off in points on the USMLE.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good book but not an easy read!, April 28, 2008

By	William Mcfadden "William Mcfadden" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: BRS Neuroanatomy (Board Review Series) (Paperback)

Even though this is a great book, it is not a great book for a beginner. Like most, I became interested in the BRS series after physiology, and I decided to use this book for neuroanatomy. This book is not as easy to read. It is extremely dense reading that is cut and dry. I found myself using the glossary in the back of the book every other sentence to look up terms used all through the book (ex: dysdiadochokinesia , ataxia, dystonia,etc). It makes reading each chapter very time consuming for a beginner. However, this book does have a good side. Using lecture materials along with this book gave me just enough information to understand it. Additionally, this book is very concise. It will cover just about everything well. I also used it extensively as a reference. In the end, I had a decent experience with this book, but I think that I would have been happier with another source that presented material in a format easier to read. So, the moral of the story is: If you are acquainted with the subject, this is a great book. Otherwise, look for an easier source to learn the material first. Just as a side note, the BRS and high yield neuroanatomy books are written by the same author, and a couple of my friends seemed happier with the high yield book.