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,Professor |
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, Tropical neurology and Neuro-epidemiology, Neurotrials, Neurorehabilitation,
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2 |
Dr.Pradeep Nair, Assistant Professor |
Assistant Professor of Neurology |
CNS Infections, Epilepsy
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3 |
Dr.Srijithesh P Rajendran, Assistant Professor |
Assistant Professor of Neurology |
Cognitive Neurology, Sleep, Vascular Neurology, Medical Epistemology
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4 |
Dr.Praveenkumar Sharma, Assistant Professor |
Assistant Professor of Neurology |
Refractory Epilespsy and Childhood Epilepsy Syndromes, Electro- physiology, Neuro-critical care
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2. Senior Residents:
2.Bharadwaj Balaji MD
3. Technical Staff:
1.Electroencephalography: Kumaresan P
2.Electroneuromyography: Madhavan K
3.Cerebrovascular Doppler and genetics: Vadivelan
4. Highlights of patient care:
a. Out-patient care:
General Neurology OPD : Monday and Wednesday 9.00 a.m.
To start soon:
Stroke and TIA clinic : Tuesday 9 am.
Neurogenetics and degenerative dis clinic : Wednesday 9.00 a.m.
Outpatient ENMG, EP, EEG, Colour duplex investigations
Approximately 150-200 patients/clinic are seen respectively in each OPD/clinic. Epilepsy, stroke, parkinsonism, migraine, vertigo, dementias, ataxias, neuromuscular diseases and spinal cord diseases are some of the common problems attended to.
b. In-patient care:
6 bedded acute stroke care and Neurointensive care unit:
State of the art Neuromedical ICU with 6 ventilators, 2 portable battery operated ventilators and vital sign monitors and pulse oximeters
Laptop based ICU digital EEG, ENMG and TCD machines
Laptop based pulmonary function test apparatus
IV tPA and ultrasound thrombolysis system
Continuous plasmapheresis facility
24X7 hrs CT scan access
Internet and computer facility
16 bedded Neurology inpatient general ward: Special services provided are
Digital video-EEG monitoring for presurgical evaluation of intractable epilepsy
EMG guided 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
Movement disorder video recording.
4 special ward rooms
5. Special equipments available:
1. Two Clinical Electroneuromyography and evoked potentials machines: Medlec and Neon- Kohden
2. Three Digital video EEG monitoring for ictal electroencephalography, Brain mapping and Polysomnography including a continuous wireless EEG recording facility: Nicolet and Neon Kohden.
3. Transcranial Doppler system: Rimed Fourview
and Cervical Cerebrovascular duplex scanner
4. Deep Brain stimulation system: Medtronics
5. Two 1.5 T MRI Scanner with MR angiography, four CT scanners of which one is a 64 slice
scanner and one Digital Substraction Angiography (Under department of Radiodiagnosis)
6. Deep Freezer, centrifuge, Microscope
7. LCD projector, slide projector, Fax, printers
6. New Academic Programmes:
1. DM course in Neurology: 2 seats/year
2.Non PG Senior residency: 3 seats
3.Yearly Gold Medal Examination in Neurology for undergraduates
4.Yearly Gold medal Examination at postgraduate level for postgraduates
5.BSc Neurotechnology: From 2011
7. On-going research projects:
a.Role of genetic polymorphism in diphenyl hydantoin metabolism and AED therapy in collaboration with department of pharmacology
b.JIPMER acute stroke registry
c.Prothrobotic and genetic factors in cerebrobascular diseases in collaboration with department of pathology and pharmacology.
d.Transcranial Doppler studies in CVD
e.Mathematical analysis of EEG
f.Prosthesis in Neuroparalysis.
g.Role of yoga in management of migraine and epilepsy in collaboration with department of Physiology.
h.Electrophysiology and genetic aspects of multiple sclerosis
i.Clinical trials in Stroke and Multiple Sclerosis