First Aid for the Neurology Boards

516 Pages·2010·197.78 MB·English

by  Michael Rafii

AN INSIDER'S GUIDE
Hundreds of high-yield facts
help you pass the boards
and in-service exams
Covers must-know
neurology and psychiatry
topics in one volume
Includes tips and advice
from physicians who passed
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NEUROLOGY
BOARDS
Michael 5. Rafii. MD. PhD Series Editor:
Director, Memory Disorders dinic
Tao Le. MD. MHS
A'!isistant Professor of Neurosciences
Attending Neurologist, Shiley-Marcos Alzheimer's Assistant Oinical Professor of Medicine and
Disease Research Center Pediatric;
University of California-San Diego Chief, Section of Allergy and Immunology
La Jolla, california Department of Medicine
University of Louisville
Thomas I. Cochrane. MD. PhD Louisville, Kentucky
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Division of Neuromuscular Disease
Department of Neurology
Harvard Medical School
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts
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DEDICATION
To the contributors to this and future editions, who took time to share their
knowledge, insight, and humor for the benefit of residents and clinicians.
and
To our families, friends, and loved ones, who endured and assisted in the
task of assembling this guide.
CONTENTS
Contributing Authors vii
Reviewers ix
Preface xi
Acknowledgments xiii
How to Contribute XV
Chapter 1 Guide to the ABPN Examination
SECTION 1: NEUIOLOGY TOPICS 7
Chapter 2 Neuroanatomy 9
Chapter 3 Neuropharmacology 85
Chapter 4 Neuroimmunology 113
Chapter 5 Neurodegenerative Disorders 125
Chapter 6 Headache and Pain 155
Chapter 7 Neuro-oncology 167
Chapter 8 Neuro-ophthalmology and Neuro-otology 191
Chapter 9 Stroke and Neurocritical Care 217
Chapter 10 Neurological Infections 253
Chapter 11 Neuromuscular Disease 291
Chapter 12 Pediatric Neurology and Neurogenetics 347
Chapter 13 Seizures, Epilepsy, and Sleep Disorders 395
SECTION II: PSYCHIATIY TOPICS 417
Chapter 14 Substance Abuse and Dependence 419
Chapter 15 Delirium 433
Chapter 16 Anxiety Disorders 439
Chapter 17 Somatoform Disorders 451
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Chapter 18 Bipolar Disorder 461
Chapter 19 Major Depressive Disorder 471
Chapter 20 Primary Psychotic Disorders 475
Color Plates follows page 416
Index 481
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CONTRIBUTING AUTHORS
BRIAN S. APPLEBY, MD MARIA K. HOLJn::HENS, MD, MMSCI
Assistant Professor Staff Neurologist
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Partners Multiple Sclerosis Center
DMsion of Geriatric PsychiatJy and Neuropsychiatry Brigham and Women's Hospital
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Harvard Medical School
Baltimore, Maryland Boston, Massachusetts
AMIN AZZAM, MD, MA LORI C. JORDAN, MD, PhD
Assistant Clinical Professor Assistant Professor Neurology and Pediatrics
Department of Psychiatry Associate Director, Pediatric Neurology Residency Program
University of california-San Francisco Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Assistant Clinical Professor Baltimore, Maryland
School of Public Health, University of california-Berkeley
San Frandsco, california EDWARD KAFTARIAN, MD
Psychiatry Residency
BEAU B. BRUCE. MD
Johns Hopkins University Hospital
Assistant Professor Baltimore, Maryland
Departments of Ophthalmology and Neurology Forensic PsychiatJy Fellowship
Emory University School of Medicine University of california-Davis
Atlanta, Georgia Davis, california
DAVID W. CHEN, MD DAVID KAN, MD, MRO
Instructor Associate Clinical Professor
Department of Neurology Department of Psychiatry
Harvard Medical School University of california-San Francisco
Massachusetts General Hospital San Frandsco Veterans Affair Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts San Frandsco, California
RON COHN, MD, PhD MAnHEW A. KOENIG, MD
Assistant Professor Assistant Professor
Departments of Pediatrics and Neurology Departments of Neurology, Neurological Surgery,
McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medidne and Anesthesiology-Critical care Medicine
Director, Johns Hopkins Center for Hypotonia The Johns Hopkins University
The Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, Maryland
Baltimore, Maryland
S. SHANE KONRAD, MD
JAN DRAPPATZ, MD
Oinicallnstructor
Assistant Professor Department of Psychiatry
Departments of Neurology and Oncology New York University Langone Medical Center
Dana-Farber cancer lnstiMe Bellevue Hospital Forensics DMsion
Harvard Medical School New York, New York
Boston, Massachusetts
CHARLES C. LEE, MD
ADAM FLEISHER. MD, MAS
Saint Vincent Catholic Medical Center
Assodate Director of Brain Imaging Comprehensice HIV Center
Banner Alzheimer's Institute New York City, New York
Phoenix. Arizona
TRACEY A. MILLIGAN, MD, MS
RYAN HALL. MD
Instructor of Neurology
Affiliated Assistant Professor Harvard Medical School
University of South Florida College of Medidne Brigham and Women's Hospital
Department of Psychiatry Boston, Massachusetts
Tampa, Florida
Assistant Professor
University of Central Florida College of Medicine
Orlando, Florida
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NEERAJ NAVAL. MD JEFFREY A. RUMBAUGH. MD, PhD
Assistant Professor Assistant Professor of Neurology
Department of Neurology Division of Neuroimmunology and Neuro-infectious Diseases
Associate Director & Fellowship Director Department of Neurology
Neurosciences G'itical Care Program The Johns Hopkins University
Oregon Health & Sciences University Baltimore, Maryland
Portland, Oregon
TANYA THERIAULT, DO
KATHERINE B. PETERS, MD, PhD
Fellow
Medical Instructor, Neuro-oncology Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
The Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke Children's Medical Center
Duke University University of Texas-Southwestem Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina Dallas, Texas
IRFAN QURESHI, MD JASON YANOFSKI, MD
Instructor Psychiatry Residency
The Saul R Korey Department of Neurology Johns Hopkins University Hospital
Albert Einstein College of Medicine Child Psychiatry Fellowship
Bronx, New York University of Texas-Southwestern Medical Center
Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship
DEMIAN ROSE. MD, PhD Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut
Assistant Clinical Professor
Department of Psychiatry
University of California-San Francisco
San Frandsco, California
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REVIEWERS
VALERIE BIOUSSE, MD DORIS A. TRAUNER. MD
Cyrus H. Stoner Professor of Opthalmology Professor of Pediatric Neurology and Neurosciences
Emory University University of california
Atlanta, Georgia San Diego School of Medicine
San Diego, california
WILLIAM S. DAVID, MD, PhD
HOWARD WEINER. MD
Director, Neuromuscular Diagnostic Center
Massachusetts General Hospital Robert K. Kroc Professor of Neurology
Harvard Medical School Director, Partners MS Center
Boston, Massachusetts Brigham and Women's Hospital
Harvard Medical School
ARGYE BETH HILLIS, MD, MA Boston, Massachusetts
Professor of Neurology
PATRICK WEN, MD
Co-Director, Cerebrovascular Division
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Professor of Neurology
Baltimore, Maryland Brigham and Women's Hospital
Harvard Medical School
STEVEN H. HOROWJTZ.. MD Boston, Massachusetts
Assistant in Neurology, Nerve Injury Unit
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts
RICHARD T. JOHNSON, MD
Eisenhower Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience
and Molecular Microbiology
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland
JONG WOO LEE, MD, PhD
Division of EEG, Epilepsy, and Sleep Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts
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