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.
NEUROLOGY
PAPER III
NEURO/D/16/23/III
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. Paraneoplastic syndromes.
10
2. Define Dystonia. Delineate the approach to a patient with
dystonia and outline its management.

3. Role of various eye movements in diagnosis of extrapyramidal
syndromes.
10
4. Neuro-imaging modalities in diagnosis and management of
acute stroke.
10
5. Tolosa-Hunt syndrome.
10
6. Define status epilepticus and discuss its management.
2+8
7. Hypokalaemic paralysis: Definition, diagnosis, management
and prognosis.

8. Role of Functional Imaging in movement disorders.
10
9. Neurological manifestations of Chikungunya.
10
10. Acute intermittent porphyria: Its types and management.
3+7