Neurology Oral Boards Review

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxii

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2. Introduction

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Test Description

      Pages 3-4

   3. Study Approach and Testing-Taking Strategies

      Pages 5-12

3. Clinical Vignettes: Emergencies

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 13-13

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   2. Cerebrovascular Disease

      Pages 15-31

   3. Epilepsy

      Pages 33-36

   4. Neuromuscular Disorders

      Pages 37-48

   5. Herniation Syndromes

      Pages 49-55

   6. Infectious Diseases

      Pages 57-63

   7. Spinal Cord Disease

      Pages 65-71

   8. Movement Disorders

      Pages 73-78

   9. Toxic-Metabolic Disorders

      Pages 79-88

4. Clinical Vignettes: General Neurology

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 89-89

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   2. Behavioral Neurology

      Pages 91-98

   3. Cerebrovascular Disorders

      Pages 99-110

   4. Pain Syndromes

      Pages 111-125

   5. Neuromuscular Disorders

      Pages 127-150

   6. Movement Disorders

      Pages 151-166

   7. Epilepsy

      Pages 167-179

It was 6 AM and the New Orleans Hilton lobby was dotted with young neurologists in suits wandering aimlessly, many mumbling to themselves, all with the eyes of a rough night on call. This was the morning of my Oral Board examination. Despite three years as a neurology resident, additional time as a fellow, and the experience of having performed probably more than 1000 neurological examinations by this time, I was deathly afraid of what this day would bring. The exam organizers had met with us the day before and given the overwhelming message to “RELAX. ” Certainly, this is sound advice prior to any examination, but the requisite for passing is kn- ing the material. This requires preparation, as well as practice. An excellent first step is to use Eroboghene Ubogu’s Neurology Oral Boards Review in the months before you begin studying for the Boards in earnest. A quick read will provide an internal assessment of your strengths and weaknesses, which should guide the study plan. The major neurology textbooks, which anyone sitting for the Boards should already have in their possession, should be studied. Finding a senior faculty member to quiz you is very helpful. There is no substitute for finding one of your former re- dency supervisors or a senior colleague in your group practice to perform a simulated Oral Board session.

• epilepsy
• neurology
• psychiatry
• spinal cord

From the Foreword...

"An excellent first step is to use Ubogu's Neurology Oral Boards Review in the months before you begin studying for the Boards in earnest."

• Louis Stokes Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland

  Eroboghene E. Ubogu

• Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland

  Eroboghene E. Ubogu

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