Keep up with your continuing professional development by reading publications in neurology regularly. With new developments occurring every day in the neurology field, you must always stay well read whether you own a research company, pharmaceutical business, your own medical practice or some other neurology-related company.

Neurology publications provide valuable resources for learning about the history of neurology, breaking industry news, trends, technologies, treatments and so much more. As you research different publications for the ones that best serve your needs, consider getting your information from the following sources:

1. Buy books on neurology to build on your existing foundation of neurology's history, trends, best practices and analyses.

2. Take advantage of journals on neurology for in-depth research on specific topics.

3. Subscribe to neurology magazines for current information.

Action Steps
The best contacts and resources to help you get it done

Purchase neurology books for reference or background material

Add to your professional library with neurology books that you can refer to frequently.

I recommend: Order The Massachusetts General Hospital Handbook of Neurology, by Alice Flaherty and Natalia Rost. This 2007, 2nd Edition pocket-sized book offers medical professionals with a quick and practical guide for the diagnosis and management of neurologic diseases. Purchase Neurology of the Newborn, by Joseph Volpe. The 2008 hardcover book will provide a great resource for some of the latest neonatal neurology knowledge available. Read Localization in Clinical Neurology, by Paul Brazis, Joseph Masdeu and Jose Biller. This 2006 5th Edition classic text offers a systematic approach to the anatomic localization of clinical problems in neurology. For clinicians, this neurology book provides more than 100 illustrations, and it also includes charts to aid in differential neurological diagnoses.

Search among neurology journals for in-depth information on topics you're researching

Keep up with ground-breaking research via articles about neurology found in peer-reviewed professional journals.

I recommend: Stay in touch with Neurology, the official publication of the American Academy of Neurology. The professional neurology publication aims itself at physicians focused on disorders and diseases of the neurosystem. The peer-reviewed publication includes full-length articles, clinical/scientific notes, reviews and views, issues of neurological practice, historical information, position papers from the American Academy of Neurology and much more. Subscribe to Journal Watch Online to keep up with important neurology articles coming out of different professional journals. The neurology articles fall under one of the specialty care areas, so you can find the information you need quickly. Use JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association's Archives of Neurology as one of your resources for peer-reviewed neurology literature. Published by the American Medical Association, the monthly neurology journal presents an international perspective that includes controversies in neurology, neurological reviews, clinical photographs and images and clinical trials.

Subscribe to the magazines that provide the most relevant articles about neurology

You'll find an abundant supply of current information in various publications for neurologists and for patients.

I recommend: If you own your own practice, order Neurology Now, the official neurology magazine of the American Academy of Neurology, for your waiting room. For neurology patients, their families and their caregivers, the bimonthly magazine reports on advances in the diagnosis and treatment of all kinds of neurological diseases. Consider a subscription to Neurology Coding Alert Magazine if you work in the health sciences. This neurology publication offers tips and advice to speed up neurology coding while making it easier and more accurate.

Tips & Tactics

Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide

• •  Besides researching topics and staying abreast of new developments, use publications in neurology to develop new networking opportunities and a forum to exchange information and advice. Consider writing articles about neurology for submission to one of the premier neurology publications.
• •  Consider writing articles about neurology for submission to one of the premier neurology publications.