Samuels Comprehensive
Review of Neurology
Discover the latest in Neurology with 65 one-hour lectures offering a broad, evidence-based look at common and uncommonly seen disorders, as well as best practices in diagnosis and management.
Course Snapshot
- 65 Videos + 2 PDFs (16.5 GB)
- Lifetime Google Drive Access
- Authoritative Faculty
Discover the Latest in Neurology
The Samuels Comprehensive Review of Neurology includes 65 one-hour lectures and offers a broad, evidence-based look at common and uncommonly seen disorders, as well as best practices in diagnosis and management. Authoritative and clinically experienced faculty share pearls, pitfalls, and practical clinical updates.
"Named for the late Dr. Marty Samuels, long-time Oakstone contributor, beloved educator, inspirational mentor, and legend in the field of neurology, this online video program provides important strategies — including judicious use of imaging and lab testing — that will help you treat patients with neurological disorders and achieve the best clinical outcomes."
Intended Audience
This educational activity was designed specifically to meet the needs of dedicated neurological professionals.
Learning Objectives
At the completion of this course, you should be able to:
Describe the distinguishing features of delirium and rapidly progressive dementia
List treatment options for early Parkinson disease
Explain how to make the diagnosis of a functional movement disorder
Differentiate between primary intraparenchymal hemorrhage and secondary intraparenchymal hemorrhage
Identify “red flags” in patients with neuropathy
Discuss the principles regarding when to start and when to stop antiepileptic drug therapy
Name the four types of dizziness
Distinguish between the neurological side effects of hypercalcemia and of hypocalcemia
Recognize syndromes of brain, spine, and meningeal involvement with cancer and with which primary neoplasms to anticipate these complications
Review the unique palliative care needs of neurology patients
Recognize the interaction between specific social determinants of health and neurologic disease
Describe a multi-modality approach to neuroprognostication after cardiac arrest
Topics & Speakers
Explore the comprehensive curriculum categorized by neurological specialty. Click each section to view individual lectures and speakers.
Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology
- Evaluation of Cognitive Disorders and Dementia - Kirk R. Daffner, MD
- Alzheimer's Disease - Seth Gale, MD
- Rapidly Progressive Dementias and Encephalopathies - Scott McGinnis, MD
- Neuropsychiatry: An Introduction - Gaston Baslet, MD
- Preventive Brain Health - Haythum Tayeb, MBChB
Sensory Complaints
- Headache - Angeliki Vgontzas, MD
- Fatigue - Lauren Krupp, MD
Movement Disorders
- Parkinson's Disease: Medical Treatment - Albert Hung, MD, PhD
- Parkinson's Disease: Surgical Treatment - Vishad Sukul, MD
- Hyperkinetic Movement Disorders - Edison K. Miyawaki, MD
- Functional Movement Disorders - Mark Hallett, MD
- Ataxia - Jeremy Schmahmann, MD
- Atypical Parkinsonism, MSA, Lewy Body Disease, and Corticobasal Syndrome - Katherine Amodeo, MD
Stroke & Neurocritical Care
Stroke
- Prevention of Stroke - Steven K. Feske, MD
- Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke - Galen V. Henderson, MD
- Management of Hemorrhagic Stroke - Matthew B. Bevers, MD, PhD
Neurocritical Care
- Principles of Neurointensive Care - Stephan Mayer, MD
- Neuroprognostication After Cardiac Arrest - David Greer, MD
- Coma and Disorders of Consciousness - Brian Edlow, MD
Neuromuscular & Spinal Cord Disorders
- ALS – Diagnosis and Treatment - Colin Quinn, MD
- Approach to Neuropathy - Christopher Doughty, MD
- Entrapment Neuropathies - David C. Preston, MD
- Myopathies and Neuromuscular Junction Disorders - Robert M. Pascuzzi, MD
- Neuromuscular Ultrasound - David C. Preston, MD
- Spinal Cord Disorders - Shamik Bhattacharyya, MD, MS
MS, Epilepsy & Sleep Disorders
Multiple Sclerosis
- Multiple Sclerosis - Stephanie Gandelman, MD
- NMOSD and MOG Antibody Disease - Michael Levy, MD, PhD
Epilepsy
- Medical Treatment of Epilepsy - Tracey A. Milligan, MD
- Non-Pharmacologic Treatments for Epilepsy - Ellen J. Bubrick, MD
- Status Epilepticus - Jong Woo Lee, MD, PhD
- Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) - Daniel Friedman, MD
- Critical Care EEG Monitoring - Lawrence J. Hirsch, MD
Sleep Disorders
- Sleep Disorders - Tracey A. Milligan, MD
Neuro-Ophthalmology, Otology, Pain & Autonomic
- Disorders of Vision - Robert M. Mallery, MD
- Disorders of Pupils and Eye Movements - Sashank Prasad, MD
- Dizziness and Imbalance - Martin A. Samuels, MD
- Local Nerve Blocks for Pain - Nitin Sekhri, MD
- Back and Neck Pain - Shamik Bhattacharyya, MD, MS
- Autonomic Disorders - Christopher Gibbons, MD, MMSc
Neurology of Systemic Diseases, Cancer & Infections
Neurology of Systemic Diseases
- Autoimmune Encephalitis and Paraneoplastic Syndromes - Shamik Bhattacharyya, MD, MS
- Principles and Practice of Hospital Neurology - Joshua P. Klein, MD, PhD
- Neuro-Rheumatology - Shamik Bhattacharyya, MD, MS
- Neurological Manifestations of Electrolyte Disorders - Robert Laureno, MD
- Frightened to Death - Lessons of Neurocardiology - Martin A. Samuels, MD
Cancer Neurology
- Principles of Diagnosis and Management of Gliomas - Luis Nicolas Gonzalez-Castro, MD, PhD
- Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma - Lakshmi Nayak, MD
- Metastases to the Nervous System - J. Ricardo McFaline-Figueroa, MD, PhD
- Neurological Aspects of Systemic Cancer - Amy A. Pruitt, MD
- Neurological Complications of Checkpoint Inhibitor & CAR-T Cell Therapies - Synphen Wu, MD
Infectious Diseases
- Neurological Infectious Diseases - Karen L. Roos, MD
- Neurology of COVID-19 Infection - Giovanna Manzano, MD
Special Topics
- Neurology of Alcohol - Michael E. Charness, MD
- Neurology of Substance Use Disorders - Shahed Toossi, MD
- Neurotoxicology - Timothy B. Erickson, MD
- Palliative Care of the Neurological Patient - Kate Brizzi, MD
- Contemporary Issues in Women’s Neurology - Mary A. O’Neal, MD
- Sports Neurology – Concussion Care and Beyond - Claus Reinsberger, MD
- Functional Neurological Disorders – Seizures/Attacks - Barbara A. Dworetzky, MD
- Social Networks in Neurology - Amar Dhand, MD, DPhil
- Neurology in Global Context - Aaron L. Berkowitz, MD, PhD
- Review of Clinical Neuroanatomy - Aaron L. Berkowitz, MD, PhD
- Iatrogenic Neurology - José Biller, MD
- How Neurologists Think – What My Mistakes Taught Me - Martin A. Samuels, MD
- Structural and Social Determinants of Neurological Disorders - Mill Etienne, MD
- Ethical Issues in Neurology - Benjamin Tolchin, MD
Course Faculty
Learn from authoritative and clinically experienced educators from top institutions.
Course Directors
Tracey A. Milligan, MD, MS, FAAN, FAES, FANA
Professor and Chair, Department of Neurology
New York Medical College
Director of Neurology, Westchester Medical Center Health Network
Valhalla, NY
Martin A. Samuels, MD
Miriam Sydney Joseph Distinguished Professor of Neurology
Harvard Medical School
Founding Chair, Emeritus, Department of Neurology
Mass General Brigham
Boston, MA
Distinguished Faculty
Assistant Professor of Neurology, NYMC, Valhalla, NY
Assistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
UCSF School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA
Assoc. Director, Neurosciences ICU, Brigham and Women’s, Boston, MA
Stritch School of Medicine – Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, IL
Associate Neurologist, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA
Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Director, Epilepsy Surgery Program, Brigham and Women’s, Boston, MA
Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School & Boston University
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA
Clinical Director, Neuromuscular Disorders, Brigham and Women’s, Boston
Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Associate Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Division of Medical Toxicology, Mass General Brigham, Boston, MA
Chief of Neurology, Good Samaritan Hospital, Suffern, NY
Chief, Stroke Division, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA
Associate Director, NYU Langone Comprehensive Epilepsy Center
Assistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Department of Neurology, Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY
Director, BIDMC Neurocutaneous Laboratory, Boston, MA
Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA
Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA
Distinguished NIH Investigator Emeritus, NINDS, NIH, Bethesda, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
Assistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Assoc. Professor of Neurology & Radiology, Harvard Medical School
Professor of Neurology, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY
Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC
The Edward B. Bromfield Epilepsy Program, BWH, Boston, MA
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA
Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery, NYMC, Valhalla, NY
Instructor in Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Assistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Associate Neurologist, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA
Associate Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
Division of Neuro-Ophthalmology, Brigham and Women’s, Boston, MA
University Hospitals of Cleveland, CWRU, Cleveland, OH
Perelman School of Medicine at UPenn, Philadelphia, PA
Associate Professor of Neurology, UPenn, Philadelphia, PA
Mass General Brigham, Boston, MA
University of Indiana School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
Founding Director, Ataxia Center, MGH, Boston, MA
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, NYMC, Valhalla, NY
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN
Associate Professor, NYMC, Valhalla, NY
King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia / WMC, Valhalla, NY
Director, Yale New Haven Health Center for Clinical Ethics, New Haven, CT
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Associate Neurologist, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA
Westchester Medical Center, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY
What Our Attendees Say
Hear from fellow neurologists and medical professionals who have advanced their clinical practice with this comprehensive review.
"An absolutely phenomenal resource. The lectures on neurocritical care and stroke management were incredibly up-to-date and directly applicable to my daily hospital rounds. Dr. Samuels' legacy truly lives on through this high-quality education."
Dr. Sarah Jenkins
Attending Neurologist
"As a neurology fellow, having access to such a diverse and esteemed faculty in one course is invaluable. The sections on movement disorders and MS offered fantastic clinical pearls that I could immediately implement."
Dr. Michael Chen
Neurology Fellow
"Excellent board review material. The video format is convenient, allowing me to pace my learning. I particularly appreciated the detailed insights on managing rapidly progressive dementias."
Dr. Elena Rostova
Neurology Resident
Frequently Asked Questions
Find answers to common questions about the course format, credits, and access.
How long will I have access to the materials?
You will receive lifetime access to the materials! The entire course is uploaded and shared via Google Drive, meaning you can download the files to your personal devices or stream them directly whenever you need.
Is this review suitable for board preparation?
Yes. The Samuels Comprehensive Review of Neurology is highly recommended for senior neurology residents preparing for their initial board certification, as well as practicing neurologists undertaking maintenance of certification (MOC) exams.
What exactly is included in the course files?
The download includes 65 high-quality video lectures and 2 comprehensive PDF companion documents. The total size of the curriculum is 16.5 GB, neatly organized into folders within Google Drive for easy navigation.
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