Doctor Profile

• Dean Faculty Of Medicine; Kerala University

Awards:

• Best Doctor Award, Government of Kerala 2016

       Oration Awards

• Professor M. Natarajan oration - Madurai; Botulinum toxin in spasticity 26-2 – 2003
• Manoj Rathi Oration – Imaging in Pediatric neurology - Nagpur
• Dr. Abdul Gafoor  oration – Acute Encephalitis -  MES Medical College, Perinthalmanna

Achievements, Membership:

• President-Elect Neurological society of India Kerala Chapter
• President 2018 – Indian Academy of Pediatrics Kerala
• President 2018-19 Kerala association of Neurologists
• National Executive Board Member IAP 2019 and 2020
• Founder Editor; Indian Journal Pediatric Neurology
•  (Official publication of IAP Neurology chapter)
• Guest editor- Journal of Teens – CDC Unicef
• President – Trivandrum Neurosciences society (2014- 2017)
• Executive committee Member Neurological Society of India –Kerala
• President IAP Kerala Pediatric Neurology chapter 2007-11
• President IAP Trivandrum dt branch 2011, 2015
• President - National Neurology chapter IAP – 2013 & 2014
• Member American Academy of Neurology
• PhD Guide – University of Kerala- from 27-07-2013 (order No.Ac.E1.A1/022625/2013)

Title	Journal / Book	Publication details (Year, Volume, Page No. etc.)	Authorship 1st / 2nd / Other	State /Reg / Nat / Int	Indexed in
Severity of Hip Displacement in Relation to Subtypes and Motor Function in Cerebral  Palsy- Role of Hip Surveillance	Orthopedics and Rheumatology	Volume 12 issue 5 - September 2018 DOI:10.19080/OROAJ.2018.12.555848	1st	international	Coppernicus
Role of Botulinum Toxin A in Cerebral Palsy – 10yrs Experience	Orthopedics and Rheumatology Open Access Journal	Volume 9 Issue 3 - December 2017 DOI:10.19080/OROAJ.2017.09.555765	Ist	international	Coppernicus
Acute flaccid paralysis beyond polio - A case based approach	Indian Journal of Practical Pediatrics	2020;22(1) : 36-46	1st	National	Pubmed
Pediatric Convulsive Status Epilepticus: Act Fast, No matter With What	Indian Pediatr	2020 Mar 15;57(3):211-212.	1st	National	Pubmed
The early electroclinical manifestations of infantile spasms: A video EEG study	Ann Indian Acad Neurol	2016;19:52-7	2nd	National	Pubmed
Factors associated with behavioural problems among children receiving anti-epileptic drugs	Manipal Journal of Nursing and Health Science	4(1), 18-23-. (2018).	2nd	National	Pubmed
.Efficacy of Topiramate as an Add-on Drug in Seizures in Indian Children—An Observational Study	The Indian Journal of Pediatrics	October 2011, Volume 78, Issue 10, pp 1221-1224	2nd	National	Pubmed
Vitamin D Deficiency in Ambulant Children on Carbamazepine or Sodium Valproate Monotherapy	INDIAN PEDIATRICS	307 VOLUME 55__APRIL 15, 2018	3rd	National	Pubmed
Efficacy and tolerability of methyl phenidate and atomoxetine in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder –An open label randomized control trial from a tertiary care centre	Indian Journal of Neurosciences	April-June,2017;3(2):44-49	2nd	national	pubmed
Factors related to long term motor, behavioral and scholastic outcome in children with acute disseminated encephalomyelitis	j.pediatrneurol	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pediatrneurol 2018	2nd	national	pubmed
Neuro Behavioural Problems of Children Receiving Anti Epileptic Therapy : A Tertiary Care Hospital based Study	International Journal of Nursing Education	January-March 2017, Vol.9, No. 1	2nd	national	pubmed
Infantile spasms: A prognostic evaluation	Ann Indian Acad Neurol	2016 Apr-Jun; 19(2): 228–235. doi: 10.4103/0972-2327.173314	2nd	national	pubmed
Central Nervous System Tuberculosis in Children	Pediatric infectious disease	1(1):23-29 · March 2019	1st	national	pubmed
A study on comparative efficacy and adverse effects of methylphenidate versus atomoxetine	Journal of the Neurological Sciences	DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2017.08.2624	1st	International	pubmed
Anti nmdar encephalitis syndrome in children: seasonal trends observed from a case series.	Journal of the Neurological Sciences	DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2017.08.462	1st	International	pubmed
Bickerstaff’s brainstem encephalitis in children – A case series from a tertiary care centre	Journal of the Neurological Sciences	DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2017.08.2601	1st	International	pubmed
The risk factors and outcome of children with intractable status epilepticus	Brain & Development	Vol.24 No.6 September 2002	1st	International	pubmed

Topic	Guest lecture / Oral / Poster / Convener of Workshop	Name of the event	Conference / CME / Workshop	Venue	Dates	Level
Pediatric Neurology	Org secretary	Pedneurocon- -2002, Theme- Bringing Neurology to People -	International Pediatric Neurology Conference	Achutha menon centre	2002	international
–CONFERENCE THEME – Healthy Brain, Nation’s Wealth Uday Samudra Kovalam	Org secretary	VIII national conference of IAP Pediatric Neurology chapter	national conference	Isola decococo Povar	Aug 30-31 2008	National
Pediatrics	Org secretary	Pedicon	Kerala	Al saj	2015 November	State
37.S 2013-PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY PG TRAINING  PROGRAMME	Org secretary	NEURO GENESIs	Kerala	SAT HOSPITAL	JULY 6TH and 7th – 2013	National

Books edited and chapters contributed

Project	Completed / Ongoing	Funded Y / N	Collaborated Y / N	Published Y / N
Serum Ca and Vitamin D profile in children with epilepsy	ongoing	y	y	y
Behavioral issues in children on anti epileptic drugs	completed	n	y	y
Evaluation of bone metabolism in the presence and absence of  disease states from serum markers and regulators of osteoblastic and osteoclastic activity	ongoing	n	y	n
Reproductive Morbidity in adolescent Girls in the primary care setting	ongoing	n	y	n
Valitdity of Clinical criteria alone in Diagnosis of  PCOs and prevalence of Metabolic and cardiovascular risk factors in PCOs	ongoing	n	y	n