Neurology — Step 2 CK topics

Stroke, seizure, headache, neuromuscular disease, and altered mental status. This system spans 16 content areas and 87 topics below.

Anesthesia/pharmacotherapy

4 topics

Intravenous and inhaled anesthetics Local anesthetic agents Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)Skeletal muscle relaxants: Neuromuscular blocking agents

CNS infections

7 topics

Autoimmune encephalitis Bacterial meningitis (age >1 month)Brain abscess Encephalitis Japanese encephalitis Neisseria meningitidis (meningococcal meningitis)Viral meningitis

Cerebrovascular disease

9 topics

Caput succedaneum, cephalohematoma, and subgaleal hemorrhage Carotid artery stenosis Cervical artery dissection: Carotid and vertebral artery dissection Dementia with Lewy bodies Frontotemporal dementia Intraventricular hemorrhage Stroke Subarachnoid hemorrhage +1 more →

Congenital and developmental anomalies

2 topics

Chiari malformations Neural tube defects

Demyelinating diseases

3 topics

Guillain-Barré syndrome Multiple sclerosis Transverse myelitis

Disorders of peripheral nerves and muscles

5 topics

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (Lou Gehrig disease)Brachial plexus injuries Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy Facial palsy Myasthenia gravis

Headache

4 topics

Cluster headache Migraine headache Tension headache Trigeminal neuralgia

Hydrocephalus

2 topics

Hydrocephalus in children Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH)

Miscellaneous

30 topics

Autonomic nervous system Brain herniation syndromes Cerebral palsy Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease Craniosynostosis Dystonia Essential tremor (and other types of tremor)Evaluation of patient falls +22 more →

Neurodegenerative disorders and dementias

4 topics

Alzheimer disease Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD)Huntington disease Parkinson disease and parkinsonism

Normal structure and function of the nervous system

4 topics

Anatomy: Skull and cranial cavity Cranial nerves: Anatomy and palsies Neuroanatomy: Cortical lobe function, basic tracts, arterial anatomy, and neurolocalization Neuroanatomy: Spinal cord

Seizures and epilepsy

2 topics

Epilepsy/seizures Febrile seizure

Sleep disorders

1 topics

Restless leg syndrome (RLS)

Spinal cord disorders

3 topics

Cauda equina syndrome Spinal cord compression Syringomyelia

Traumatic brain injuries

2 topics

Concussion and traumatic brain injury Subdural and epidural hematomas

Tumors of the nervous system

5 topics

Brain tumor overview Brain tumors in adults NF2-related schwannomatosis (formerly neurofibromatosis type 2)Neurofibromatosis type 1 Pediatric brain tumors

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