Neurosurgery Board Review : Questions and Answers for Self-Assessment

Exam review offering more than 1,000 board style questions. Softcover. DNLM: Neurosurgery examination questions.

This work materialized as I was studying for the written portion of the Neurosurgery Board Examination; it is based largely on the question content areas revealed by the American Board of Neurological Surgery over the last several years. As the examination loomed closer, I was able to use the questions I had previously written to aid in the review process. The text should mainly benefit neurosurgery residents, but it may also appeal to residents in other neuroscience subspecialties. It is composed of over 1000 multiple choice questions in seven sections: Neurosurgery (132 questions, including 3 photographs), Clinical Neurology (214 questions), Neuroanatomy (185 questions), Neurophysiology (146 questions), Neuropathology (134 questions, including 52 photographs), Neuroradiology (83 questions, including 51 photographs), and Clinical Skills/Critical Care (126 questions). The proportion of questions in each section approximately mirrors that of the Neurosurgery written Board examination.{AQ1} Each section is accompanied by answers that have been referenced to major texts in the respective subspecialty areas. Unless the questions are deemed self-explanatory, brief explanations are also provided. Every attempt was made to ensure the clarity of questions and the accuracy of answers, but the reader is urged to refer to the references listed or to other standard textbooks for further detail should the need arise. Sincere gratitude is expressed to the faculty on the editorial board for their critique of the manuscript. I would also like to thank the editorial and production staff at Thieme for their excellent work. It is hoped that the use of this text for self-assessment will facilitate the arduous task of review for the Neurosurgery written Board examination