AREA(S) OF INTEREST:
Epilepsy; Epilepsy surgery; Paediatric Neurology, Paediatric Epilepsy, especially Complex Epilepsy and Epilepsy surgery, Tuberous Sclerosis, Paediatric Stroke, Autism and other Developmental disorders
PROCEDURES PERFORMED:
Epilepsy: Medical management, Epilepsy surgery, Ketogenic diet, VNS Implantation,
, Cerebral Palsy: CP Clinic includes Neurorehabilitation, Special Education, Multi-disciplinary inputs,
Childhood stroke: Emergency care ie Thrombolysis, Mechanical thrombectomy etc and Neurorehabilitation in long term,
Neurological emergencies: PICU care,
Autism/Developmental delays: Comprehensive and multi-disciplinary Paediatric Neurorehabilitation
TREATMENTS/PROCEDURES OFFERED:
Epilepsy, Cerebral Palsy; Developmental Delay (difficulties in walking/ speech, etc), Disorders of social communication (Autism, ADHD, Learning disorders), Neuromuscular disorders, Neurometabolic/ Neurodegenerative diseases, Headaches, Acute neurological conditions such as meningitis, GBS, Childhood stroke, ADEM, etc., The cutting-edge technology and infrastructure as well as multidisciplinary teamwork ensure patients with even complex and rare conditions are treated optimally. A few examples are: Video EEG- 2 suites with 128 channel Stereo EEG, 3T MRI machine and Paediatric neuroradiologists, Ictal SPECT/ PET scan and Nuclear medicine specialists, Functional neurosurgeon, Neuronavigation/ Intraoperative MRI, Intraoperative electrophysiological monitorings, For management of stroke and other cerebrovascular conditions:Interventional radiology, Genetics department, Biochemistry department
PUBLICATIONS
- Explosive flurry of seizures and new-onset cortical-subcortical lesions in a patient with Wilson disease in Movement Disorders, vol. 33, S2, Oct 2018
- Vigabatrin-induced reversible changes on magnetic resonance imaging of the brain in Neurology India 2015
- Nonparaneoplastic Anti-N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Encephalitis: A Case Series of Four Children in Paediatric Neurology 2012
- Paediatric Epilepsy: The Indian experience in Journal of Paediatric Neurosciences 2011
- Monograph-Infantile spasms in British Medical Journal- BMJ Point of Care October 2010
- Management of Refractory Epilepsy in Childhood in Pediatric Therapeutics 2009
- Co-authored 3 chapters in IAP Specialty Series on Rational Antimicrobial Practice In Pediatrics (Under IAP action plan 2006) - Penicillins and monobactams, Antifungals, Antimicrobial therapy in empyema thoracis
- PRESTIGIOUS ACADEMIC PRESENTATIONS:
- World Congress of Neurology 2019: Poster: Early experience with Stereoelectroencephalography from a Quarternary Hospital in India
- International Child Neurology Conference 2018 (ICNC2018):
- Platform presentation: Acute Childhood stroke: observations from case series of 45 children from tertiary center in Mumbai
POSTERS:
- Lacosamide responsive ESES (electrical status epilepticus in slow wave sleep)– 2 case reports
- Anti NMDAr antibody mediated encephalitis: unusual presentation with focal motor deficits: 2 Pediatric case reports
- Neurodevelopmental Assessment of Children and Adolescents with Neonatal Hypoglycemic Brain Injury (NHBI) to establish a developmental profile in the age group of Six years to Sixteen years: A Pilot Study
- Assessment of Neurodevelopmental Status in Infants and Children with Neonatal Hypoglycemic Brain Injury– characterize the Spectrum of Neurodisability (6-42 months)- A Pilot Study
- European Congress of Epileptology 2018 Vienna: Invited speaker
- ‘Epilepsy surgery: Is non-invasive evaluation enough? Experience from a epilepsy unit in India’
- AAN 2018: Poster: Seizure outcomes after epilepsy surgery using non invasive presurgical evaluation protocol: experience from a tertiary centre in India
- MDS 2018: Poster:
- AES 2016: Poster: ‘Outcome of epilepsy surgery in a developing country in a heterogenous group of adults and children’
- ICNC 2014: Poster: SCN1A mutations in Indian patients with SCN1A-related epileptic disorders
- AES 2007: Poster: ‘New onset refractory status epilepticus (NORSE) with generalized dyskinesia- a new ACTH responsive syndrome’