Disorders of the Paediatric Nervous System
- Previous year questions on Disorders of the Paediatric Nervous System for NEET PG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test - Postgraduate), from the Paediatrics section of the exam.
- Most questions here come from previous-year papers of Indian postgraduate medical entrance and licensing exams; where a paper and year are recorded the question carries them. The image-based questions are original vignettes written around an openly licensed figure, and were never asked in any exam.
- 99 live questions in Disorders of the Paediatric Nervous System.
- 7 of 99 questions carry a verified exam year: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020.
- Paediatrics is worth about 10 of 300 questions on the exam. See every subject’s weightage.
- Question set last updated 6 Sept 2026.
Q1.Turricephaly is:
- ATall head✓ Correct answer
- BNarrow head
- CWide head
- DShort head
Q2.A child presented to the casualty with seizures. On examination, multiple oval hypo-pigmented macules were noted on the trunk, along with sub-normal IQ. Probable diagnosis of the child is?
- ATuberous sclerosis✓ Correct answer
- BSturge Weber syndrome
- CIncontinentia Pigmenti
- DNeurofibromatosis
Q3.Most common cause of craniosynostosis is?
- APlagiocephaly
- BBrachycephaly
- CScaphocephaly✓ Correct answer
- DTrigonocephaly
Q4.Causes of macrocephaly include all of the following except
- ARickets
- BNeuro fibromatosis
- CCanavan disease
- DCongenital CMV✓ Correct answer
Q5.The commonest cardiac lesion in Tuberous sclerosis is
- AASD
- BVSD
- CMitral stenosis
- DRhabdomyoma✓ Correct answer
Q6.A typical febrile seizure is characterized by all Except
- AMale children are more prone
- BOccurs with sudden rise in temperature
- CManifests with partial seizures✓ Correct answer
- DPhenobarbitone prevents further attacks
Q7.Most common cause of syncope in a child?
- ABreath holding spell
- BTantrum spell
- CHypoglycemia
- DNeurocardiogenic✓ Correct answer
Q8.A 4-year-old male child presents with muscles weakness. His mother tells that her child has difficulty in climbing stairs and getting up from the floor. On muscle biopsy, small muscle fibrils and absent of dystrophic was found. What is the diagnosis out of given option?
- ABeck's muscle dystrophy
- BDuchenne muscular dystrophy✓ Correct answer
- CMyotonic dystrophy
- DLimb-girdle muscular dystrophy
Q9.All is true about Retts syndrome except
- AX linked dominant
- BChild has loss of hand functions
- CMale fetuses with retts gene are not compatible and are aborted
- DRegression happens in 3rd decade✓ Correct answer
Q10.All the following are Causes of hypotonia in a 2 year old child except
- ATrisomy 21
- BSpinal muscular atrophy
- CCongenital muscular dystrophy
- DCerebral Palsy✓ Correct answer
Answer key
Q1: A. Tall head; Q2: A. Tuberous sclerosis; Q3: C. Scaphocephaly; Q4: D. Congenital CMV; Q5: D. Rhabdomyoma; Q6: C. Manifests with partial seizures; Q7: D. Neurocardiogenic; Q8: B. Duchenne muscular dystrophy; Q9: D. Regression happens in 3rd decade; Q10: D. Cerebral Palsy.
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- Protein-Energy Malnutrition
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- Disorders of Fluid and Electrolyte Balance
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- Chromosomal Abnormalities
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- Medical GI Conditions in Children
- Paediatric Liver Disorders
- Respiratory Disorders of the Newborn
- Respiratory Disorders in Childhood
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