FINAL EXAM NATIONAL BOARD OF EXAMINATIONS
DECEMBER 2017
NEURO SURGERY
PAPER I
P.T.O.

POSSESSION USE OF CELL PHONES OR ANY SUCH ELECTRONIC GADGETS IS NOT PERMITTED INSIDE THE
EXAMINATION HALL.
NS/D/17/21/I
Time 3 hours
Max. Marks 100
Important instructions:
• Attempt all questions in order.
• Each question carries 10 marks.
• Read the question carefully and answer to the point neatly and legibly.
• Do not leave any blank pages between two answers.
• Indicate the question number correctly for the answer in the margin space.
• Answer all the parts of a single question together.
• Start the answer to a question on a fresh page or leave adequate space between two
answers.
• Draw table/diagrams/flowcharts wherever appropriate.
Write short notes on:
1. Cervical spine injury:
Emergency room management.
Diagnostic procedures.
Medical management.
Surgical procedures.

2. Dopamine agonists:
Types of dopamine agonists.
Indications.
Mechanism of action.
Side effects.

3. Pineal region tumours:
Classification.
Diagnostic modalities.
Surgical approaches.
Adjuvant treatment.

4. Skull base trauma:
Types
Clinical features
Radiological diagnosis
Management strategies.

5. What is questionnaire? What are various points to be
taken into consideration while drafting a questionnaire?
10
6. Surgical anatomy of jugular foramen:
Locations and relations
Contents
Enumerate various pathologies of jugular foramen
Clinical localization.

7. Status epilepticus:
Diagnostic criteria
General management
Drug treatment
Outcome

8. Brain edema:
Classification
Pathogenesis
Diagnosis and techniques to measure I.C.P.
(intracranial pressure)
Management

9. Molecular tumour markers of gliomas:
Various types of molecular markers
Prognostic value
5+5
10. Hyponatraemia:
Diagnostic criteria
Management
Outcome and complications