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In addition, it has a great appendix of common lesions that is VERY HIGH YIELD. It gives you a very useful big picture that puts together all of the minute details of the subject that can cause you to miss the forest for all the trees. I would recommend this book just for that alone. This book is not as good as the one for gross anatomy by the same author, but it is still quite helpful. I would not have gotten through neuroanatomy without it.
I bet the CD-ROM would be really helpful too. It was a great review for me. Highly recommended for med students or those who need to review neuroanantomy. I have the old version without the CD-ROM. I read this as an intern before starting my neuro residency.
Not useful for anyone trying to study the psychiatric aspects of neuroanatomy but would be invaluable for the beginning neurology student. This is a great book for basic neuroanatomy but not much more.
It may not be comprehensive, but it comes very very close. For those overwhelmed by the extreme detail of scientific neuroanatomy, this book gives a simplistic overview of what is critical information as well as a guide of subjects to focus on when reading for detail with a primary source.Of the Made Ridiculously Simple books I have read, I think this one is the best (including the famous Microbiology Made Ridiculously Simple).The schematics in the book are perfect diagrams for what to look at in actual CT/MRI cross and sagittal sections, more of which can be found on the CD-RomWhile I do wish it had a little more details of the pathway circuits and neurotransmitters involved, the point of the book is to eliminate all of those details. This book is PERFECT for anyone in the medical field who wants to shave off all the fat regarding clinical neuroanatomy. This book is meant to be used as a supplemental study tool and not as a primary source for information.
(The CD was helpful but not nearly enough). It did help me finally understand that whole part of neuroanatomy, however it probably took me an hour to get all the useful information from the book and 30 min to do the CD. Basically, it was a very good opening book when I was confused, but I quickly had to turn to High Yield to actually learn something. I had to get this book for class, and I only found it slightly useful. I had some problems in class understanding the different spinothalamic tracks, and I went to this book when nothing else was making sense.
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