Neuroscience Subject Exam - Content Outline
Systems
- General Principles of Foundational Science (5%–10%)
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Nervous System & Special Senses (90%–95%)
- Embryonic development, fetal maturation, and perinatal changes
- Organ structure and function
- Brain stem
- Brain
- Sensory systems
- Motor systems
- Autonomic nervous system
- Peripheral nerves
- Cell/tissue structure and function
- Repair, regeneration, and changes associated with stage of life
- Infectious, immunologic, and inflammatory disorders
- Neoplasms (cerebral, spinal, and peripheral)
- Cerebrovascular disease
- Disorders relating to the spine, spinal cord, and spinal nerve roots
- Cranial and peripheral nerve disorders
- Neurologic pain syndromes
- Degenerative disorders/amnestic syndromes
- Global cerebral dysfunction
- Neuromuscular disorders
- Movement disorders
- Paroxysmal disorders
- Sleep disorders
- Traumatic and mechanical disorders and disorders of increased intracranial pressure
- Congenital disorders
- Endocrine System (1%–5%)
- Multisystem Processes & Disorders (1%–5%)