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Medical Education Neuroanatomy and Neuroscience Positioning Chart
Title Type
Atlas
Comprehensive Textbooks
Concise Textbooks
Review/
Textbook
Review
Author(s)
HAINES
SIEGEL, SAPRU
SNELL
YOUNG, YOUNG,
TOLBERT
KIERNAN
KREBS,
WEINBERG,
AKESSON
GOULD
(previously Fix)
HAINES
Title, Edition
Neuroanatomy in
Clinical Context; An
Atlas of Structures,
Sections, Systems, and
Syndromes, 9e
Essential
Neuroscience, 3e
Clinical Neuroanatomy,
7e
Basic Clinical
Neuroscience, 3e
Barr’s The Human
Nervous System, An
Anatomical Viewpoint,
10e
Lippincott’s Illustrated
Reviews:
Neuroscience, 1e
BRS Neuroanatomy, 5e
(Board Review Series)
Lippincott’s Illustrated
Q&A Review of
Neuroscience, 1e
Cover
Overview
Photographs,
illustrations, and
diagnostic images for
reference along with
descriptive and clinical
text
Well-balanced between
structure and function
(building block
approach);
comprehensive
textbook providing the
essential content for
medical students (for
course and board
exam)
Very organized,
consistent organization;
anatomy (structure)
focus with clinical
information;
comprehensive
textbook
Very clinical and
incorporates
neurophysiology and
pathophysiology;
concise textbook
INKLING BUNDLE
Covers structure and
function (integrated
view of anatomy and
physiology of the
nervous system);
concise textbook
Outline text, more
comprehensive than
BRS; can be used as
essentials course
textbook
FLASH CARDS
publishing in Aug 2015
Outline review text;
multiple-choice Q&A;
for course and/or board
exam review
Multiple-choice and
some matching Q&A
with extensive
explanations;
supplementary
purchase
Courses/Market
neuroanatomy and
neuroscience
courses with lab
component
MedEd 1
st
year to
residency, HP,
graduate (e.g., MS/PhD
anatomy, biology,
neuroscience, etc.)
neuroscience
primarily MedEd
approach
neuroanatomy
MedEd, HP
sales are mostly
international (author
trained in UK, taught in
US)
neuroscience or
neuroanatomy courses
MedEd, HP
neuroanatomy or
neuroscience courses
MedEd, HP
sales are mostly
international (lead
author teaches in
Canada, trained in UK)
neuroscience and
neuroanatomy
Exam review (board
and course)
MedEd, HP, upper
level undergrad (US)
neuroscience and
neuroanatomy
Exam review (board
and course)
MedEd
neuroscience and
neuroanatomy
Exam review (board
and course)
MedEd
Clinical Focus
Very clinical focus with
examples of conditions,
but great balance of
clinical and anatomical
Clinical considerations
are well-balanced with
basic science coverage
of anatomy, physiology,
biology, & chemistry
Clinical notes sections
with general
considerations,
examination information
as well as clinical
problem solving Q&A
(cases); author is an
MD and PhD
Very clinical focus,
appeals to HP; includes
neurophysiology &
pathophysiology
Clinical notes provided
in blue shaded boxes
Clinical application
boxes; clinical
scenarios in Q&A
Clinical correlations
boxes in text; clinical
scenarios in Q&A
Clinical scenarios in
Q&A