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Neurology Board Review: Questions and Answers (2nd Edition) by Amy McGregor, Norimitsu Kuwabara, Rena D. Sukhdeo Singh, and Chilvana Patel is specifically structured to align with the core exam topics outlined by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN). [1, 2]
The textbook includes over 1,100 practice questions that span the following core clinical, basic science, and subspecialty domains: [1, 2, 3, 4]
Core Clinical Neurology
  • Cerebrovascular Diseases: Stroke, intracranial hemorrhage, vascular malformations, and syndromes like CADASIL.
  • Neuromuscular Diseases: Peripheral neuropathies, myopathies, motor neuron diseases, and neuromuscular junction disorders.
  • Movement Disorders: Parkinson's disease, atypical parkinsonism, tremors, chorea, and dystonia.
  • Epilepsy & Seizures: Focal and generalized seizures, status epilepticus, and EEG interpretation.
  • Demyelinating Diseases: Multiple sclerosis, neuromyelitis optica (NMO), and related neuroimmunological conditions.
  • Neuroinfectious Diseases: Meningitis, encephalitis, opportunistic central nervous system infections, and neurosyphilis.
  • Headache and Pain: Migraines, cluster headaches, tension headaches, and chronic pain management.
  • Pediatric Neurology: Developmental delays, neonatal neurology, pediatric epilepsy, and genetic neurodevelopmental syndromes. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
Neurosciences & Diagnostic Tools
  • Basic Neuroscience & Neuroanatomy: Neurovascular anatomy, functional brain localization, and descending spinal tracts.
  • Neurogenetics: Recent developments in genetic testing, inheritance patterns, and congenital metabolic pathways.
  • Clinical Neurophysiology: Essentials of diagnostic testing, including nerve conduction studies (NCS), electromyography (EMG), and polysomnography.
  • Metabolic & Systemic Disorders: Neurological complications arising from vitamin deficiencies, toxic exposures, and organ failures. [1, 2, 3, 4]
Critical Care & Subspecialties
  • Critical Care & Trauma: Traumatic brain injury (TBI), spinal cord injuries, autonomic dysreflexia, and neuro-intensive care.
  • Sleep Disorders: Central and obstructive sleep apnea, narcolepsy, parasomnias, and circadian rhythm issues.
  • Behavioral Neurology & Dementia: Alzheimer's disease, frontotemporal dementia, aphasias, and agnosias. [1, 2, 3, 4]
Psychiatry & Substance Abuse
  • Psychiatry Topics: Heavily tested ABPN psychiatry topics, including mood disorders, anxiety disorders, and psychotic conditions.
  • Substance Abuse: Neurological impacts of alcohol withdrawal, opioid toxicity, and chronic substance dependency. [1, 2, 3]

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autonomic dysreflexia and neuro-intensive care Basic Neuroscience & Neuroanatomy Behavioral Neurology & Dementia: Alzheimer's disease central nervous system infections and neurosyphilis Cerebrovascular Diseases: Stroke intracranial hemorrhage Clinical Neurophysiology: Essentials of diagnostic testing Core Clinical Neurology Critical Care & Subspecialties Critical Care & Trauma: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) spinal cord injuries Epilepsy & Seizures: Focal and generalized seizures status epilepticus and EEG interpretation. Demyelinating Diseases: Multiple sclerosis neuromyelitis frontotemporal dementia aphasias and agnosias Headache and Pain: Migraines cluster headaches tension headaches Metabolic & Systemic Disorders: vitamin deficiencies toxic exposures and organ failures mood disorders anxiety disorders and psychotic conditions Movement Disorders: Parkinson's disease atypical parkinsonism tremors chorea and dystonia narcolepsy parasomnias and circadian rhythm nerve conduction studies (NCS) electromyography (EMG) and polysomnography Neurogenetics: Recent developments in genetic testing inheritance patterns Neuroinfectious Diseases: Meningitis encephalitis Neurosciences & Diagnostic Tools opioid toxicity and chronic substance dependency Pediatric Neurology: Developmental delays neonatal neurology Psychiatry & Substance Abuse Psychiatry Topics: Heavily tested ABPN psychiatry Sleep Disorders: Central and obstructive sleep apnea Substance Abuse: Neurological impacts of alcohol withdrawal vascular malformations and syndromes like CADASIL. Neuromuscular Diseases: Peripheral neuropathies myopathies