Clinical · Subspecialty

Neuroradiology

Stroke workflow, intracranial hemorrhage patterns, the tumor differential, demyelinating disease, infection, hydrocephalus, trauma, spine emergencies, and vascular pathology. The largest single clinical subspecialty on the Core — and the densest source of high-yield boards questions.

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Stroke & ischemia →Acute infarct, ASPECTS, LVO, watershed, lacunar. Hemorrhage →Epidural, subdural, SAH, hypertensive ICH, amyloid. Tumors →GBM vs mets, meningioma, pituitary, posterior fossa. Demyelinating →MS plaques, NMO, ADEM, PML. Infection →HSV encephalitis, abscess, meningitis, neuro-AIDS. Hydrocephalus →Communicating, obstructive, NPH, shunt complications. Trauma →DAI, contusion, herniation patterns. Spine →Cord compression, cauda equina, transverse myelitis. Vascular →Aneurysms, AVM, dural fistula, CVST. Pediatric →HIE, congenital malformations, Chiari, leukodystrophies.

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MCQ Bank (22)

Boards-style vignettes across all 10 neuro categories, with rationale, distractor explanations, and a Grand Rounds link on every miss.

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Flashcards (20)

Vascular territories, hemorrhage shape rules, ASPECTS regions, herniation patterns, classic syndromes.

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Cases (5)

Acute LVO workflow, SAH workup, brain tumor differential, MS diagnosis by McDonald criteria, cauda equina.

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Domain Mock

Mixed clinical mock spanning Neuro and other subspecialties as they come online.

Curated reading Go deeper

Acute ischemic stroke — Radiopaedia
ASPECTS score — Radiopaedia
Subarachnoid hemorrhage — Radiopaedia
Glioblastoma — Radiopaedia
MS brain — Radiopaedia
NPH — Radiopaedia
DAI — Radiopaedia
American Society of Neuroradiology (ASNR) — YouTube
Osborn — Diagnostic Imaging: Brain, 4th ed.
RSNA RadioGraphics — neuroradiology refresher series