Every year, graduating neurology residents from numerous US training programs explore efficient ways to prepare for their initial certification by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN). The second edition of Comprehensive Board Review in Neurology, edited by Dr Mark K. Borsody, provides one possible strategy to acquire all the relevant knowledge for the written multiple-choice examination. With the help of 23 contributors, Borsody, as associate editor, covers 13 relevant topics in 320 pages.