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recommendations. Where relevant, potential pitfalls,dos and don’ts, musts and shoulds, and frequently asked questions complement the case discussion. TERESELLAGONDOLO,MD Foreword WhatmanyNeurologyresidentsdonotrealizeisthattheyarepreparingfortheoralboard examinationeveryday.Presentationsatrounds,atconferences,andeveninformaldisc- sions regarding differential diagnosis and potential treatmentplansarethe”stuff”ofthe oralboards.Anxietyabouttheboards,however,iscommontoalmostalltrainees.Andis doesn’t seem to get better even with increasing clinical experience. One reason for this anxietyisthattheBoardsareshroudedbyaveilofanecdotalexperiencesandmyth,passed down with a variable degree of embellishmentand probably alotof inaccuracy.Infact, theyareahighlystructuredandpracticalexerciseinassuringthebasiccompetencenewly mintedNeurologists. Part I: (1) General Information. (2) The Live Patient Examination. (3) Adult and Pediatric Vignettes. (4) How to Prepare for the Exam. (5) Reasons for Failing.- Part II: (6) Peripheral Nervous System. (7) Cerebrovascular Disorders. (8) Movement Disorders. (9) Tumors. (10) Infections. (11) Headache/Facial Pain. (12) Seizures, Adult Neurootology, and Sleep Disorders. (13) Multiple Sclerosis. (14) Neurologic Complications of Systemic Disorders. (15) Toxic and Metabolic Disorders. (16) Pediatric Epilepsy. (17) Brainstem Glioma. (18) Neuromuscular Disorders. (19) Mitochondrial Disorders. (20) Ataxia. (21A) Cerebrovascular Disorders in Children. (21B) Pediatric Headache. (22) Pediatric Neurocutaneous Disorders. (23) Pediatric Movement Disorders. (24) Pediatric Degenerative Disorders. (25) Pediatric Infections.
