Most of what you learn in the neurology clerkships and your entire medical careers will involve independent study. Only so much information can be delivered by your preceptors and through didactics. It goes without saying that all reading is optional, but to do well in this course and on the final exam, quite a bit of reading is required. The most effective approach is to read about the patients you have seen each day and also read a little bit of general neurology on a daily basis.

The syllabus (web and pocket) contains a checklist of topics that we consider necessary for a basic understanding of neurology and to do well on the final exam. When good web sites are known, there is a link provided. If you find a good web site that is not on the list, please tell the clerkship director so that future students can benefit.

Print Pocket Syllabus (122K PDF)*

There are many other options to read about the topics. These include: original articles, review papers, general textbooks, lecture handouts, and neurology texts. Below is the recommended text for the course. When reading is required, we will refer to the corresponding page numbers in this book. If you use another book, it should not be that hard to figure out the correct pages to read about a topic.

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