Download DNB 2016 Dec NEUROSURGERY PAPER 1 Question Paper

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FINAL EXAM NATIONAL BOARD OF EXAMINATIONS
DECEMBER 2016
POSSESSION / USE OF CELL PHONES OR ANY SUCH ELECTRONIC GADGETS IS NOT PERMITTED INSIDE THE
EXAMINATION HALL.
NEUROSURGERY

PAPER ? I
NS/D/16/21/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. What are the methods of recording I.C.P.? Explain with suitable
examples, the advantages & disadvantages of each in a tabulated
form.

2+8
2. Draw and explain anatomy of limbic system. Explain briefly its
clinical significance.

5+5
3. a) WHO classification of brain tumour.
b) High grade gliomas: Its radiological and pathological
differentiation.

5+5
4. a) Types of spinal cord injury & their mechanism.
b) SCIWORA.

5+5
5. a) What are the indications of putting a patient in ICU on
ventilators?
b) Various modes of mechanical ventilation and methods for
removing ventilator.

4+(3+3)
6. Role in Neurosurgery practice of:
a) Diphenhydantoin
b) Cabergoline
c) Acetazolamide

4+3+3
7. a) Classify tumours of anterior 3
rd
ventricle region.
b) How will you differentiate between adult and childhood
craniopharyngioma?

4+6
8. a) Prognostic factors for long-term survival of glioma.
b) Various aids that help in complete removal of glioma used
intraoperatively.

5+5
9. a) How to monitor blood gases in ICU patients.
b) Explain with suitable example.
c) Enumerate various conditions that derange ABG in
Neurosurgery patients and its clinical impact.

4+2+4
10. How to test sample size for a research project? How can one
derive a value of statistical significance in a research project?
5+5
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