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

POSSESSION USE OF CELL PHONES OR ANY SUCH ELECTRONIC GADGETS IS NOT PERMITTED INSIDE THE
EXAMINATION HALL.
NS/D/17/21/II
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. Encephalocoeles:
Classification.
Clinical features.
Diagnosis.
Surgical management of various encephalocoeles.

2. Giant aneurysms:
Definitions and types.
Clinical presentation.
Diagnosis.
Management.

3. Extracranial-intracranial bypass procedures:
Indications
Various types of vascular bypass procedures
Outcome and complications.

4. Surgical management of brain AVM
Indications
Surgical strategies
Adjuvant procedures to facilitate AVM resection
Complication avoidance

5. Lumbar degenerative diseases:
Various types
Clinical features and diagnosis
Medical management
Surgical Management


6. Vertebral haemangioma
Clinical presentation
Pathology
Diagnosis
Management

7. Brain cavernomas:
Pathology
Diagnostic procedures
Management

8. Peripheral nerve tumours:
Classifications
Clinical presentation/Diagnosis
Surgical management
Intra-operative monitoring

9. Congenital craniovertebral junction anomalies:
Classification
Clinical presentation
Diagnostic procedures
Management

10. Hangman's fracture:
Presentation
Diagnostic procedures
Management