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Simply reading the PDF like a novel won't help. You need to use the "Goldberg Method" of active learning.

Neuroanatomy is arguably the most challenging subset of human anatomy. Unlike the muscles of the leg or the bones of the arm, the central nervous system is not intuitive. It relies on complex tracts (like the spinothalamic tract or the corticospinal tract) that cross the midline at specific points. A lesion in one tiny area of the brainstem—the pons, the medulla, or the midbrain—can result in a bizarre constellation of symptoms known as "crossed signs," where one side of the face is paralyzed while the opposite side of the body is numb. Clinical.Neuroanatomy.Made.Ridiculously.Simple..pdf

Without spoiling the method entirely, it breaks the brainstem into four structures and four quadrants, allowing a student to look at a patient’s symptoms (e.g., "patient can't move the right arm and has left facial droop") and pinpoint the lesion to a specific millimeter of the brainstem. This transforms the student from a memorizer into a clinician. Simply reading the PDF like a novel won't help