Curriculum

Curriculum

DM – Neurology

(A)-Basic Sciences Related to Neurology
Sl. No. Subjects of Study
1 Neuroanatomy
2 Neurophysiology
3 Molecular Biology
4 Neurochemistry
5 Neuropharmacology
6 Neuropathology
7 Neuromicrobiology
8 Neurotoxicology
9 Neurogenetics and Proteomics
10 Neuroepidemiology
(B)-Clinical Neurology including Paediatric Neurology and Neuropsychiatry
Sl. No. Subjects of Study
1 General Evaluation of the Patient
2 Coma
3 Seizures and Epilepsy and Syncopes
4 Headaches and other Cranial Neuralgias
5 Cerebrovascular Diseases
6 Dementias
7 Parkinsonism and Movement Disorders
8 Ataxic Syndromes
9 Cranial Neuropathies
10 CNS Infections
11 Neuroimmunologic Diseases
12 Neurogenetic Disorders
13 Developmental Disorders of Nervous System
14 Myelopathies
15 Peripheral Neuropathies
16 Myopathies and Neuromuscular Junction Disorders
17 Paediatric Neurology
18 Cognitive Neurology and Neuropsychiatry
19 Tropical Neurology

The clinical examination would be entirely devoted to clinical neurology including paediatrics on the above syllabus and would include one long case of 100 marks and two short cases of 50 marks each, totalling to 200 marks.

(C)-Diagnostic and Interventional Neurology including Neurological Instrumentation
Sl. No. Subjects of Study
1 Diagnostic Neurology
2 Interventional Neurology and Neuroinstrumentations
(D)-Recent Advances in Neurology
Sl. No. Subjects of Study
1 Advances in Neuroimaging Techniques
2 Bionics in Neural Prosthesis and Rehabilitation
3 Neuroproteomics and Neurogenetics
4 Stem Cell and Gene Therapy
5 Neuroepidemiological Studies and Clinical Trials