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Neurology
From cranial nerve anatomy to acute stroke management. The full Debrecen neurology topic list, exam-structured, with the State Exam questions inside every topic.
Topic list
231 topicsEvery topic below is written for the exam, with its State Exam questions integrated at the end and a downloadable Anki deck.
1Diseases causing sudden uni- or bilateral visual disturbance🔒2Coverings of the brain and spinal cord🔒3Cisterns, sinuses and cerebral veins🔒4Features of the Cerebrospinal Fluid🔒5Arterial blood supply of the brain🔒6Cerebral blood flow, cerebral blood volume, cerebral oxygen and glucose metabolism🔒7Anatomy of the arteries and veins in the neck🔒8Disturbances of olfaction and their causes🔒9Anatomy of the visual system and the types of visual field defects🔒10Papilledema and its differential diagnosis🔒11Diagnostic significance of pathological changes in the fundus🔒12Causes and differential diagnosis of diplopia🔒13Classification and features of nystagmus🔒14Topic 14. Gaze disturbances and their localizing significances🔒15Anatomy of the olfactory nerve🔒16Anatomy of the oculomotor nerve🔒17Anatomy of the trochlear nerve🔒18Anatomy of the Abducent Nerve — CN VI🔒19Anatomy of the trigeminal nerve🔒20Diagnosis and treatment of trigeminal neuralgia🔒21Anatomy of the facial nerve🔒22Differentiation of central from peripheral type of facial palsy🔒23Causes and treatment of peripheral facial palsy🔒24Anatomy of the vestibulocochlear nerve🔒25The most important causes and the treatment of tinnitus🔒26Symptoms and signs of central and peripheral vestibular lesion🔒27Vestibular neuronitis🔒28Ménière’s disease and its treatment🔒29Treatment of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV)🔒30Anatomy and clinical signs of the lesion of the glossopharyngeal nerve🔒31Anatomy of the vagal nerve🔒32The causes of disturbances of swallowing🔒33Differentiation of pseudobulbar and bulbar palsies🔒34Anatomy and clinical signs of lesion of the hypoglossal nerve🔒35Anatomy of frontal and prefrontal lobes and signs of their lesions🔒36Anatomy of the parietal lobe and signs of its lesion🔒37Anatomy of the temporal lobe and signs of its lesion🔒38Anatomy and symptomatology of the occipital lobe🔒39Differentiation of central from peripheral type of motor neuron lesion🔒40The anatomical course of the pyramidal tract and signs of its lesion🔒41Anatomy of cerebellum and its most important connections🔒42Clinical signs of cerebellar lesions🔒43Anatomy of spinal cord🔒44Important dermatomes and reflex-segments🔒45Signs of spinal cord transsection🔒46Superficial reflexes🔒47Tendon reflexes and their pathological alterations🔒48Grasping and sucking reflexes🔒49Types of sensation and their receptors🔒50Classification and anatomy of the sensory system🔒51Classification of sensation disturbances🔒52Definition of aphasia and its most important types🔒53Definition of apraxia and its localizing significance. Examination of praxia🔒54Alexia, agraphia, acalculia, amusia🔒55Definition and types of agnosia. Anosognosia, spatial agnosia, prosopagnosia. Gerstmann’s syndrome🔒56The definition of epilepsy and its classification🔒57Differential diagnosis of epileptic seizures🔒58Partial epilepsy — seizure types🔒59The complex partial epileptic seizure🔒60Types of generalized epileptic seizures🔒61General principles of the treatment of the epilepsies🔒62The commonest antiepileptics and their indications🔒63Treatment of partial seizures🔒64Treatment of grand mal seizures🔒65Most frequent causes of symptomatic epileptic seizures🔒66Practical measures in epileptic seizures🔒67Therapy of Status Epilepticus🔒68Epilepsy, driver’s license and limitations in certain professions🔒69Possibilities of collateral blood supply of brain🔒70Significance of the blood-brain barrier🔒71The risk factors of ischemic cerebrovascular diseases🔒72Classification of cerebrovascular diseases🔒73Clinical symptoms and signs of transient ischemic attack (TIA)🔒74Cerebral embolism🔒75Symptoms and signs of occlusion of the anterior cerebral artery🔒76Clinical features of occlusion of the middle cerebral artery🔒77Symptoms and signs of posterior cerebral artery and internal carotid artery occlusions🔒78Symptoms and signs of perfusion disturbances in vertebrobasilar territory🔒79Neurological examinations performed in the case of suspected circulatory disturbance🔒80Medical / non-neurological examinations in suspected circulatory disturbance of the brain🔒81Work up of transient ischemic attack — TIA🔒82Treatment of acute ischemic cerebrovascular diseases🔒83Indications and contraindications of thrombolysis🔒84Time windows in acute ischemic stroke🔒85Mechanical thrombectomy in ischemic stroke🔒86Indications and contraindications in carotid endarterectomy and stenting🔒87Significance of carotid Doppler ultrasound examination🔒88Significance of transcranial Doppler ultrasound (TCD) in cerebrovascular diseases🔒89Significance of transcranial Doppler ultrasound (TCD) in cerebrovascular diseases🔒90Etiology, pathology and prognosis of intracerebral hemorrhage🔒91Etiology, pathology and prognosis of intracerebral hemorrhage🔒92Tasks of general practitioners in acute cerebrovascular accidents🔒93Conservative treatment and care of patients with chronic cerebrovascular diseases🔒94Prevention of cerebrovascular diseases🔒95The hypertonic crisis and its treatment🔒96Significance and treatment of hypotension🔒97Diseases due to disturbances of venous circulation of the brain and their treatment🔒98Clinical features of subarachnoid hemorrhages🔒99Diagnostic strategy in subarachnoid hemorrhage🔒100Therapy and prognosis of subarachnoid hemorrhage🔒101Case history of the headache patients🔒102Types of headache🔒103Clinical examinations in headache🔒104General principles of treatment of headaches🔒105Significance, clinical characteristics and treatment of tension-type headache🔒106The cluster headache and its treatment🔒107Classification and clinical symptomatology of migraine🔒108Treatment and prevention of migraine attack🔒109Differential diagnosis of unusual headache of sudden onset🔒110110 - Signs in the case history and in the findings of special examinations of patients with headache refer to serious diseases🔒111111 - Classification of disturbances of consciousness🔒112112 - Glasgow coma scale🔒113113 - Examination of unconscious patient🔒114114 - Differential diagnosis of disturbances of consciousness, except stupor and coma🔒115115 - The most frequent causes of disturbance of consciousness🔒116116 - Physical and simple laboratory examinations to be done in disturbances of consciousness🔒117The most frequent non-neurological diseases that cause disturbances of consciousness, and their therapy🔒118118 - Symptomatology and criteria of brain death🔒119119 - Acute inflammatory diseases of leptomeninx pathogenic agents and route of infection🔒120120 - Characteristics of the most important bacterial meningitides🔒121121 - Diagnostic procedures and treatment in meningitides🔒122Prognosis and complications of acute purulent meningitis🔒123123 - Etiology and clinical picture of brain abscess🔒124124 - Viral meningitis and its therapy🔒125125 - Diagnosis and treatment of encephalitides🔒126126 - Post-vaccinal and post-infective encephalomyelitides🔒127127 - Neurological complications of herpes zoster🔒128128 - Clinical features, diagnosis of Lyme disease🔒129129 - Neuroborreliosis and its treatment🔒130130 - Tetanus🔒131131 - Cerebrospinal syphilis🔒132132 - Neurological consequences of AIDS, and their therapy🔒133133 - The most important neurologic diseases causing dementia🔒134134 - The most important neurologic diseases causing depression🔒135135 - Performance of cisternal and lumbar puncture, indications and contraindications🔒136136 - The causes of blood-tinged CSF🔒137137 - Disturbances of the circulation of the cerebrospinal fluid; normal pressure hydrocephalus🔒138138 - Examinations of patients with craniocerebral traumas🔒139139 - Epidural hematoma🔒140140 - Symptomatology, differential diagnosis and treatment of subdural hematoma🔒141141 - Differentiation and therapy of cerebral concussion and contusion🔒142142 - Definition, diagnosis, therapy and possible late consequence of cerebral contusion🔒143143 - Clinical features and symptomatic therapy of brain tumors🔒144144 - The most frequent sources of cerebral metastases and the conservative treatment of metastases🔒145145 - Pathogenesis, types and significance of brain edema in ischaemic brain lesions and brain tumors🔒146146 - Treatment of brain edema🔒147147 - Clinical features of expanding intracranial mass🔒148148 - Types and clinical signs of brain shift🔒149149 - The most important forms of nonpharmacological treatment of pain🔒150150 - Paraneoplastic syndromes in neurology🔒151151 - Significance of ECG and echocardiography in neurology🔒152152 - Electroencephalography and its diagnostic significance🔒153153 - EEG findings in inflammatory diseases of the CNS🔒154154 - EEG findings in metabolic encephalopathy, intoxication🔒155155 - Significance of evoked potentials🔒156156 - EMG indications and typical pathological findings🔒157157 - ENG indications and typical pathological findings🔒158158 - Indications, contraindications and complications of angiography🔒159159 - The computed tomography (CT)🔒160160 - MRI investigation in neurology🔒161161 - Positron emission tomography (PET)🔒162162 - Classification of polyneuropathies🔒163Causes and clinical symptomatology of polyneuropathies🔒164Treatment of polyneuropathies🔒165Polyneuropathies caused by drugs🔒166Clinical symptomatology and treatment of diabetic and alcoholic polyneuropathies🔒167Neurological consequences of cervical and lumbar spondylosis🔒168Differential diagnostic aspects of cervicobrachialgia🔒169Cervical and thoracic disk diseases causing radicular syndromes and their treatment🔒170Etiology and therapy of myelopathies🔒171Syringomyelia and syringobulbia🔒172Determination of Segment Affected in Spinal Cord Lesions🔒173Compulsory examinations — special interventions and non-neurological examinations — in lower back pain🔒174General symptomatology of disk herniation🔒175Conservative treatment of sciatica🔒176Conservative treatment of sciatica🔒177S1, L5 radicular syndromes; ancillary investigations🔒178Differential diagnostic aspects of lower back pain🔒179Practical approach to acute traumatic paraplegia🔒180Indications of urgent surgical treatment in disk herniation🔒181Symptoms of conus lesion and cauda equina syndrome🔒182Causes and differentiation of paraparesis of the lower extremities🔒183Differentiation of organic and psychogenic paralysis🔒184Disturbances of bladder function🔒185Disturbances of rectal and genital innervation🔒186Signs of palsy of tibial and peroneal nerves🔒187Clinical signs and treatment of lesion of the brachial plexus🔒188Clinical signs and treatment of palsy of median, ulnar and radial nerves🔒189Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis🔒190The symptoms and most frequent causes of femoral nerve lesions; diabetic amyotrophy🔒191Carpal tunnel and ulnar entrapment syndromes and their treatment🔒192Guillain-Barré syndrome🔒193Neurological complications and therapy of chronic alcoholism🔒194Special problems of childbirth in neurological diseases🔒195Neurological complications in chronic dialysed patients🔒196Neuropsychiatric complications of autoimmune diseases🔒197Etiology and pathology of multiple sclerosis🔒198Clinical signs and course of multiple sclerosis🔒199Initial signs and symptoms, course and prognosis of multiple sclerosis🔒200Special types of multiple sclerosis🔒201Treatment of multiple sclerosis🔒202Classification and clinical symptomatology of extrapyramidal syndromes🔒203Clinical signs and symptoms of Parkinsonian syndrome🔒204Treatment of Parkinsonian syndrome🔒205Spastic torticollis🔒206Chorea minor and chorea gravidarum🔒207Pathophysiology and clinical signs of myasthenia gravis🔒208Therapy of myasthenia gravis, crises in myasthenia🔒209Drugs contraindicated in myasthenia gravis🔒210Classification of myositides🔒211Classification and clinical signs of motor neurone diseases🔒212Classification of muscular dystrophies🔒213Muscular dystrophies and their genetic aspects🔒214Immunosuppressive treatment in neurology🔒215Plasmapheresis in neurological diseases🔒216Drugs used in the prevention of cerebrovascular diseases and their side effects🔒217The most important analgesics and their side effects🔒218Steroid therapy in neurological diseases and its side effects🔒219Side effects of the antiparkinsonian drugs🔒220The most frequent neurological side effects of the muscle relaxants🔒221The most frequent neurological side effects of the neuroleptics🔒222Side effects of the most frequently used antiepileptic drugs🔒223The most important drugs decreasing the threshold for epileptic seizures🔒224The most important drugs producing extrapyramidal and motor side effects🔒225Prion diseases🔒226Normal human sleep🔒227Insomnias: diagnosis, symptoms, therapy🔒228Obstructive sleep apnea and its therapy🔒229Narcolepsy🔒230Restless legs syndrome🔒231Polysomnography🔒