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Y2B4M7 - Neurosciences-I

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12Subjects
54Topics
27Linked
General Anatomy1 listed topic
Embryology1 listed topic
Histology1 listed topic
Gross Anatomy1 listed topic
Biochemistry12 listed topics
  • Metabolism of Proteins and Amino Acids
  • a) An overview of protein turnover in human body; nitrogen balance.
  • b) Inter-organ amino acid exchange in normal post-absorptive state.
  • c) Degradation of amino acids; removal of nitrogen from amino acids by transamination and deamination.
  • d) Metabolism of ammonia, urea cycle.
  • d) An overview of amphibolic intermediates formed from the carbon skeleton of amino acids.
  • e) Concept of glucogenic and ketogenic amino acids; an outline of the metabolism of individual amino acids like glycine, cysteine, arginine, proline, phenylalanine, tyrosine, histidine, tryptophan, methionine amino acids; causes and salient features of important metabolic defects in amino acid metabolism like phenylketonuria, maple syrup urine disease (MSUD), histidinemia, alkaptonuria, cystathioninuria, homocystinuria, hyperprolinemia, cystinuria, cystinosis, tyrosinemias, and albinism.
  • f) Metabolism of epinephrine and norepinephrine, creatine, creatinine, histamine, gamma-aminobutyrate, serotonin, melatonin, and melanin
  • Metabolism of Nucleotides
  • a) De novo Synthesis of purines and pyrimidines; the salvage pathways of nucleotide synthesis; degradation of purine and pyrimidine nucleotides.
  • b) Disorders associated with purine nucleotide metabolism like adenosine deaminase deficiency, purine nucleoside phosphorylase deficiency, and hyperuricemia (Gout, Lesch-nyhan syndrome).
  • c) Natural and synthetic derivatives of purines and pyrimidines and their role in health and disease.
Physiology7 listed topics
Pathology12 listed topics
  • Cellular response to injury and trauma
  • Pathogenesis of cerebral hypoxia and edema
  • Types of hematomas extradural,
  • Subdural
  • Subarachnoid
  • CNS malformations and developmental diseases
  • Pathogenesis of neural tube defects
  • Meningiocele, meningiomyocele
  • Hydrocephalus
  • Cerebrovascular diseases of CNS
  • What is CVA? It's type and pathophysiology
  • Transient Ischemic Attack
Community Medicine3 listed topics
  • Poliomyelitis
  • Signs and symptoms
  • Types, management, vaccine, prevention
Pharmacology3 listed topics
  • Introduction to autonomic nervous system pharmacology
  • Name the major types and subtypes of Autonomic receptors and the tissue in which they are found
  • Describe the organ system effects of stimulation of the Parasympathetic and sympathetic Nervous system
Behavioral Sciences5 listed topics
  • Breaking bad news: Steps of breaking bad news
  • Major challenges in breaking bad news
  • Handling Difficult Patients
  • Understanding difficult patients behavior
  • Management Steps for handling difficult patients
Research6 listed topics
  • Synopsis
  • Title
  • Introduction
  • Objective and key words
  • Material and Methodology
  • References
PEL2 listed topics
  • Professionalism: Application of professionalism in healthcare
  • Ethics: Common ethical dilemmas in health care settings