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DM · DNB · MD Neurology · Dissertation titles 2026–2027
Neurology Thesis Topics: 100 DM and DNB dissertation titles you can actually complete
100 neurology thesis topics written in full university title format, grouped into the ten subspecialty blocks of the DM Neurology curriculum. Every title carries its study design in the title itself, every block states the investigations it depends on, and every single title can be turned into a full protocol in one click.
Pick for feasibility first, interest second
Most neurology dissertations stall on logistics, not on ideas. A resident falls for an elegant title in month two, finds out in month seven that the EEG lab is down or the autoantibody panel is unfunded, and starts again with the deadline much closer. Before you shortlist anything below, settle these three questions.
Pull last year’s register and count the eligible patients your unit actually saw. If the number cannot support your sample size in the months you have left, the title is wrong no matter how good it reads.
Whatever the block header says it needs, you must be able to guarantee for the full study period, free of cost to the patient. Verbal assurance from a busy department is not a guarantee.
Neurology studies routinely involve aphasic, unconscious or cognitively impaired patients. Decide the legally acceptable representative procedure now, because the ethics committee will ask for it in writing.
Each title below already states its design at the end — cross-sectional observational, cross-sectional analytical, or comparative — in the wording your university expects. Change that phrase if you convert the study to a prospective cohort or a retrospective record review, and adjust the sample size formula to match.
Cerebrovascular Disorders and Stroke Thesis Topics
10 titlesStroke remains the highest-volume neurology admission in almost every Indian tertiary centre, which makes it the safest bet when your deadline is short. Every title below can be run off an existing stroke register plus routine CT/MRI.
- Clinical and Radiological Profile of Acute Ischemic Stroke among Adults Presenting to a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study
- Association of National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale Score with Infarct Size on Neuroimaging among Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Cross-Sectional Analytical Study
- Comparative Evaluation of Clinical and Risk Factor Profiles of Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stroke: A Cross-Sectional Study
- Association of Admission Blood Glucose with Neurological Severity among Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Cross-Sectional Analytical Study
- Clinical and Radiological Profile of Posterior Circulation Stroke among Adults: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study
- Comparative Evaluation of Clinical Characteristics of Anterior and Posterior Circulation Ischemic Stroke: A Cross-Sectional Study
- Association of Carotid Artery Stenosis with Cerebral Infarct Pattern among Patients with Ischemic Stroke: A Cross-Sectional Analytical Study
- Clinical and Etiological Profile of Ischemic Stroke among Young Adults: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study
- Comparative Evaluation of Risk Factors and Clinical Characteristics of Stroke among Younger and Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study
- Prevalence and Associated Factors of Cognitive Impairment among Patients with Previous Stroke Attending a Neurology Clinic: A Cross-Sectional Study
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Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders Thesis Topics
10 titlesEpilepsy topics work well when your unit has a functioning EEG lab and a follow-up clinic. Adherence, quality-of-life and psychiatric-comorbidity titles need only a validated questionnaire, so they clear the ethics committee quickly.
- Clinical and Etiological Profile of Adults with Epilepsy Attending a Neurology Outpatient Department: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study
- Comparative Evaluation of Clinical and Electroencephalographic Characteristics of Focal and Generalized Epilepsy: A Cross-Sectional Study
- Association of Electroencephalographic Abnormalities with Seizure Type among Patients with Epilepsy: A Cross-Sectional Analytical Study
- Clinical and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Profile of Patients with New-Onset Seizures: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study
- Comparative Evaluation of Clinical Characteristics of Patients with Normal and Abnormal Neuroimaging in New-Onset Seizures: A Cross-Sectional Study
- Prevalence and Associated Factors of Poor Medication Adherence among Patients with Epilepsy: A Cross-Sectional Study
- Association of Medication Adherence with Seizure Control among Patients with Epilepsy: A Cross-Sectional Analytical Study
- Prevalence and Associated Factors of Depression and Anxiety among Adults with Epilepsy: A Cross-Sectional Study
- Comparative Evaluation of Quality of Life among Patients with Controlled and Uncontrolled Epilepsy: A Cross-Sectional Study
- Clinical and Etiological Profile of Status Epilepticus among Adults Presenting to a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study
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Movement Disorders Thesis Topics
10 titlesMovement disorder titles depend on a dedicated clinic and a reliable follow-up cohort. If your OPD sees fewer than three new Parkinson patients a week, widen the title to parkinsonism or tremor rather than restricting it to Parkinson disease.
- Clinical Profile of Parkinsonism among Patients Attending a Movement Disorder Clinic: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study
- Association of Disease Severity with Functional Disability among Patients with Parkinson Disease: A Cross-Sectional Analytical Study
- Comparative Evaluation of Motor and Non-Motor Symptoms among Patients with Early and Advanced Parkinson Disease: A Cross-Sectional Study
- Prevalence and Pattern of Non-Motor Symptoms among Patients with Parkinson Disease: A Cross-Sectional Study
- Association of Cognitive Impairment with Severity of Parkinson Disease: A Cross-Sectional Analytical Study
- Prevalence and Associated Factors of Depression among Patients with Parkinson Disease: A Cross-Sectional Study
- Comparative Evaluation of Quality of Life among Patients with Tremor-Dominant and Akinetic-Rigid Parkinson Disease: A Cross-Sectional Study
- Clinical and Etiological Profile of Tremor among Patients Attending a Neurology Clinic: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study
- Comparative Evaluation of Clinical Characteristics of Essential Tremor and Parkinsonian Tremor: A Cross-Sectional Study
- Clinical Spectrum of Dystonia among Patients Presenting to a Tertiary Care Neurology Department: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study
Headache and Facial Pain Syndromes Thesis Topics
10 titlesHeadache is the most under-used goldmine in neurology dissertations: high OPD volume, no imaging cost, and ICHD-3 gives you a ready-made, defensible case definition. Ideal if your institute is short on investigational budget.
- Clinical Profile and Triggering Factors of Migraine among Adults Attending a Neurology Outpatient Department: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study
- Prevalence and Associated Factors of Chronic Migraine among Patients Presenting with Headache: A Cross-Sectional Study
- Comparative Evaluation of Clinical Characteristics of Migraine with and without Aura: A Cross-Sectional Study
- Association of Sleep Quality with Headache Frequency among Patients with Migraine: A Cross-Sectional Analytical Study
- Association of Anxiety and Depression with Migraine-Related Disability: A Cross-Sectional Analytical Study
- Comparative Evaluation of Clinical Characteristics of Migraine and Tension-Type Headache: A Cross-Sectional Study
- Prevalence and Pattern of Medication-Overuse Headache among Patients Attending a Headache Clinic: A Cross-Sectional Study
- Association of Smartphone Screen Exposure with Headache Characteristics among Young Adults with Primary Headache Disorders: A Cross-Sectional Analytical Study
- Clinical Profile of Trigeminal Neuralgia among Patients Attending a Neurology Outpatient Department: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study
- Comparative Evaluation of Quality of Life among Patients with Episodic and Chronic Primary Headache Disorders: A Cross-Sectional Study
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Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology Thesis Topics
10 titlesCognition topics need a validated, locally translated instrument more than they need equipment. Confirm that a Hindi, Marathi or regional version of your chosen scale exists before you write the protocol, because the ethics committee will ask.
- Prevalence and Associated Factors of Mild Cognitive Impairment among Older Adults Attending a Neurology Clinic: A Cross-Sectional Study
- Association of Educational Status with Cognitive Performance among Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Analytical Study
- Comparative Evaluation of Cognitive Domains among Patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia: A Cross-Sectional Study
- Clinical and Cognitive Profile of Patients with Alzheimer Disease Presenting to a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study
- Comparative Evaluation of Clinical and Cognitive Characteristics of Alzheimer Disease and Vascular Dementia: A Cross-Sectional Study
- Association of Vascular Risk Factors with Cognitive Impairment among Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Analytical Study
- Association of White Matter Changes on Magnetic Resonance Imaging with Cognitive Performance among Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Analytical Study
- Comparative Evaluation of Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms among Different Severities of Dementia: A Cross-Sectional Study
- Assessment of Caregiver Burden and Its Association with Dementia Severity: A Cross-Sectional Analytical Study
- Comparative Evaluation of Functional Dependence among Patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia: A Cross-Sectional Study
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Peripheral Neuropathy and Neuromuscular Disorders Thesis Topics
10 titlesThese titles hinge on one thing: guaranteed access to a nerve conduction study machine and a technician for the full study period. Get that in writing from your department before you submit the synopsis.
- Clinical and Electrophysiological Profile of Peripheral Neuropathy among Patients Attending a Neurology Department: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study
- Comparative Evaluation of Clinical and Nerve Conduction Findings in Diabetic and Non-Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy: A Cross-Sectional Study
- Association of Glycemic Control with Electrophysiological Severity of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy: A Cross-Sectional Analytical Study
- Prevalence and Pattern of Peripheral Neuropathy among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Cross-Sectional Study
- Association of Duration of Diabetes Mellitus with Severity of Peripheral Neuropathy: A Cross-Sectional Analytical Study
- Clinical and Electrophysiological Profile of Guillain-Barré Syndrome among Patients Presenting to a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study
- Comparative Evaluation of Clinical and Electrophysiological Variants of Guillain-Barré Syndrome: A Cross-Sectional Study
- Clinical and Electrophysiological Profile of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome among Adults: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study
- Association of Clinical Severity with Nerve Conduction Abnormalities among Patients with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Cross-Sectional Analytical Study
- Clinical and Electrophysiological Spectrum of Neuromuscular Disorders Presenting to a Tertiary Care Neurology Department: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study
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Demyelinating and Autoimmune Neurological Disorders Thesis Topics
10 titlesLow-prevalence conditions, so recruitment is the risk. Widen the sampling frame to two or three years of records, or pool related conditions under one umbrella title, rather than promising a number you cannot reach.
- Clinical and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Profile of Multiple Sclerosis among Patients Attending a Tertiary Care Neurology Centre: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study
- Association of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Lesion Burden with Neurological Disability among Patients with Multiple Sclerosis: A Cross-Sectional Analytical Study
- Comparative Evaluation of Clinical and Imaging Characteristics of Multiple Sclerosis and Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder: A Cross-Sectional Study
- Clinical and Radiological Profile of Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study
- Comparative Evaluation of Optic Neuritis Characteristics among Patients with Multiple Sclerosis and Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder: A Cross-Sectional Study
- Prevalence and Pattern of Fatigue among Patients with Demyelinating Disorders: A Cross-Sectional Study
- Association of Fatigue with Neurological Disability among Patients with Multiple Sclerosis: A Cross-Sectional Analytical Study
- Clinical Profile of Autoimmune Encephalitis among Patients Presenting to a Tertiary Care Neurology Department: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study
- Comparative Evaluation of Clinical Characteristics of Autoimmune and Infectious Encephalitis: A Cross-Sectional Study
- Clinical and Laboratory Spectrum of Autoimmune Neurological Disorders Presenting to a Tertiary Care Centre: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study
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Central Nervous System Infections Thesis Topics
10 titlesThe most reliably feasible group in Indian teaching hospitals. Tuberculous meningitis and neurocysticercosis alone will give you the numbers, and almost every variable you need is already recorded in the file.
- Clinical, Cerebrospinal Fluid and Neuroimaging Profile of Acute Meningitis among Adults: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study
- Comparative Evaluation of Clinical and Cerebrospinal Fluid Characteristics of Bacterial and Viral Meningitis: A Cross-Sectional Study
- Clinical and Cerebrospinal Fluid Profile of Tuberculous Meningitis among Adults Presenting to a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study
- Association of Cerebrospinal Fluid Parameters with Clinical Severity of Tuberculous Meningitis: A Cross-Sectional Analytical Study
- Comparative Evaluation of Clinical and Neuroimaging Characteristics of Tuberculous and Pyogenic Meningitis: A Cross-Sectional Study
- Clinical and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Profile of Viral Encephalitis among Adults: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study
- Association of Neuroimaging Abnormalities with Neurological Severity among Patients with Encephalitis: A Cross-Sectional Analytical Study
- Clinical and Radiological Profile of Neurocysticercosis among Patients Presenting with Seizures: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study
- Comparative Evaluation of Clinical Characteristics of Solitary and Multiple Neurocysticercosis Lesions: A Cross-Sectional Study
- Spectrum of Central Nervous System Infections among Patients Admitted under Neurology at a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study
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Neurodegenerative and Motor Neuron Disorders Thesis Topics
10 titlesRare-disease titles that examiners respect but that punish an over-ambitious sample size. Use a registry-style, all-comers design over a defined period instead of a fixed n, and say so explicitly in the protocol.
- Clinical Profile and Pattern of Disability among Patients with Motor Neuron Disease: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study
- Association of Disease Duration with Functional Disability among Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Cross-Sectional Analytical Study
- Comparative Evaluation of Clinical Characteristics of Bulbar-Onset and Limb-Onset Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Cross-Sectional Study
- Prevalence and Pattern of Respiratory Symptoms among Patients with Motor Neuron Disease: A Cross-Sectional Study
- Association of Nutritional Status with Functional Severity among Patients with Motor Neuron Disease: A Cross-Sectional Analytical Study
- Clinical Spectrum of Hereditary Ataxias among Patients Presenting to a Neurology Department: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study
- Comparative Evaluation of Clinical Characteristics of Hereditary and Sporadic Ataxias: A Cross-Sectional Study
- Clinical and Neurological Profile of Patients with Huntington Disease Presenting to a Tertiary Care Centre: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study
- Association of Functional Disability with Quality of Life among Patients with Neurodegenerative Disorders: A Cross-Sectional Analytical Study
- Comparative Assessment of Cognitive and Functional Impairment among Patients with Different Neurodegenerative Disorders: A Cross-Sectional Study
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Recent and Cross-Cutting Neurology Topics Thesis Topics
10 titlesCross-cutting titles that recruit from the whole OPD rather than one disease clinic. These are the ones to pick if you are starting late, because the denominator is large and the instruments are free.
- Prevalence and Associated Factors of Sleep Disorders among Patients Attending a Neurology Outpatient Department: A Cross-Sectional Study
- Comparative Evaluation of Sleep Quality among Patients with Epilepsy, Migraine and Parkinson Disease: A Cross-Sectional Study
- Association of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness with Cognitive Performance among Patients with Neurological Disorders: A Cross-Sectional Analytical Study
- Prevalence and Clinical Correlates of Vitamin B12 Deficiency among Patients Presenting with Neurological Symptoms: A Cross-Sectional Study
- Comparative Evaluation of Neurological Manifestations among Patients with and without Vitamin B12 Deficiency: A Cross-Sectional Study
- Prevalence and Pattern of Neurological Manifestations among Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study
- Association of Serum Vitamin D Levels with Neurological Disability among Patients with Selected Neurological Disorders: A Cross-Sectional Analytical Study
- Prevalence of Anxiety, Depression and Impaired Quality of Life among Patients with Chronic Neurological Disorders: A Cross-Sectional Study
- Comparative Evaluation of Quality of Life among Patients with Epilepsy, Migraine and Parkinson Disease: A Cross-Sectional Study
- Assessment of Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Regarding Stroke Warning Symptoms and Early Hospital Presentation among Patients and Caregivers Attending a Neurology Department: A Cross-Sectional Study
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Turning a title on this page into an approved synopsis
A title is roughly five per cent of the work. This is the order the remaining ninety-five per cent has to be done in, because each step constrains the next.
Which sample size approach fits which title
Match the row to the design phrase at the end of your chosen title. The typical range is what single-centre neurology dissertations usually land on — a sanity check, never a substitute for the calculation.
| Design in the title | What drives the calculation | What you must cite | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-sectional observational | Expected proportion of the commonest sub-category, with absolute precision | A comparable Indian study reporting that proportion | 60–150 |
| Prevalence and associated factors | Expected prevalence, absolute precision, design effect if clustered | Published prevalence in a similar population | 100–250 |
| Cross-sectional analytical | Expected correlation coefficient, or odds ratio with exposure prevalence | The study your expected effect size comes from | 70–160 |
| Comparative cross-sectional | Expected difference between groups, power, allocation ratio | Group means or proportions from prior work | 2 × 40–90 per group |
Add a ten to twenty per cent attrition or non-response allowance for any title involving follow-up, questionnaires or caregiver interviews, and state that allowance explicitly in the protocol.
Neurology thesis topics: common questions
How do I choose a DM Neurology thesis topic that the ethics committee will actually clear?
Work backwards from three constraints before you fall in love with a title: the number of eligible patients your unit sees in a month, the investigations you can guarantee free of cost for the whole study period, and the time left before submission. A topic is approvable when the protocol can honestly answer where the patients come from, who pays for the tests, and how consent is taken from a patient who may be aphasic, unconscious or cognitively impaired. Every title on this page is built around routine care, so no patient undergoes an extra intervention purely for the thesis.
Are these neurology thesis topics suitable for DM, DNB and MD candidates?
Yes. The titles follow the NMC and NBE dissertation format and are written for DM Neurology and DNB Neurology residents, but most of them can be scaled down for an MD General Medicine thesis with a neurological focus, and several suit MD Psychiatry or MD Physiology candidates working on cognition, sleep or nerve conduction. International board residents can use the same titles with local ethics wording.
Which neurology thesis topics can be finished in 12 to 18 months at a single centre?
Look for the record-based and OPD-based tags on this page. Stroke profile studies, CNS infection spectrum studies, headache clinic studies and questionnaire-based quality-of-life studies recruit fastest because the denominator is large and no additional investigation is needed. Rare-disease titles under demyelinating disorders and motor neuron disease are academically stronger but need either a longer recruitment window or a retrospective arm.
What sample size should I plan for a cross-sectional neurology thesis?
It depends on the primary objective, not on convention. A prevalence objective uses the expected proportion from a comparable Indian study with 5 per cent absolute precision; a comparison of two groups uses the expected difference and a power of 80 per cent; a correlation objective uses the expected correlation coefficient. Most single-centre neurology dissertations land between 60 and 150 participants. Never write a round number without the formula, the reference and the software behind it, because that is the first thing a reviewer checks.
Do these topics come with objectives, a synopsis and a protocol?
The list on this page is free and gives you the title, the study design and the investigations each title depends on. The worked-out objectives, review of literature, operational definitions, sample size calculation, statistical plan, case record form and an IEC-ready protocol are part of the premium neurology collection.
What if my institute does not have EEG, nerve conduction or MRI?
Then filter this page by tag and pick from the titles marked OPD-based, record-based or scale-based. Cognition, sleep, headache, quality of life, medication adherence and caregiver burden studies need a validated questionnaire and nothing else. Do not promise an investigation in the protocol that your department cannot guarantee for two years.
Can I change the study design of a topic listed here?
Yes, and you often should. Most titles here are cross-sectional because that is what fits a residency timeline, but several convert cleanly into a prospective observational cohort with a three or six month outcome, or into a retrospective record-based study if you are starting late. Change the design phrase at the end of the title to match, and adjust the sample size formula accordingly.
What is the difference between the free list and the premium neurology topics?
This page gives you 100 curated titles to shortlist from. The premium neurology collection is a far larger, continuously updated database organised by subspecialty, with objectives, recent-literature mapping and one-to-one guidance through synopsis, statistics and discussion.
Can a neurology thesis be published in an indexed journal afterwards?
Usually yes, provided the sample size is defensible, the ethics approval and CTRI or equivalent registration are in place where required, and the objectives were fixed before data collection rather than after. Descriptive single-centre profiles publish more easily in national and regional indexed journals; analytical and comparative designs travel further.
Are retrospective or record-based neurology topics acceptable for a DM dissertation?
Most universities accept them, but check your own regulations first, because a few insist on prospective data collection for the dissertation. Where a retrospective design is allowed, it is the safest choice for rare conditions and for candidates who have lost time, and it still needs full ethics committee approval and a waiver of consent.
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One last piece of advice
The best neurology thesis topic is rarely the most interesting one. It is the one where the patients already walk through your OPD, the investigation is already being done as part of routine care, and the outcome is already written in the file. Pick that one, execute it cleanly, and you will finish on time with something publishable. Save the ambitious question for your first paper after the thesis, when nobody is holding a submission deadline over you.