Part XXV - The Nervous System

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Signs and symptoms of a tumor at CP angle, in relation to the anatomy of different structures at this point (DNB 1993/2)156301993
Modified Glasgow Coma Scale in a 1-year-old Child (DNB 2003/1)156302003
What are the signs of meningeal irritation in a 2-year-old child? How do you elicit them? How will you rule out Pseudo-neck rigidity (DNB 2005/1)106302005
Give 5 examples each of UMN and LMN lesion. How do you clinically differentiate between UMN and LMN lesions? What is the importance of fundus examination in a child with Para paresis (DNB 2005/1)106302005
Clinical significance of Postural Reflexes (DNB 2006/1)106302006
Amplitude integrated EEG (DNB 2014/1)36302014
Utility of newer Neuro-imaging modalities in pediatric age group and their cost-effectiveness (DNB 2015/2)5+56302015
Prevention of Neural Tube Defects (DNB 1997/2)156311997
Role of Folic Acid in prevention of Neural Tube Defects (DNB 1998/2)106311998
Discuss briefly the possible predisposing factors, types of open Neural Tube Defects in children and its prevention (DNB 2007/1)106312007
Enumerate various types of neural tube defects and discuss their embryogenesis. Outline in brief management of meningomyelocele (DNB 2011/1)3+3+46312011
Enumerate common types of neural tube defects. Discuss prevention and management of neural tube defects (DNB 2014/2)4+2+46312014
Neural tube defects (DNB 2018/1)56312018
Antenatal diagnosis of neural tube defects (DNB 2021/1)56312021
Neural tube defects - Early diagnosis and prevention (DNB 2021/2)56312021
Embryology of the neural tube development (DNB 2024/1)56312024
Prevention of neural tube defects (DNB 2024/1)56312024
Enumerate 4 common neuronal migration disorders and their clinical features in brief (DNB 2016/1)66312016
Disorders of neuronal migration (DNB 2018/2)56312018
Describe growth velocity of head size from birth till 5 years of age. Define microcephaly. Enumerate its etiology and approach to diagnosis in a child with microcephaly (DNB 2010/1)3+2+2+36312010
Define microcephaly. Enumerate causes of primary and secondary microcephaly. Outline the diagnostic approach of a 2 years old child brought to the hospital with small sized head (DNB 2012/1)1+4+56312012
Hydrocephalus in infancy (DNB 1996/2)146311996
Normal CSF circulation in Newborns and the changes that take place in Aqueductal Stenosis (DNB 1998/2)106311998
Etiology and pathophysiology of hydrocephalus (DNB 1999/2)156311999
Dandy Walker Malformation (DNB 2003/1)156312003
List the causes of Hydrocephalus in children. What is the pathogenesis and discuss the management (DNB 2005/1)106312005
Describe the normal cerebrospinal fluid pathway with the help of a diagram. Define and classify hydrocephalus and enlist its causes (DNB 2009/1)4+66312009
What are the causes of congenital hydrocephalus? Describe clinical features and management of an infant with Arnold Chiari malformation (DNB 2009/2)4+66312009
Describe briefly cerebrospinal fluid formation, circulation, absorption and enumerate causes of hydrocephalus (DNB 2011/2)3+2+2+36312011
a) CSF formation and CSF circulation b) Enumerate the causes and management of Communicating hydrocephalus and Non communicating hydrocephalus (DNB 2016/1)4+3+36312016
Circulation of CSF (DNB 2017/1)56312017
Causes of hydrocephalus in children (DNB 2017/1)56312017
Causes of obstructive hydrocephalus (DNB 2019/1)56312019
Description/diagrammatic representation of normal CSF flow (DNB 2021/1)56312021
CSF circulation with applied aspects (DNB 2021/2)56312021
Causes of hydrocephalus according to the level of obstruction in CSF flow (DNB 2022/2)56312022
Indications of CSF manometry in children (DNB 2023/1)56312023
Ventriculoperitoneal shunt in children (DNB 2023/1)56312023
CSF circulation (DCH 2023/2)56312023
Aqueduct stenosis (DCH 2023/2)56312023
Outline the mechanism of CSF formation and its circulation (DNB 2024/2)36312024
Explain the etiopathogenesis of hydrocephalus (DNB 2024/2)46312024
What is Dandy Walker syndrome? (DNB 2024/2)36312024
Define craniosynostosis and its types. Name specic syndromes associated with craniosynostosis. Describe the clinical characteristics of common types of craniosynostosis (DNB 2013/2)3+3+46312013
Craniosynostosis (DNB 2020/2)56312020
Benign Rolandic Epilepsy of Childhood (DNB 1993/1)156331993
Management of children with partial epilepsy (DNB 1995/1)156331995
Management of Children with Partial Seizures (DNB 1995/1)156331995
Classification of Epilepsy and treatment of Simple Partial Seizures (DNB 1996/2)126331996
What are the causes of convulsions in infancy and childhood How will you investigate such a case (DNB 1997/2)156331997
Management of a case of Complex Partial Seizure (DNB 1998/2)106331998
Infantile spasms (DNB 1999/1)106331999
Partial Seizures (DNB 1999/2)156331999
Approach to an infant with myoclonic seizures (DNB 2000/1)156332000
Diagnosis and management of a child with Partial Focal Seizure (DNB 2006/2)106332006
Define myoclonic epilepsy. Discuss in brief the characteristic features of different types of myoclonic epilepsies, with onset in infancy (DNB 2010/2)2+86332010
Enumerate the etiology of first episode of complex partial seizures in a 7-year-old boy. Provide an approach to management of this child (DNB 2011/1)4+66332011
Describe the etiology, types and EEG changes of infantile spasms. Outline the treatment protocol (DNB 2012/1)2+3+1+46332012
Epilepsy syndromes with focal seizures (DNB 2018/1)56332018
Define epilepsy. How are seizures classified (DNB 2019/1)56332019
Role of EEG in management of seizure disorders in children (DNB 2020/1)56332020
Landau Kleffner Syndrome (DNB 2020/1)56332020
Management of first episode of unprovoked seizure (DNB 2024/1)56332024
Ketogenic diet and its use in epilepsy (DNB 2024/1)56332024
Definition, prognosis and management of Febrile Convulsion (DNB 1993/1)156331993
Etiology and management of Febrile Seizures (DNB 1998/1)156331998
Define Febrile Convulsions. Discuss the management of a 2-year-old child who presents to the emergency room with first episode of Febrile Seizure. Add a note on anticonvulsant (DNB 1998/1)156331998
Prophylaxis in febrile seizure (DNB 2006/1)106332006
Write the characteristic features of febrile seizures in children. Enumerate the differentiating points for atypical febrile seizure. Outline the indications and regime for continuous prophylaxis in febrile seizures (DNB 2010/2)2+2+3+36332010
Describe various types of febrile seizures (DNB 2018/1)46332018
Febrile Seizure (DCH 2023/2)56332023
Management of Febrile seizure (DCH 2023/2)56332023
Treatment of Status Epilepticus in a 5-year-old Child (DNB 1995/2)106331995
What are the causes of Convulsions in children? Discuss the management of Status Epilepticus (DNB 2005/1)5+56332005
An 8-year-old apparently well boy presents with generalized seizures for the last one hour. How will you approach (including history and examination) this child? Discuss the management of this patient (DNB 2008/2)106332008
Steps in management of status epilepticus in children (DNB 2016/2)106332016
Steps in management of status epilepticus in children (DNB 2017/1)56332017
Management of refractory status epilepticus (DNB 2019/2)56332019
Super refractory status epileptics and its management (DNB 2021/1)56332021
Ketogenic diet in management of Refractory seizures (DNB 2022/2)56332022
How will you manage a 2-year-old child presenting with status epilepticus? (DNB 2023/1)56332023
Role of ketogenic diet in the management of refractory epilepsy (DNB 2023/1)56332023
Management of status epilepticus (DCH 2024/1)56332024
Management of refractory status epilepticus (DNB 2024/2)56332024
Pseudo seizures (DNB 1998/2)106341998
Conditions mimicking seizures (DNB 1999/2)156341999
Discuss conditions that mimic seizures in children (DNB 2007/2)106342007
Classification and management of Migraine (DNB 2007/1)106352007
Define Migraine in children. Discuss the Classification of Migraine and write its management (DNB 2007/2)106352007
List causes of headache in children. Outline an approach for a 10-year-old child with headache (DNB 2011/1)4+66352011
Classification of headache disorders in children (DNB 2017/2)46352017
Diagnosis and management of migraine in children (DNB 2021/1)56352021
Childhood migraine (DNB 2021/2)56352021
Indications of neuroimaging in a child with headache (DNB 2022/2)56352022
Define and classify migraine (DNB 2023/2)56352023
Migraine: a) Classification b) Clinical manifestation c) Treatment (DCH 2024/2)3+3+46352024
List the neurocutaneous syndromes. Describe the genetics, cellular defect, clinical manifestation and diagnosis of tuberous sclerosis (DNB 2009/2)3+1+1+3+26362009
Neurocutaneous syndrome (DNB 2019/2)56362019
Neurocutaneous markers (DNB 2022/1)56362022
List neurocutaneous syndromes (DNB 2024/1)56362024
Describe the genetics and management of tuberous sclerosis (DNB 2024/1)56362024
Neuro-cutaneous markers : a) Types and appearance b) Describe four important neurocutaneous syndromes in brief (DCH 2024/2)4+66362024
Enumerate the causes for ataxia in children. Discuss the investigations and treatment for a 7 year old boy presenting with acute onset ataxia (DNB 2014/1)4+3+36372014
Management of infantile tremor syndrome (DNB 2016/1)46372016
List common movement disorders in children (DNB 2017/2)36372017
Acute cerebellar ataxia (DNB 2020/1)56372020
Describe evaluation of a child with cerebral palsy (DNB 2009/2)106382009
Enumerate management of CP (DNB 2019/1)56382019
Diagnosis of autoimmune encephalitis (DNB 2019/1)56382019
Autoimmune encephalitis (DNB 2020/2)56382020
Early diagnosis and intervention in cerebral palsy (DNB 2022/2)56382022
Autoimmune encephalitis (DNB 2024/2)56382024
Discuss the diagnosis and investigation plan for a 2 year old child with regression of milestones and generalized seizures (DNB 1993/1)256391993
Enlist the possible conditions which could result in a 24 month old child with history of regression of milestones for past 8 month. The child also has a liver enlargement. Detail the clinical manifestation of Tay Sach Disease? (DNB 2008/1)106392008
A 2-year-old child presents with history of regression of milestones for past 6 months and hepatosplenomegaly. Discuss the differential diagnosis and diagnostic approach (DNB 2016/1)106392016
Discuss the etiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis and treatment of Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM) (DNB 2009/1)4+66402009
Acute demyelinating encephalomyelitis (DNB 2013/1)56402013
A)What are the demyelinating disorders of CNS? B) Etiopathogenesis, clinical features, investigations and management of ADEM (DNB 2015/1)2+2+2+2+26402015
Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (DNB 2023/2)56402023
Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM): a) Clinical presentation b) Diagnosis c) Investigation and treatment (DCH 2024/2)3+3+46402024
Stroke in childhood (DNB 2000/1)156412000
Discuss the etiopathogenesis of acute onset hemiplegia in a 3 year old child. How will you manage this child? (DNB 2004/2)4+66412004
Discuss the etiopathogenesis, clinical symptomatology and differential diagnosis of childhood stroke (DNB 2006/2)106412006
Briefly discuss the arterial supply of Brain. Outline the causes of acute hemiplegia in a 2 year old child (DNB 2007/2)106412007
Describe the causes of arterial thromboembolism in children. Outline the management of a child with acute hemiplegia (DNB 2008/1)106412008
What are the causes of hypercoagulable state in children? How will you manage a case of acute hemiplegia? (DNB 2009/2)4+66412009
Enumerate the causes of stroke in children. Discuss the diagnostic approach for managing a child with stroke (DNB 2011/2)3+76412011
Causes and investigations in a child with stroke (DNB 2016/1)56412016
Diagnostic evaluation of stroke (DNB 2020/1)56412020
Internal capsule with applied anatomy (DNB 2021/2)56412021
Pediatric stroke - Management (DNB 2021/2)56412021
Evaluation of a 2-year-old child with acute onset hemiplegia (DNB 2024/1)56412024
Discuss diagnosis and management of Viral Encephalitis (DNB 1997/1)156431997
Chronic Meningitis - clinical approach and management (DNB 2002/1)156432002
Pathophysiology of Acute Encephalitis (DNB 2003/1)156432003
Pathogenesis, management and prognosis of H.Influenzae Meningitis in children (DNB 2006/1)106432006
Discuss briefly epidemiology, investigations and management of Viral Meningoencephalitis (DNB 2007/1)106432007
Diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis (DNB 2020/2)56432020
Management of a child with Herpes simplex virus (HSV) encephalitis (DNB 2022/2)56432022
Management of raised intracranial pressure in tubercular meninigitis (DNB 2024/1)56432024
Enumerate risk factors for brain abscess. Outline a scheme for investigating and treatment a 10- year-old child with brain abscess (DNB 2008/1)106442008
Enumerate risk factors for brain abscess. Outline investigations and treatment of brain abscess in children (DNB 2009/2)4+2+46442009
Pseudotumor Cerebri (DNB 1998/2)106451998
Discuss the pathophysiology and management of Raised Intracranial Tension (DNB 1999/1)256451999
Pathophysiology of Cerebral Edema (DNB 2000/1)156452000
Outline the steps in managing intracranial hypertension and provide rationale for each of these steps (DNB 2009/1)106452009
Define raised intracranial pressure. Describe its clinical features and management (DNB 2010/1)2+3+56452010
Discuss pathophysiology and types of cerebral edema. Write the medical management of raised ICT (DNB 2014/2)4+66452014
Measures to reduce intracranial tension (DNB 2016/2)56452016
Measures to reduce intracranial tension (DNB 2017/1)46452017
Diagnostic criteria for pseudotumour cerebri (DNB 2017/2)46452017
Treatment of raised intracranial tension in acute encephalitic syndrome (DNB 2018/1)56452018
Intracranial hypertension - causes, diagnosis and management (DNB 2019/2)66452019
Management of a child with raised intracranial pressure (DCH 2024/1)56452024
Benign intracranial hypertension: a) Pathophysiology b) Causes c) Treatment (DCH 2024/2)3+3+46452024
Babinski sign, techniques to elicit (DNB 2025/1)56302025
Dandy Walker syndrome (DNB 2024/2)56312024
Etiopathogenesis of hydrocephalus (DNB 2024/2)56312024
Complex febrile seizures in a child (DNB 2025/1)56332025
Epileptic encephalopathies in a child (DNB 2025/1)56332025
Management of refractory status epilepticus (DNB 2024/2)56332024
Diagnostic criteria of tuberous sclerosis complex (DNB 2025/1)56362025
Autoimmune encephalitis (DNB 2024/2)56382024
Herpes Simplex viral encephalitis in a child (DNB 2025/1)56432025

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