Maharashtra University of Health Sciences Courses

D.M. (Neurology)

Eligibility Conditions

A candidate shall be admitted to the course provided the following conditions are satisfied. Holds the MD/ DNB in Medicine or Pediatrics from any University recognized by the Indian Medical Council.

Course Duration

The duration of the course shall be three academic years for candidate with MD/DNB.

Admission

The selection is based on the merit and the common entrance test conducted by Superspeciality Board of Maharashtra University of Health Science.

Objectives

Departmental objectives :

At the end of the DM Neurology course, students shall be able to :

• Practice the art and science of Neurology in his/her field of practice and seek and provide consultation as required. He will have knowledge, skill and attitude to provide comprehensive neurology care.
• Conduct researches and communicate the findings, results and conclusion to his fraternity.
• Acquire necessary skills of teaching and training his junior colleagues and medical students.
• Keep abreast with the latest developments by self-learning and /or participating in Continuing Medical Education programmes.
• Organize and manage administrative responsibilities for routine day to day work as well as new situations Including natural and/or man-made accidents/calamities etc. and be able to manage situations calling for emergency interventions in the sphere of neurology care and also routine problems in their areas.
• Exhibit awareness of the importance of audit and the need for considering costeffectivity in patient management. Deliver preventive and rehabilitative care.

Course Content

Since the students are trained with the aim of practicing as independent Neurologist, this course content will be merely a guideline. They have to manage all types of cases and situations and seek and provide consultation. The emphasis shall therefore be more on the practical management of the problem of the individual cases within the availableresources..

Course Syllabus

• Basic and Applied Neurosciences.
  • Basic and correlative neuro-anatomy, basic and applied neuro-physiology, principles and applied aspects of neurochemistry, pharmacology of drug interaction on the nervous system, pharmacologic basis of therapeutics, immune mechanisms underlying autoimmune disorders of nervous system and pathological basis of neurological disorders, Basic principles and application of biostatistics.
• Investigative Neurology.
  • Principles and application of diagnostic procedures in the disciplines of electrophysiology, imaging and neuropathology.
• Neurology.
  • Principles, theoretical concepts and practice of clinical neurology, including emergency neurology. The clinical profile diagnosis and management of paroxysmal disorders of nervous system, cerebrovascular disorders, neuro-infections, congenital, genetic demyelinating and degenerative disorders of central and peripheral nervous system, neuromuscular disorders, neoplasms, metabolic disorders and traumatic injuries. Recent advances in the field of clinical, applied and basic neuro-sciences.
• Neurosurgery.
  • Principles and practice of Neurosurgery.