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Key Facts: Facharzt FMH Neurologie Exam
SNG / SSN
Exam Body
Swiss Neurological Society
Written + Oral/Practical
Exam Format
SNG Examination Regulations
6 Years
Postgraduate Training
SIWF Weiterbildungsprogramm
240 min
Written Exam Duration
SNG Examination Committee
Lifetime
FMH Title Validity
Swiss Medical Association (FMH)
100
Practice Questions
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The Facharzt FMH Neurologie credential certifies specialist neurologists in Switzerland through SIWF and SNG. Examination assessment comprises a 4-hour written English MCQ paper, a structured oral case examination, and a practical clinical exam, covering stroke, epilepsy, neuroimmunology, movement disorders, neuromuscular diseases, dementia, headache, and neuro-infections.
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1A 68-year-old man presents to the emergency department 1 hour and 45 minutes after the sudden onset of right-sided hemiparesis and global aphasia (NIHSS 16). Non-contrast head CT shows no acute intracranial hemorrhage and an ASPECTS score of 9 (subtle hypoattenuation in the lentiform nucleus). Blood pressure is 172/94 mmHg, blood glucose is 6.2 mmol/L (112 mg/dL), and platelet count is 240,000/mcL. He takes aspirin 100 mg daily for primary prevention. According to European Stroke Organisation (ESO) and Swiss Neurological Society guidelines, what is the most appropriate immediate medical management?
2A 62-year-old woman awakens at 07:00 with severe left-sided hemiparesis and spatial neglect. She was last seen in her normal state of health at 22:30 when going to sleep. She arrives at the stroke center at 08:30. Multimodal brain MRI demonstrates acute diffusion restriction in the right middle cerebral artery (MCA) territory on diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) without corresponding signal hyperintensity on fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) imaging. CT/MR angiography reveals no large vessel occlusion. Based on the WAKE-UP trial and current ESO guidelines, what is the best management strategy?
3A 74-year-old man presents 14 hours after last being seen well with a severe right middle cerebral artery stroke syndrome (NIHSS 18). CT perfusion and CT angiography reveal an occlusion of the right proximal M1 segment, an ischemic core volume (rCBF <30%) of 18 mL, and a total hypoperfused hypoperfusion volume (Tmax >6.0 s) of 110 mL (mismatch volume 92 mL, mismatch ratio 6.1). His baseline modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score was 0. According to the DAWN and DEFUSE-3 criteria, what is the most appropriate next step?
4A 58-year-old woman presents 10 hours after the acute onset of dysarthria, quadriplegia, bilateral horizontal gaze palsy, and fluctuating consciousness (NIHSS 22, pc-ASPECTS 8). CT angiography demonstrates an acute occlusion of the mid-basilar artery. Advanced perfusion neuroimaging confirms extensive salvageable tissue in the brainstem and cerebellum. Based on recent randomized trials (BAOCHE and ATTENTION), what is the definitive recommended treatment?
5A 65-year-old man presents 2 hours after the acute onset of a right basal ganglia intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH volume 22 mL, no intraventricular extension). On arrival, his Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score is 13, and his initial blood pressure is 205/115 mmHg. He is not receiving any anticoagulant therapy. According to European Stroke Organisation (ESO) and INTERACT-2/ATACH-2 guidelines, what is the target systolic blood pressure (SBP) and recommended management strategy?
6A 71-year-old woman taking dabigatran 150 mg twice daily for non-valvular atrial fibrillation is admitted with an acute left lobar intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). Her last dose of dabigatran was taken 3 hours ago. Her activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) and dilute thrombin time (dTT) are markedly prolonged. What is the specific first-line reversal agent of choice?
7An 80-year-old man taking apixaban 5 mg twice daily presents with acute headache, vomiting, and a right cerebellar hemisphere hematoma with mass effect on the fourth ventricle requiring urgent suboccipital decompressive craniectomy. His last apixaban dose was 4 hours prior to admission. What is the recommended strategy for rapid reversal of Factor Xa inhibition?
8A 52-year-old woman experiences a sudden, catastrophic "thunderclap" headache while exercising. CT scan confirms diffuse subarachnoid hemorrhage (Hunt-Hess grade 2, modified Fisher grade 3). Digital subtraction angiography (DSA) demonstrates a 7 mm anterior communicating artery saccular aneurysm that is successfully secured via endovascular coiling within 18 hours. Which pharmacological agent is proven to improve neurological outcomes and reduce delayed cerebral ischemia (DCI) in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage?
9A 29-year-old woman taking combined oral contraceptives presents with a 4-day history of progressive holocranial headache, papilledema, and a focal motor seizure involving her right arm. Brain MRI and MR venography (MRV) demonstrate thrombosis of the superior sagittal and right transverse sinuses with a small right frontal venous hemorrhagic infarction. What is the standard first-line therapy according to European Academy of Neurology (EAN) and ESO guidelines?
10A 38-year-old recreational tennis player presents with acute right-sided neck pain, ipsilateral ptosis, and miosis (painful Horner syndrome), followed 6 hours later by transient left arm weakness. MR angiography reveals an internal carotid artery dissection with an intramural hematoma causing 60% luminal narrowing. Brain MRI shows no acute infarction. Based on the CADISS and TREAT-CAD trials, what is the recommended antithrombotic management?
About the Facharzt FMH Neurologie Exam
The Facharzt FMH für Neurologie (Specialist in Neurology FMH) is the Swiss Federal specialist title granting full independent practice rights in neurology across Switzerland. Governed by the SIWF (Swiss Institute for Postgraduate and Continuous Medical Training) and the SNG (Schweizerische Neurologische Gesellschaft / Swiss Neurological Society), board certification requires passing the national SNG Facharztprüfung Neurologie. The examination is structured into a written Multiple-Choice examination (administered in English) and a structured oral and practical clinical examination (administered in German, French, or English). The curriculum is aligned with European Academy of Neurology (EAN) and European Board of Neurology (EBN) guidelines, covering stroke and cerebrovascular neurology, epilepsy and clinical electrophysiology (EEG), neuroimmunology and multiple sclerosis, movement disorders, neuromuscular diseases and electromyography (EMG/NCS), cognitive neurology and dementia, headache and facial pain, neuro-infectious diseases, and neuro-critical care. Note on format and language: While the official written SNG examination is administered in English and the oral/practical examination is conducted in Swiss national languages (German/French) or English, this question bank is an English-language multiple-choice study adaptation created by OpenExamPrep—not an official SNG or SIWF examination release—specifically designed to train high-yield clinical decision-making, electrophysiological interpretation, neuroimaging analysis, and guideline-based therapeutic management.
Assessment
Three-part qualifying examination administered across two sessions: 1) Written Multiple-Choice examination (in English, 4-hour session covering the breadth of clinical neurology and neurophysiology), 2) Structured oral case-based examination, and 3) Practical clinical examination testing bedside neurological examination, localization, diagnostic synthesis, and patient management before senior examiners.
Time Limit
240 minutes written examination (4 hours) plus structured oral and practical clinical examination stations
Passing Score
Criterion-referenced standard passing score on the written MCQ paper and structured passing evaluations across all oral and practical clinical stations by the SNG board of examiners
Exam Fee
SNG Examination fee: CHF 1,500 (SAYN members) / CHF 2,250 (non-members); SIWF FMH Title Application fee: CHF 1,000–2,500 (Schweizerisches Institut für ärztliche Weiter- und Fortbildung (SIWF / FMH) and Schweizerische Neurologische Gesellschaft (SNG / SSN))
Facharzt FMH Neurologie Exam Content Outline
Cerebrovascular Disease & Acute Stroke
Pathophysiology, emergency neuroimaging (CT/CTA/CTP, MRI/MRA/DWI-FLAIR mismatch), intravenous thrombolysis (alteplase, tenecteplase), endovascular mechanical thrombectomy (DAWN, DEFUSE-3, EXTEND-IA criteria), intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) blood pressure control and anticoagulant reversal (idarucizumab, andexanet alfa, 4-factor PCC), subarachnoid hemorrhage, cerebral venous sinus thrombosis, cervical artery dissection, and secondary stroke prevention.
Epilepsy, Seizure Disorders & Clinical Neurophysiology
Classification of epileptic seizures and epilepsies (ILAE 2017/2024), status epilepticus stepped protocols (ESETT trial: lorazepam, levetiracetam, fosphenytoin, valproate, anesthetics), antiseizure medications pharmacology, pharmacogenomics (HLA-B*1502, HLA-A*3101) and teratogenicity, EEG interpretation (focal/generalized discharges, 3 Hz spike-wave, LPDs/PLEDs, triphasic waves, hypsarrhythmia), and psychogenic non-epileptic seizures.
Neuroimmunology, Multiple Sclerosis & Autoimmune Encephalitis
McDonald 2017 diagnostic criteria, CSF oligoclonal bands, acute relapse management, disease-modifying therapies for relapsing and progressive MS (ocrelizumab, natalizumab with PML/JCV risk stratification, sphingosine-1-phosphate modulators, cladribine, ofatumumab), Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder (anti-AQP4, satralizumab, inebilizumab, eculizumab), MOGAD, and autoimmune encephalitis syndromes (anti-NMDAR, anti-LGI1, anti-CASPR2).
Movement Disorders & Extrapyramidal Syndromes
Parkinson's disease diagnostic criteria (MDS), motor complications (wearing-off, dyskinesia), pharmacotherapy (levodopa, COMT/MAO-B inhibitors, dopamine agonists and impulse control disorders), deep brain stimulation (STN vs GPi), atypical parkinsonian syndromes (PSP, MSA, CBD, DLB), Huntington's disease, Wilson's disease, dystonias, essential tremor, and restless legs syndrome.
Neuromuscular Diseases, ALS, Myopathies & EMG/NCS
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS: revised El Escorial/Gold Coast criteria, riluzole, non-invasive ventilation), Myasthenia Gravis (anti-AChR, anti-MuSK, thymectomy, FcRn antagonists), Lambert-Eaton syndrome, Guillain-Barré syndrome (AIDP, Miller Fisher syndrome with anti-GQ1b), CIDP, hereditary neuropathies (CMT1A), inflammatory myopathies (dermatomyositis, inclusion body myositis, IMNM), and electrodiagnostic principles (EMG denervation vs myopathic patterns, NCS demyelinating vs axonal features).
Dementia, Cognitive Neurology & Prion Diseases
Alzheimer's disease CSF biomarkers (Aβ42, p-tau, t-tau) and anti-amyloid therapeutics (lecanemab, donanemab with ARIA monitoring), behavioral variant Frontotemporal Dementia (bvFTD), Primary Progressive Aphasia variants, idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (Hakim triad, tap test), Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (sCJD: RT-QuIC, cortical ribboning, PSWCs), and reversible encephalopathies.
Headache, Facial Pain, Neuro-Infections & Neuro-Critical Care
Migraine pathophysiology, acute and preventive therapies (CGRP antagonists, gepants, botulinum toxin A), cluster headache, idiopathic intracranial hypertension, spontaneous intracranial hypotension, trigeminal neuralgia, giant cell arteritis, acute bacterial and viral meningitis/encephalitis (HSV-1, tick-borne encephalitis/FSME, neuroborreliosis/Bannwarth syndrome), neuro-oncology (glioma IDH/1p19q/MGMT, brain metastases, paraneoplastic syndromes), and ICP management.
How to Pass the Facharzt FMH Neurologie Exam
What You Need to Know
- Passing score: Criterion-referenced standard passing score on the written MCQ paper and structured passing evaluations across all oral and practical clinical stations by the SNG board of examiners
- Assessment: Three-part qualifying examination administered across two sessions: 1) Written Multiple-Choice examination (in English, 4-hour session covering the breadth of clinical neurology and neurophysiology), 2) Structured oral case-based examination, and 3) Practical clinical examination testing bedside neurological examination, localization, diagnostic synthesis, and patient management before senior examiners.
- Time limit: 240 minutes written examination (4 hours) plus structured oral and practical clinical examination stations
- Exam fee: SNG Examination fee: CHF 1,500 (SAYN members) / CHF 2,250 (non-members); SIWF FMH Title Application fee: CHF 1,000–2,500
Keys to Passing
- Work through all 100 available questions
- Review every answer and explanation
- Track weak areas and revisit them
- Use our AI tutor for tough concepts
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Facharzt FMH für Neurologie title?
The Facharzt FMH für Neurologie is the federally recognized Swiss medical specialist title granted by the SIWF (Swiss Institute for Postgraduate and Continuous Medical Training) and FMH (Swiss Medical Association). It certifies full independent clinical competency to practice neurology across outpatient, inpatient, and emergency settings in Switzerland following 6 years of postgraduate training and successful completion of the SNG specialist examination.
How is the Swiss Neurology specialist examination (Facharztprüfung) structured?
The SNG Facharztprüfung comprises three distinct components administered across two sessions: 1) A written Multiple-Choice examination (conducted in English, lasting 4 hours), 2) A structured oral examination evaluating clinical case vignettes and management, and 3) A practical clinical examination testing bedside neurological examination technique, neurophysiological interpretations (EEG, EMG/NCS), and diagnostic synthesis before senior examiners.
In what language is the examination administered?
The written Multiple-Choice component is conducted entirely in English, aligning with European training standards (EBN/EAN). The oral and practical clinical examination components can be taken in German, French, or English depending on the candidate's preference and center availability.
When can neurology trainees take the Facharztprüfung?
Candidates are eligible to register for the written examination during their senior residency years (typically year 5 or 6 of accredited training). The oral and practical components must be completed within 3 years of passing the written examination.
What guidelines and evidence form the core basis of the examination?
The examination tests clinical reasoning and factual knowledge based on Swiss Neurological Society (SNG) guidelines, European Academy of Neurology (EAN) guidelines, European Stroke Organisation (ESO) recommendations, and major international neurological landmark trials.
Why is this practice bank presented in English?
The official written Swiss SNG Facharztprüfung is administered exclusively in English. Presenting this 100-question practice bank in English directly mirrors the language, structure, and clinical terminology encountered on the real written specialist examination.