1. Faculty members:
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No |
Name |
Designation |
Areas of interest |
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1
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Dr. Sunil K. Narayan MD DM DipNB MNAMS
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Professor & Head; Corresponding active member of American Academy of Neurology, European Carotid Surgery Trial collaborator, Member, Indian Stroke Society and International Stroke Society. |
Stroke, Neurogenetics and Neuro-epidemiology
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| 2 | Dr.Bhupinderkumar Bajaj; MD DM. | Assistant Professor of Neurology |
2. Highlights of patient care:
Out-patient care:
Two special clinics are conducted every week
Neurology OPD : Monday 9.00 a.m.
: Wednesday 9.00 a.m.
An average of 200 patients/clinic are seen respectively in these clinics. Epilepsy, stroke, parkinsonism, migraine, vertigo, dementias, ataxias, neuromuscular diseases and spinal cord diseases are some of the common problems attended to.
In-patient care:
12 bedded Neurology inpatient ward with
Special services provided are digital video-EEG monitoring for presurgical evaluation of intractable epilepsy, botulinum toxin therapy for spasticity and dystonias, prethymectomy evaluation for myasthenia gravis, presurgical evaluation for transient ischemic attacks and strokes, polysomnography for evaluation of sleep disorders.
3. Special equipment available:
1. Clinical Electroneuromyography and evoked potentials
2. Digital video EEG monitoring for ictal electroencephalography, Brain mapping and Polysomnography.
3. Transcranial Doppler and Cervical Cerebrovascular scanner
4. Portable ventilators- 2
5. Multiparameter- 1
6. Pulse Oximeters -3
7. ECG machine – 1
8. 1.5 T MRI Scanner with MR angiography, Two CT scanners of which one is a 64 slice scanner, Digital
Substraction Angiography (Under department of Radiodiagnosis)
4. New Academic Programmes:
1.Yearly Gold Medal Examination in Neurology for undergraduates
2. Yearly Gold medal Examination at postgraduate level for postgraduates.
5. On-going research projects:
Role of genetic polymorphism in diphenyl hydantoin metabolism in collaboration with department of pharmacology.
JIPMER acute stroke registry
Prothrobotic factors in cerebrobascular diseases in collaboration with department of pharmacology.
Transcranial Doppler studies in CVD
Mathematical analysis of EEG
Handwriting model of parkinsonism.
Role of yoga in management of migraine and epilepsy in collaboration with department of Physiology.
Electrophysiology and genetic aspects of multiple sclerosis