MD / DNB General Medicine Neurology Common Viva Questions

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Dr. Sanoop Kumar Sherin Sabu , M.D., General Medicine from Government Superspeciality Medical College Salem..

These are common Viva Questions asked in MD general medicine and DNB General Medicine Neurology cases

Pupillary abnormalities
Lmn and umn bladder
DDx for bilateral ptosis
Physiological and pathological fasciculation – difference
Management, DD of MND
Difference between umn and lmn , spasticity and rigidity
DD for lhermitte sign
DD for small muscles wasting
Signs of cvj anomaly
Medial lemniscus
Dominant hemispheres
Hand dominance importance
Dajavu jamais vu
Hemispheres function
Definition and types of agnosia and apraxia
Cerebellum functions
Fundus changes in ataxia
Hypothyroidism And ataxia
Why hypotonia and hyperreflexia in cerebellar ataxia ?
Hypothyroidism and menstrual abnormalities
Prognosis of ataxia
Types of ataxias
Difference Autosomal dominance and recessive
Hereditary importance
Parts of cerebellum and clinical importance
Chadok sign importance
Other types of Babinski
CADASIL
Pseudo myotonic reflex- importance
Pinpoint pupil causes
Seizure, epilepsy definition
Headache types
Basilar migraine
Dejavu phenomenon
Todd’s paresis
Sleep stages
Parietal lobe function
Tone examination
Plantar examination
Brown sequard syndrome
Types of Motor neuron disease
Lhermitte sign and causes
Root value for DTR
Root value for Plantar reflex
UMN vs LMN bladder
Power examination
UMN vs LMN difference
Definition of Seizure, epilepsy, convulsion
What is Jacksonian March
Differential diagnosis
types of pain
pain fibres
weakness localisation
autonomic hyperreflexia
location of autonomic fibres in cord
bladder umn vs lmn
HIV and cns
cranial nerve involvement and cord
mydriatic pupil causes
tone elicitation,eom elicitation
hand muscle movement -demonstration
reflex demonstration
cold abscess
nerve thickening causes.
Band like sensation – localizes for?
What do you mean by ill defined glove and stocking pattern and it’s localization?
Signs of posterior column dysfunction
Sexually transmitted diseases that can cause ataxia
Pseudo tabes
Examination of cerebellar function tests
Clonus and plantar equivalents examination
Gait demonstration – hemiplegic gait and it’s reasoning
Equine gait?
Differentiating between L5 radiculopathy and peroneal nerve palsy
Frozen shoulder
Demonstrate testing small muscles of hand
Demonstrate DTR in patient beside
DEMONSTRATE JAW jerk
What is inference of jaw jerk positivity
Management of stroke if patient present with in 3 hours
Corda equina vs conus medularis
Different blader diseases
Clinical fetaures of umn bladder
What does triping of toe mean
Causes of foot drop
Causes of thickened nerve
Causes of papilledema
Define motor neuron
Define giant motor neuron
Dysphasia
Aphasia
Dysarthria vs Dysphasia
Define fasciculations
causes of b/l LMN palsy
Bulbar palsy
pseudobulbar palsy
causes of fasciculations
Causes of bilateral ptosis
Parietal lobe functions
Hand Intrinsic muscle testing
Young stroke causes
TIA recent scoring system
Split hand sign
Reverse Lhermitte
Sympathetic tract
Optic nerve
Light reflex
Corneal/conjunc root value nd nucleus
Tone definition
Demonstration of reflexes
Demonstration of Power of 2/5
Demonstration of Tone
Plantar
Clonus- definition / mechanism
Extramedullary Vs Intramedullary lesions
Extradural Vs intradural diff .
Comprehensive geriatric care and neurology
Acute stroke management protocol
Scoring systems for ischemic stroke
Difference of central and spinal paraparesis
Tracts facilitating and inhibiting antigravity muscles
Draw pyramidal and posterior column
Most common type of ataxia
Difference between cerebellar, sensory and vestibular ataxia
Wash basin sign
Neurocutaneous markers in ataxia
Demonstrate cerebellar signs
Pseudomyotonic reflex, how to elicit, upper limb equivalent of it, causes
How to differentiate involvement of cerebellum vs spinocerebellar tract
Reversible causes of ataxia
Most common type of ataxia-in india, worldwide
Define Ataxia
Diff B/W Sensory Vs Cerebellar Ataxia
Clinical Features of Sensory Ataxia
Head and Ophthal Signs of Cerebellar ataxia
Spinocerebellar Ataxia
1. Clinical features
2. How many types
3. MC type in World
4. MC Type in India
5. Features of type 3
Cerebellum Input, Out Put
Brainstem and Cerebellum Connection
Fundus Finding In Spinocerebellar Ataxia
Bladder features in cerebellum involvement
Reversible cause of cerebellar Ataxia
Acute Causes of ataxia
Aphasia
Dysarthria vs Dysphasia
Define fasciculations
causes of b/l LMN palsy
Bulbar palsy
pseudobulbar palsy
causes of fasciculations
Madras MND
JAW jerk demonstration and inference
DTR demonstration
Tone
Extra and intramedullary difference
Ankle clonus
Other methods of Babinski
Dissociated sensory loss
Flexors muscle of lower limb
UMN and LMN bladder
T6 and T8 localisation
Bevor’s sign