Mayo Clinic Essential Neurology, 2nd Edition Doody's Expert Review Review Questionnaire ISBN: 9780190206895 ISBN-10: 0190206896 Copyright: 2018 Edition: 2nd Author: Adams, Andrea C. Doody's Expert Review    Score: 98 Doody's Star Rating™ and Doody's Expert Review provide by Doody Enterprises, Inc. Reviewer: Sridhara Yaddanapudi,  MD  (Thomas Jefferson University) Description This succinct review starts with a chapter on the neurological examination and diagnostic testing, proceeds with chapters on the most common neurological complaints, and ends with chapters on the most common neuropathologies. Structuring the chapters with tables and diagrams makes this book an excellent resource for bedside reference. The first edition was published 2008. Purpose The purpose is to provide an introduction to the approach to common to neurological problems. It also acts a guide for beginners in the neurological examination and diagnostic testing. I would have loved to own this book when I started my residency in neurology. Audience The audience is beginners in neurology such as students, residents, and clinicians at the start of their careers. As a tertiary care center, Mayo Clinic sees a wide range of neuropathologies, and as a clinical educator there, the author is a credible authority. Features Designed for beginners, this book provides instruction on how to obtain a history and perform an examination. It also walks readers through how to approach the most common neurological complaints and pathologies. The best aspects of this book are its tables and figures, which make it easy to refer to while on the wards. The most unique feature is the access to online videos which give beginners an idea of what they should except to see with classical neurological clinical findings. A few pages or tables dedicated to autoimmune encephalitis, which has been getting attention lately, would have been a welcome addition. Assessment I would highly recommend this book to any clinician who deals with patients with neurological problems and is looking for a place to start. The book is excellent and a must for every neurology beginner's bookshelf. It is on a par with several other titles, such as The Little Black Book of Neurology, 5th edition, Zaidat and Lerner (Elsevier, 2008), The Massachusetts General Hospital Handbook of Neurology, 2nd edition, Flaherty and Rost (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2007), and The Washington Manual Neurology Survival Guide, Rengachary (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2004), but much more current. Review Questionnaire Range Question Score 1-10 Are the product's objectives met? 10 1-5 Does the website help achieve the purpose? 5 1-10 Rate the worthiness of those objectives. 10 1-5 Is this directed to an appropriate level? 5 1-5 Is there significant duplication? (1=significant, 5=insignificant) 5 1-5 Are there significant omissions? (1=significant, 5=insignificant) 5 1-5 Rate the authority of the authors. 5 1-5 Are there sufficient illustrations? 5 1-5 Rate the pedagogic value of the illustrations. 5 1-5 Are there sufficient references? 5 1-5 Rate the currency of the references. 5 1-5 Rate the helpfulness of the index. 3 1-5 Rate the added value from the online version. 5 1-5 Is the online version easy to access? 5 1-5 Rate the ease of navigation/search. 5 1-5 Rate the pedagogic quality of images on the online version. 5 1-5 Rate the value of added audiovisual features online. 5 1-5 Is there sufficient use of hypertext links? 5 1-5 Are there hyperlinks from references to journal articles? 5 1-5 Is there appropriate use of features like bookmarking, printing/exporting? 4 1-10 Is this a worthwhile contribution to the field? 10 1-10 If this is a 2nd or later edition, is this new edition needed? 10 ©2024 Doody Enterprises, Inc.