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Published in: Acta Neurochirurgica 8/2017

01-08-2017 | Book Review

Neurosurgery practice Questions and Answers, 2nd ed. (2016) Editor Shaya et al.

pp. 256, 150 illustrations, paperback, ISBN: 9781626233478, eISBN: 9781626233645 €54.99/US$59.99, THIEME Publishers New York/Stuttgart

Author: Asgeir S. Jakola

Published in: Acta Neurochirurgica | Issue 8/2017

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Excerpt

The book has a clearly stated aim to help readers in their preparation for board examination, however it may be read with some interest also for readers without such incentives. The format and layout of the book serves the purpose of the book well. The title is concise and the format is pure Q&A, where some elaboration is provided. The book contains 805 multiple-choice questions (with corresponding answers in the back) from the entire field of neurosurgery, but also covering other neighboring fields like neurology, neuropathology, neuroradiology, pharmacology, and more. If the reader should identify significant knowledge gaps, it is necessary to use other sources to fill these gaps, but the questions effectively identify them for you. The images in the book are illustrative and of good greyscale quality. I have no doubt that this book will be valuable to every resident or neurosurgeon facing an upcoming examination. …
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Title
Neurosurgery practice Questions and Answers, 2nd ed. (2016) Editor Shaya et al.
pp. 256, 150 illustrations, paperback, ISBN: 9781626233478, eISBN: 9781626233645 €54.99/US$59.99, THIEME Publishers New York/Stuttgart
Author
Asgeir S. Jakola
Publication date
01-08-2017
Publisher
Springer Vienna
Published in
Acta Neurochirurgica / Issue 8/2017
Print ISSN: 0001-6268
Electronic ISSN: 0942-0940
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-017-3206-0

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