The Neuroanatomy Riddle Book: 150 Fun and Challenging Neuroanatomy Riddles

If you love neuroanatomy, chances are that you also love a good puzzle. Providing a fun and refreshing alternative method of learning and reviewing neuroanatomical structures, this engaging book is perfect for those who love both neuroanatomy and riddles. 150 four-line riddles describe specific high-yield neuroanatomical structures in cryptic form. These could be lobes or general regions of the brain, blood vessels supplying key neurological structures, specific anatomical brain structures, or neuroanatomical spaces and passages. Hints such as general location in the body, the structure's function or dysfunction if impaired, or its Latin or Greek name origin are incorporated. On the following page from each riddle, the answer is given along with a complete description of the structure, history of the structure, clinical correlation and more key information For even more challenging neuroscience puzzles, consider the Neurology Riddle Book, which includes riddles about neurological syndromes, conditions and diseases.

Dr. James Dolbow is a neurologist and epilepsy fellow at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio. He is the author of many published scholarly research and creative writing articles. He helps teach the neuroscience course and clinical decision-making at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine through his work in the Leadership in Medical Education Track.

Dr. Joshua Edmonson is a chief neurology resident physician at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio. He helps teach the neuroscience course and clinical decision-making at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine through his work in the Leadership in Medical Education Track.

Dr. Neel Fotedar is a board-certified neurologist and epileptologist based in Cleveland, Ohio. He serves as a core faculty member of the neurology residency program at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center and the program director for the epilepsy fellowship. Dr. Fotedar organizes neurology residency lecture series and weekly didactics as well as teaching an international epilepsy/EEG course at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, conducted twice a year.