Mayo Clinic Neurology Board Review

Kelly D. Flemming, MDConsultant, Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota;Professor of NeurologyMayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

• Section I. Neuroscience and Neuroanatomy 1 Cerebrovascular Anatomy and Pathophysiology 2 Meninges and Ventricles 3 Afferent System Overview 4 Peripheral and Central Pain Pathways and Pathophysiology 5 Special Somatic Sensory Afferent Systems Overview 6 Anatomy of Peripheral Nerves, Neuromuscular Junctions, and Skeletal Muscles 7 Anatomy of the Spinal Cord 8 Brainstem and Cranial Nerves: Overview and Medulla 9 Brainstem and Cranial Nerves: Pons 10 Brainstem and Cranial Nerves: Midbrain 11 Brainstem and Cranial Nerves: Longitudinal Pathways of the Brainstem 12 Supranuclear Ocular Motor Systems 13 Cranial Nerves I and II 14 Thalamus 15 Principles of Neuroendocrinology and Hypothalamic Function 16 Limbic System 17 Basal Ganglia 18 Cerebellum 19 Autonomic Nervous System 20 Cortex: Gross Anatomy 21 Cortex: Topography and Organization 22 Cortical Circuitry, Networks, and Function 23 Focal Cognitive Syndromes 24 Cellular Signaling 25 Cellular Processes 26 Cellular Injury and Death 27 Neuropharmacology 28 Sleep Pathophysiology 29 Patterns of Inheritance in Neurogenetic Disease 30 Chromosomal Syndromes 31 Electroencephalography: Basic Concepts 32 Electroencephalography: Evaluation of Neurologic Disorders 33 Nerve Conduction Studies and Needle Electromyography 34 Cerebrospinal Fluid 35 Evoked Potentials 36 Neuroimaging Section II. Psychiatry 37 Principles of Psychiatry and Psychology 38 Psychological Development Through the Life Cycle 39 Mood Disorders 40 Anxiety Disorders 41 Psychotic Disorders 42 Personality and Illness 43 Miscellaneous Psychiatric Disorders 44 Psychiatric Disorders Associated With Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence 45 Substance Use Disorders 46 Pharmacologic Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders 47 Nonpharmacologic Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders Section III. Cerebrovascular Disorders 48 Ischemic Stroke: Common Causes and Diagnosis 49 Ischemic Stroke: Uncommon and Special Situations 50 Acute Ischemic Stroke Evaluation and Treatment 51 Secondary Prevention of Ischemic Stroke 52 Intraparenchymal Cerebral Hemorrhage 53 Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms and Vascular Malformations 54 Neurorehabilitation Section IV. Neurologic Intensive Care Disorders 55 Impaired Consciousness and Coma 56 Principles and Management of Increased Intracranial Pressure 57 Status Epilepticus 58 Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage 59 Anoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy 60 Traumatic Brain Injury 61 Acute Spinal Cord Compression, Spinal Cord Trauma, and Peripheral Neural Injury 62 Neuromuscular Disease in the Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit 63 Acute Hyperthermia Syndrom Section V. Demyelinating Diseases 64 Pathologic Factors and Spectrum of Central Nervous System Inflammatory Demyelinating Diseases 65 Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis 66 Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis 67 Non-Multiple Sclerosis Central Nervous System Inflammatory Disease Section VI. Movement Disorders 68 Classification and Approach to Movement Disorders 69 Hypokinetic Movement Disorders: Parkinson Disease 70 Atypical Parkinsonian Syndromes 71 Hyperkinetic Movement Disorders: Tremor and Myoclonus 72 Hyperkinetic Movement Disorders: Chorea, Tic, and Dystonia 73 Cerebellar Disorders and Ataxias: Acquired Disorders 74 Cerebellar Disorders and Ataxias: Inherited Disorders 75 Childhood Movement Disorders Section VII. Behavioral Neurology 76 Syndromes of Cognitive Dysfunction 77 Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer Disease 78 Frontotemporal Dementias 79 Parkinsonism and Related Dementias 80 Nondegenerative Dementias and Encephalopathies Section VIII. Seizure and Epilepsy 81 Classification of Epilepsy 82 Epidemiology and Pathophysiology of Epilepsy 83 Evaluation of Seizures and Seizurelike Events 84 Treatment of Epilepsy Section IX. Neuromuscular and Spine Disorders 85 Myelopathies 86 Motor Neuron Diseases 87 Peripheral Nerve Disorders 88 Neuromuscular Junction Disorders 89 Acquired Muscle Disorders 90 Inherited Muscle Disorders 91 Autonomic Disorders Section X. Clinical Disorders of the Cranial Nerves and Brainstem 92 Neuro-ophthalmology: Visual Fields 93 Neuro-ophthalmology: Disorders of Visual Perception, Pupils, and Eyelids 94 Neuro-ophthalmology: Extraocular Muscles and Cranial Nerves III, IV, and VI 95 Clinical Neurotology 96 Disorders of the Cranial Nerves and Brainstem Section XI. Headache and Pain 97 Introduction and Approach to Headache 98 Primary Headache Disorders: Migraine, Tension-Type, and Chronic Daily Headaches 99 Primary Headache Disorders: Trigeminal Autonomic Cephalalgias, Headaches With Specific Triggers, and Other Primary Headache Disorders 100 Secondary Headache Disorders 101 Neuropathic Pain Syndromes Section XII. Neuro-oncology 102 Introduction to Neoplastic Disease 103 Glial Tumors 104 Nonglial Central Nervous System Tumors 105 Spinal Cord Tumors 106 Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors 107 Metastatic Disease 108 Neurologic Complications of Radiation Therapy and Chemotherapy 109 Paraneoplastic and Other Autoimmune Neurologic Disorders Section XIII. Neurologic Infectious Disease 110 Syndromic Approach to Neuroinfectious Diseases 111 DNA and RNA Viral Infections of the Nervous System 112 Retroviral Infections of the Nervous System 113 Bacterial Infections of the Nervous System 114 Fungal Infections of the Central Nervous System 115 Parasitic Infections of the Central Nervous System 116 Prion Disorders: Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease and Related Disorders Section XIV. Pediatric Neurology 117 Malformation of the Brain, Skull, and Spine 118 Neurodevelopmental Disabilities 119 Neurocutaneous Disorders 120 Neurometabolic Disorders Associated With Disturbances of Small Molecule Metabolism 121 Lysosomal Storage Disorders 122 Inherited Leukoencephalopathies 123 Mitochondrial Disease Section XV. Neurologic Disorders Due to General Medical Illness 124 Electrolyte Disturbances and Acid-Base Imbalance 125 Neurologic Complications of Nutritional Disorders 126 Neurologic Manifestations of Endocrine Diseases 127 Neurologic Associations With Cardiac, Pulmonary, Renal, Hepatobiliary, and Hematologic Disease 128 Toxins and Environmental Neurologic Injury 129 Neurology and Pregnancy Section XVI. Sleep Disorders 130 Polysomnography and Other Sleep Testing 131 Neuropharmacology of Sleep 132 Clinical Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders 133 Hypersomnias and Sleep-Related Movement Disorders 134 Circadian Disorders, Insomnia, and Parasomnias

This book is a well-written review of relevant neurology for the neurologist in training. Trainees may opt to review chapters alongside their current rotations for supplemental learning and reinforcement. The vivid illustrations and relevant clinical pearls allow for a strong review needed for board review.