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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 616.8 EAN: 9780071482875 Edition: 1 ISBN: 0071482873 Label: McGraw-Hill Medical Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Medical Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 456 Publication Date: October 18, 2007 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical Studio: McGraw-Hill Medical Related Items:
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 Rating:  - Excellent for the shelfI was very hesitant about using this book for the neurology shelf exam because it is so new (2008). I wondered if it would be foolish to not use something more "tried and true." However, after reading three chapters of Blueprints (which I found to be too simplistic) and not having the energy to trudge through the depths of the Lange neurology book, I decided to take a gamble on Case Files and use it as my "main text" for the shelf. After all, you only live once, right? It was a very ... Read More Rating: - good book buton the whole, it's a good book but the case are too easy to solve , one needs to brainstorm his mind before discussing the case,its differential diagnosis and pearls, this book although has all except that cases easy to solve and does not induce one's mind to navigate among different possibilities, I hope this will be dealt with in next editions Rating:  - Not as good as the other Case FilesI love the Case Files series, but am disappointed in this one. Several of my classmates feel the same way. The cases aren't as good quality as the other books. Some case answers include "stroke in a young patient", "pediatric headache", and "papilledema". You're trying to figure out what kind of stroke or what is the most likely cause of the papilledema and you flip to the answer and it's just "papilledema". There are contradictory statements in several chapters (like what is the second leading ... Read More Rating: - Great prep for the neuro shelf examI really think case files is an excellent way to prepare for the shelf exams or for step two. This one is just as great as the others I have used. Quick read but very high yield - non-stressful learning. 
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