Contents
JKPSC Released Syllabus for the Post of Assistant Professor
Syllabus for recruitment to the Post of Assistant Professor (Neurosurgery).
1. Introduction to Neurological Surgery
• Historical Overview of Neurosurgery.
2. Basic science
•Surgical Anatomy of Brain,
•Molecular Biology Primer for Neurosurgeons,
•Neuroembryology,
•Stem Cell Biology in Central Nervous System,
•Neurons and Neuroglia,
•Cellular mechanisms of brain energy metabolism,
•Blood brain barrier.
•Cerebral edema,
•Physiology of the cerebrospinal fluid and intracranial pressure,
•Neurosurgical epidemiology and outcomes assessment.
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3. Radiologic Fundamentals
•Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging of the brain,
•Radiology of spine,
•Physiologic evaluation of the brain with magnetic resonance imaging,
•Molecular imaging of the brain with positron emission tomography.
4. General Neurosurgery
•Perioperative care,
•Neuroanaesthesia: preoperative evaluation,
•Avoidance of complications in neurosurgery,
•Intracranial pressure monitoring,
•Principles of neurocritical care.
•General principles and surgical techniques
•Surgical planning: overview,
•positioning for cranial surgery,
•Patient positioning for spinal surgery,
•positioning in peripheral nerve surgery,
•Incisions and closures,
•Advantages and limitations of cranial endoscopy,
•Thoracoscopic spine surgery,
•Cranioplasty.
5. Geriatric Neurosurgery
Evaluation of adult hydrocephalus,
Production and flow of cerebrospinal fluid, Adult hydrocephalus
Clinical evaluation, shunting, the role of endoscopic third,
Ventriculostomy.
Subdural hematomas,
Pathophysiology of Subdural hematomas,
Medical and surgical management of chronie subdural hematomas,
Infections
Basic science of central nervous system infections,
Postoperative infections of the head and brain,
Postoperative infections ofthe spine,
The use and misuse of antibiotics in neurosurgery,
Brain abscess.
Meningitis and encephalitis,
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome,
Parasitic infections,
Surgical risk of transmittable diseases.
6. Epilepsy
Basic science of epilepsy
Epilepsy surgery overview
Antiepileptic medications: principles of clinical use.
Intracranial monitoring
Surgery for extratemporal lobe epilepsy
Standard temporal lobectomy
Selective amygdalohippocampectomy
Tailored resections for epilepsy
Topectomy and multiple subpial transaction
Hemispheric disconnection procedures
Vagus nerve stimulation for intractable epilepsy
Radiosurgical treatment of epilepsy
Deep brain stimulation for epilepsy
Epilepsy surgery: outcome and complications
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7. Neuro-Oncology
Brain tumors: general considerations
Basic science of neurooncology
Brain tumors: an overview of current histopathologic Classifications
Brain tumor immunology and Immuno therapy
Brain tumor stem cells
Proliferation markers in the evaluation of gliomas
Molecular genetics and the development of targets for glioma therapy
Growth factors in glial tumors
The genetic origins of brain tumors
Invasion in malignant gliomа,
Angiogenesis and brain tumors: molecular targets and molecular scalpels
Barriers to delivery of therapeutics to brain tumors
Epidemiology of brain tumors
Gene- and viral – based therapies for gliomas
Clinical features: neurology of brain tumor and paraneoplastic disorders
Radiologic features of central nervous system tumors
Endovascular techniques for tumor embolization
Brain tumors during pregnancy
Principles of chemotherapy
Brain tumor outcome studies: design and interpretation
Frame and frameless stereotactic brain biopsy
Basic principles of cranial surgery for brain tumors
Basic principles of skull base surgery
Surgical complications of brain tumors and their avoidance
Navigations for brain tumors
Endoscopic approaches to brain tumors
Intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging
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