Case library
Neurology Case Coverage
Explore 35 diagnosis cases across seven focused neurology topics.
Cerebrovascular Disease 7 cases
Seizures & Epilepsy 3 cases
Headache, Cranial Nerve & Vestibular Disorders 6 cases
Peripheral & Neuromuscular Disorders 5 cases
Cognitive, Movement & Neurodegenerative 6 cases
Neuroinfectious Disorders 4 cases
Structural, Spinal & Congenital Disorders 4 cases
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Absence SeizureAcoustic Neuroma / Vestibular SchwannomaAcute DystoniaAmyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)AnencephalyAnterior Spinal Artery Occlusion (Anterior cord syndrome)Anterograde AmnesiaBenign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)Central Post-Stroke Pain Syndrome (CPSP)Charcot-Marie-Tooth DiseaseCluster HeadacheCN III Palsy (Oculomotor Palsy) / Posterior Communicating Artery (PCOM) AneurysmComplex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD)DyslexiaEpilepsy (chronic seizure disorder)Focal Aware Seizure (Simple Partial Seizure)Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension / Pseudotumor CerebriIschemic Stroke - Anterior Inferior Cerebellar Artery (AICA)Ischemic Stroke - Middle Cerebral Artery (MCA)Ischemic Stroke - Posterior Cerebral Artery (PCA)Lacunar StrokeLewy Body DementiaMeningoceleMigraine HeadacheMyotonic DystrophyNoncommunicating HydrocephalusProgressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy (PML)Radial Neuropathy (Saturday Night Palsy)Spinal Epidural AbscessSyringomyeliaTabes DorsalisTaenia solium (Neurocysticercosis)Trigeminal NeuralgiaWernicke Encephalopathy
Focused practice
Practice Neurology Diagnosis
Work from neurologic presentations toward a diagnosis as each progressive clue narrows the differential. These cases emphasize clinical localization, vascular territories, seizure patterns, cranial nerve findings, peripheral nerve disease and structural or infectious neurologic clues.
Coverage
What Neurology Topics Are Covered?
The current mapped pool covers cerebrovascular disease, seizures and epilepsy, headache and cranial nerve or vestibular disorders, peripheral and neuromuscular disorders, cognitive and movement disorders, neuroinfectious disorders, and structural, spinal and congenital disorders.
Clinical reasoning
How to Approach a Neurology Case
Localization: Ask whether the lesion is most likely in the cortex, brainstem, spinal cord, peripheral nerve, neuromuscular system or another neurologic structure.
Time course: Decide whether the symptoms are sudden, episodic, progressive or chronic before narrowing the differential.
Motor and sensory findings: Look for weakness, sensory loss, reflex changes, upper versus lower motor neuron patterns and distribution.
Cranial nerves and vestibular clues: Use eye movement, facial findings, hearing, balance, speech and swallowing clues to refine localization.
Mental status and cognition: Changes in memory, attention, behavior, language or consciousness may identify the involved neurologic system.
Diagnostic tests: Imaging, EEG, CSF, laboratory and electrophysiologic findings can narrow the differential as later clues appear. Use each progressive clue to localize the problem before committing to a diagnosis.
Clinical reasoning
Neurology Diagnosis Skills
Use the clue sequence to practice anatomic localization, vascular territory recognition, seizure pattern recognition, cranial nerve localization, upper versus lower motor neuron reasoning, and recognition of structural and infectious neurologic disease. The goal is repeatable diagnosis practice, not a replacement for formal medical training or patient assessment.