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EMBRYOLOGY, HISTOLOGY, ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY
PATHOLOGY
OTOLOGY
OPHTHALMOLOGY
PHARMACOLOGY

REFERENCES

FRANÇAIS - NEUROLOGIE
ITALIANO - NEUROLOGIA

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DETAILED CONTENTS

NEWS & UPDATES
MAPS
OVERVIEW

EMBRYOLOGY

HISTOLOGY, ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY
CEREBRAL HEMISPHERES
SUBCORTICAL NUCLEI
POSTERIOR FOSSA
VERTEBRAL COLUMN
SPINAL CORD


PATHOLOGY

ASSESSMENT 
HISTORY AND CORTICAL FUNCTION
CRANIAL NERVES AND NEURO-OPTHALMOLOGY
SPINE, PERIPHERAL NERVES, GAIT AND CO-ORDINATION

INVESTIGATIONS

CT
MRI, MRS and PET
NCS, EMG and EEG

SYMPTOMS
HEADACHE AND FACIAL PAIN
DIZZINESS AND VERTIGO
SEIZURES AND EPILEPSY
FAINTNESS, SYNCOPE AND COMA
WEAKNESS AND PARAESTHESIA
COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT AND DEMENTIA


INFECTION
NON-VIRAL INFECTIONS OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
VIRAL INFECTIONS OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM


TUMOURS
BRAIN TUMOURS
SPINAL TUMOURS


VASCULAR
STROKE
SUBARACHNOID HAEMORRHAGE AND ANEURYSMS
ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS
OTHER VASCULAR LESIONS


AUTOIMMUNE AND METABOLIC DISORDERS OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS AND OTHER DEMYELINATING DISEASES
METABOLIC DISORDERS OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM


TRAUMA
HEAD INJURIES
INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE
NEUROINTENSIVE CARE
SPINAL INJURIES


SPINE

DEGENERATIVE DISEASE OF CERVICAL SPINE
DEGENERATIVE DISEASE OF THORACO-LUMBAR SPINE
AUTOIMMUNE, METABOLIC AND VASCULAR DISEASES OF THE SPINE

MOVEMENT DISORDERS
PARKINSON’S DISEASE AND OTHER MOVEMENT DISORDERS
FUNCTIONAL NEUROSURGERY

PAEDIATRIC
APPROACH TO THE PAEDIATRIC PATIENT
CSF CIRCULATION AND HYDROCEPHALUS
DEVELOPMENTAL ABNORMALITIES

DISORDERS OF NERVE AND MUSCLE
DISEASE OF THE PERIPHERAL NERVES DISEASE OF THE MUSCLE
NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION AND ANTERIOR HORN CELL DISORDERS

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF NERVE CELLS
DEMYELINATION
DISORDERS OF NEUROMUSCULAR TRANSMISSION
DISEASES OF THE MOTOR UNIT AND MUSCLES
DIAGNOSIS OF MOTOR UNIT DISEASES
LESIONS OF THE DESCENDING MOTOR TRACTS
DISEASES OF THE BASAL GANGLIA
LESIONS OF THE CEREBELLUM
ABNORMALITIES OF THE SENSORY SYSTEM
PAIN

DISORDERS OF THE AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM

LESIONS OF THE HYPOTHALAMUS

THE ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM (EEG)
EPILEPSY
SLEEP DISORDERS
CONSCIOUSNESS
APHASIAS
DISORDERS OF MEMORY
ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE
DEPRESSION
SCHIZOPHRENIA
DEPENDENCE, ADDICTION

CEREBROSPINAL FLUID, BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER

OTOLOGY
HEARING IMPAIRMENT

OPHTHALMOLOGY
DISEASES OF THE OPTICAL APPARATUS OF THE EYE
DISEASES OF THE RETINA
VISUAL PATHWAY AND PROCESSING OF VISUAL INFORMATION


PHARMACOLOGY

FRANÇAIS - NEUROLOGIE
ITALIANO - NEUROLOGIA

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EMBRYOLOGY, HISTOLOGY, ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY

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EMBRYOLOGY

NEURAL DEVELOPMENT
Gastrulation
NEURULATION
NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS
Spinal dysraphism
Spina bifida occulta
Meningocele
Myelomeningocele

Myeloschisis
Cranial dysraphism
Anencephaly

CROSS-SECTION OF THE NEURAL TUBE
REGIONALIZATION OF NEURAL TUBE
CENTRAL & PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEMS ORIGINS


BRAIN DEVELOPMENT
FORMATION OF BRAIN VESICLES
BRAIN MALFORMATIONS

Holoprosencephaly
Lissencephaly
Hydrocephalus
Microcephaly
POSTERIOR FOSSA MALFORMATIONS
Chiari I malformation
Chiari II malformation
Dandy-Walker malformation syndrome

SYRINGOMYELIA

TONGUE DEVELOPMENT


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HISTOLOGY, ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY

CELLS OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM

Neurons
Neuroglia

Astrocytes
Microglia
Ependymal cells
Myelin
Schwann cells
Oligodendrocytes

NEURON ACTION POTENTIAL

INTERCELLULAR COMMUNICATION

Synapses
Neuromuscular Junction

Diseases of the Neuromuscular Junction

SENSORY CORPUSCLES RECEPTORS
Free nerve endings
Meissner corpuscles
Pacinian corpuscles
Merkel discs
Ruffini corpuscles


ORGANIZATION OF PERIPHERAL NERVES

CHROMATOLYSIS
Wallerian degeneration

NEUROTRANSMITTER CHANGES WITH DISEASE
Acetylcholine
Dopamine
GABA
Norepinephrine
Serotonin


MENINGES

Pathology of the Meninges
Epidural Hemorrhage
Subdural Hemorrhage
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Meningitis
Meningioma
Carcinomatous Meningitis

BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER

VOMITING CENTER

SLEEP PHYSIOLOGY
(Le FA 1 2024 Neurology Sleep Physiology) V1 JPG

VENTRICLES

Ventricular System
Hydrocephalus
Noncommunicating hydrocephalus
Communicating hydrocephalus
Normal-pressure hydrocephalus
Hydrocephalus ex vacuo
Pseudotumor cerebri


BLOOD SUPPLY

Circle of Willis
Dural Veins & Sinuses
Venous sinus thrombosis
Cerebral perfusion
Homunculus
Cerebral arteries—cortical distribution
Watershed zones

CEREBRAL CORTEX REGIONS

Organization
Frontal Lobe
Parietal Lobe
Occipital Lobe
Temporal Lobes


Cerebral perfusion

Homunculus

DEEP BRAIN STRUCTURES

BASAL GANGLIA

THALAMUS

INTERNAL CAPSULE

HYPOTHALAMUS
Diseases of the Hypothalamus
Central diabetes insipidus
Syndrome of inappropriate ADH (SIADH)
Craniopharyngioma
Pituitary adenomas


LIMBIC SYSTEM

CEREBELLUM
Anatomy
Major Pathways
Cerebellar Dysfunction and Syndromes


BRAIN STEM
Dopaminergic pathways

MIDBRAIN
PONS
MEDULLA


NEUROTRANSMITTERS
Acetylcholine
Dopamine
GABA
Norepinephrine
Serotonin


SPINAL CORD

Blood Supply
Function
Levels of the Spinal Cord
Unique Structures
Myotatic Reflex
Reflexes and Corresponding Levels
Cross-Section of the Spinal Cord
Tracts of the Spinal Cord  Spinal cord & associated tracts Spinal tract anatomy and functions
Corticospinal Tracts
Lateral corticospinal tract
Ventral corticospinal tract
Hypothalamospinal tract
Other motor tracts
Sensory Pathways
Dorsal column–medial lemniscus pathway
Sensory receptors
First-order neurons
Second-order neurons
Third-order neurons
Lateral spinothalamic tract
Clinical reflexes
Primitive reflexes
Landmark dermatomes
Brown-Séquard Syndrome

Lesions of the Spinal Cord
Spinal cord—lower extent


CRANIAL NERVES

Cranial nerve nuclei
Vagal nuclei
Cranial nerves and vessel pathways
Cranial nerves and arteries
Cranial nerve reflexes
Mastication muscles
Cranial Nerve Lesions


SPINAL NERVES

SENSORY PATHWAYS

Visual System
Visual Pathway
Auditory System
Auditory Pathway
Hearing Defects

Vestibular System
Labyrinth
Vestibular Pathways

Olfactory System
Olfactory Pathway
Gustatory System
Gustatory Pathway

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PATHOLOGY

(Moi Random Old Stuff) V1 PDF

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COMMON BRAIN LESIONS

Prefrontal cortex
Frontal eye fields
Paramedian pontine reticular formation
Dominant parietal cortex
Nondominant parietal cortex
Basal ganglia
Subthalamic nucleus
Mammillary bodies
Amygdala
Hippocampus
Dorsal midbrain
Reticular activating system
Medial longitudinal fasciculus
Cerebellar hemisphere
Cerebellar vermis


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NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS

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VENTRICULAR SYSTEM MALFORMATIONS

HYDROCEPHALUS

NONCOMMUNICATING HYDROCEPHALUS
Dandy-Walker Malformation
Congenital Aqueduct of Sylvius Stenosis
Chiari Malformation

COMMUNICATING HYDROCEPHALUS
Meningitis
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
-Communicating
-Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus

HYDROCEPHALUS MIMICS
-Ex Vacuo Ventriculomegaly

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CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS - ISCHEMIC BRAIN DISEASE/STROKE

Ischemic stroke
Thrombotic
Embolic
Hypoxic

Transient ischemic attack
Thrombotic Stroke (Pale Infarction)
Embolic Stroke (Hemorrhagic Infarction)
Intracranial Hemorrhage
Epidural hematoma
Subdural hematoma
Subarachnoid hemorrhage
Intraparenchymal
hemorrhage
Lacunar Infarcts
Stroke Presentation According to Cerebral Location of Occlusion - Effects of strokes
Anterior circulation
Anterior cerebral artery
Middle cerebral artery
Lenticulo-striate artery
Posterior circulation
Posterior cerebral artery
Basilar artery
Anterior inferior cerebellar artery (lateral pontine syndrome)
Posterior inferior cerebellar artery (Wallenberg syndrome/lateral medullary syndrome)
Anterior spinal artery
Neonatal intraventricular hemorrhage
Central poststroke pain
Phantom limb pain
Diffuse axonal injury

Aneurysms
Saccular aneurysm
Charcot-Bouchard microaneurysm

Fever vs heat stroke
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension


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ABNORMAL MOTOR POSTURING
Decorticate (flexor) posturing
Decerebrate (extensor) posturing

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DYSKINESIAS
Chorea
Diseases Characterized by Chorea
Athetosis
Hemiballismus

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MOVEMENT DISORDERS
Akathisia
Asterixis
Athetosis
Chorea
Dystonia
Essential tremor
Intention tremor
Resting tremor
Hemiballismus
Myoclonus
Restless legs syndrome


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APHASIAS
Broca (expressive)
Wernicke (receptive)
Conduction
Global


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DEGENERATIVE DISEASES
Motor Neuron Lesions
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
Werdnig-Hoffman disease (infantile spinal muscular atrophy type)
Poliomyelitis
Cerebral Cortex Lesions
-Alzheimer disease
-Frontotemporal dementia (Pick disease)

-Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB)
Prion diseases (spongiform encephalopathies):
-Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD),
variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD),
Kuru,
fatal familial insomnia (FFI)

-Multi-infarct (vascular) dementia
Basal Ganglia Lesions
-Huntington disease
-Parkinson disease (PD)
Wilson disease
Spinocerebellar Lesions
Olivopontocerebellar atrophy
Friedreich ataxia
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
-HIV-associated dementia


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DEMYELINATING DISEASES
-Multiple Sclerosis
Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy
Acute Disseminated (Postinfectious) Encephalomyelitis
Acute Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradiculopathy
Osmotic Demyelination Syndrome (Central Pontine Myelinolysis)
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
Krabbe disease, metachromatic leukodystrophy, adrenoleukodystrophy

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SEIZURES
Partial (one area of the brain) (focal)
Simple partial
Complex partial

Generalized

Absence
Myoclonic
Tonic-clonic
Tonic
Atonic


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CEREBRAL EDEMA
Cytotoxic edema
Vasogenic edema


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CEREBRAL CONTUSION

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PRIMARY BRAIN NEOPLASMS
Adult peak incidence
Glioblastoma multiforme
Hemangioblastoma

Meningioma
Oligodendroglioma
Pinealoma
Schwannoma-neurofibroma

Pituitary Adenomas
Childhood peak incidence
Craniopharyngioma
Ependymoma
Medulloblastoma
Pilocytic astrocytoma
Retinoblastoma

Pineal gland tumors

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NEUROCUTANEOUS DISORDERS
Ataxia-telangiectasia (AT, Louis-Bar syndrome)
Sturge-Weber syndrome (SWS)
Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC)
Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1, von Recklinghausen disease)
Neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2)
von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) syndrome


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SPINAL CORD & PERIPHERAL NERVE LESIONS
Motor neuron signs  Comparison of Lower & Upper Motor Neuron Lesions
Weakness
Atrophy
Fasciculations
Reflexes
Tone
Babinski
Spastic paresis
Flaccid paralysis
Clasp knife spasticity

Upper Extremity Nerve Injury
Lower Extremity Nerve Injury
Spinal lesions
Spinal muscular atrophy
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Complete occlusion of anterior spinal artery
Tabes dorsalis
(Tertiary Syphilis)
Syringomyelia
Subacute Combined Degeneration (Vitamin B12 Defciency)
Cauda equina syndrome
Brown-Séquard Syndrome
Poliomyelitis
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (Klumpke Palsy)
Friedreich ataxia


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PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY
Hereditary Motor and Sensory Neuropathy

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CRANIAL NERVE PALSY
Common cranial nerve lesions
CN V motor lesion
CN X lesion
CN XI lesion
CN XII lesion (LMN)

Cranial Nerve Palsies
CN III
CN IV
CN V motor lesion
CN VII
CN X lesion
CN XI lesion
CN XII lesion (LMN)

Defects in Eye Movement
CN III Lesion
CN IV Lesion
CN VI Lesion
Facial Lesions
UMN Lesion
LMN Lesion
Visual Field Defects
Uveitis
Internuclear Ophthalmoplegia (Medial Longitudinal Fasciculus Syndrome)

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CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTIONS
Viral
Bacterial (meningitis)
Fungal
Parasitic
Brain abscess
Meningitis

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HERNIATION SYNDROMES
Cingulate (subfalcine) herniation under falx cerebri
Central/downward transtentorial herniation
Uncal transtentorial herniation
Cerebellar tonsillar herniation into the foramen magnum

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HEADACHE SYNDROMES
Migraines
Tension-Type Headaches
Cluster Headaches
Trigeminal Neuralgia

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OTOLOGY

Auditory anatomy and physiology
Outer ear
Middle ear
Inner ear

Otitis externa
Malignant (necrotizing) otitis externa
Otitis media
Mastoiditis
Common causes of hearing loss
Noise-induced hearing loss
Presbycusis
Diagnosing hearing loss
Normal
Conductive
Sensorineural

Types of hearing loss
Cholesteatoma
Vertigo
Peripheral vertigo
Central vertigo


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OPHTHALMOLOGY

Normal eye anatomy
Conjunctivitis
Refractive errors
Hyperopia
Myopia
Astigmatism

Lens disorders
Presbyopia
Cataract

Lens dislocation
Aqueous humor pathway
Trabecular outflow (90%)
Uveoscleral outflow (10%)

Glaucoma
Open-angle glaucoma
Angle-closure glaucoma

Acute angle-closure glaucoma
Retinal disorders
Age-related macular degeneration
Diabetic retinopathy
Hypertensive retinopathy
Retinal artery occlusion
Retinal vein occlusion
Retinal detachment
Retinitis pigmentosa
Papilledema
Leukocoria
Uveitis
Pupillary control
Miosis
Pupillary light reflex
Mydriasis

Relative afferent pupillary defect Marcus Gunn pupil
Horner syndrome
Ocular motility
CN III, IV, VI palsies
CN III damage
CN IV damage
CN VI damage

Visual field defects
Cavernous sinus
Internuclear ophthalmoplegia


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PHARMACOLOGY

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FRANÇAIS  - NEUROLOGIE

NEUROLOGIE

CÉPHALÉES ET ALGIES FACIALES

EPILEPSIES ET PERTES DE CONNAISSANCE

NEUROPATHIES PÉRIPHÉRIQUES, SLA ET MUSCLES

SCLÉROSE EN PLAQUES ET DIAGNOSTICS DIFFÉRENTIELS

PARKINSON ET DÉMENCES

ACCIDENTS VASCULAIRES CÉRÉBRAUX (A & B)
ACCIDENTS ISCHÉMIQUES CÉRÉBRAUX (AIC)
HÉMORRAGIES CÉRÉBRALES
THROMBOSES VEINEUSES INTRACRÂNIENNES
SITUATIONS CLINIQUES À CONNAÎTRE

MÉNINGITES ET ENCÉPHALITES

SYNDROMES CONFUSIONNELS ET COMAS NON TRAUMATIQUES

ANATOMO-PATHOLOGIE

TUMEURS ET DÉMYÉLINISATION

ACCIDENTS VASCULAIRES CÉRÉBRAUX ET TRAUMATISMES

PATHOLOGIE INFECTIEUSE, TOXIQUE, DÉGÉNÉRATIVE ET NEUROMUSCULAIRE


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ITALIANO - NEUROLOGIA

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Neurologie Minimum Vital 2002

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http://medimaps.co.uk/neurology/

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https://neurologicexam.med.utah.edu/

CLINICAL

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4316836/pdf/jnnp-2013-306881.pdf

ANS

https://web.archive.org/web/20181206053244/https://neuroscience.nih.gov/publications/PrinciplesofAutonomicMedicine30.pdf

COGNITIVE DISORDERS

https://mapsontheweb.zoom-maps.com/post/690113454122614784/the-cognitive-disorder-atlas-an-overview-of-the

https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/vzlk46/oc_the_cognitive_disorder_atlas_an_overview_of/

https://www.cognitiveatlas.org/

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