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2014-2015

NEUROSURGERY UNIT I

  1. Transsphenoidal surgery for acromegaly: predicting remission with early post- operative growth hormone assays
    Sarkar S, Jacob KS, Pratheesh R, Chacko AG
    Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2014 Jul;156(7):1379-87; discussion 1387
  2. The evolution of T2-weighted intramedullary signal changes following ventral decompressive surgery for cervical spondylotic myelopathy
    Sarkar S, Turel MK, Jacob KS, Chacko AG
    J Neurosurg Spine. 2014 Jul 11:1-9
  3. Endocrinological outcomes following endoscopic and microscopic transsphenoidal surgery in 113 patients with acromegaly
    Sarkar S, Rajaratnam S, Chacko G, Chacko AG
    Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2014 Nov;126:190-5
  4. Adaptive threshold segmentation of pituitary adenomas from FDG PET images for radiosurgery
    Thomas T HM, Devadhas D, Heck DK, Chacko AG, Rebekah G, Oommen R, Samuel EJ
    J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2014 Nov 8;15(6):4952
  5. An analysis of granulation patterns, MIB-1 proliferation indices and p53 expression in 101 patients with acromegaly.
    Sarkar S, Chacko AG, Chacko G
    Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2014 Dec;156(12):2221-30; discussion 2230
  6. Visual vignette
    Nayak R, Shetty S, Kapoor N, Chacko AG, Paul TV
    Endocr Pract. 2014 Nov;20(11):1237
  7. Clinicopathological correlates of extrasellar growth patterns in pituitary adenomas
    Sarkar S, Chacko AG, Chacko G
    J Clin Neurosci. 2015 Jul;22(7):1173-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2015.01.029. Epub 2015 May 12

NEUROSURGERY UNIT II

  1. Stereotactic biopsy of brain stem on masses. A Safe and useful procedure
    Rajshekhar V
    J Neurosci Rural pract 2014 Jan 5 (1)
  2. Change in morphology of intramedullary T2 weighted increased signal intensity after anterior decompressive surgery for cervical spondylotic myelopathy
    Vedantam A, Rajshekhar V
    Spine 2014 Apr 15, 39 (18) 1458-62
  3. Prevalence and risk factors for taenia solium taeniasis in Kniyambadi Block, Tamil Nadu, South India
    Mohan VR. Jayaraman T, Babu P, Dorny P, Vercruysse J, Rajshekhar V
    Indian Journal of Public Health, 2014 July-Sep 58 (3) 202-203
  4. Hypoventilation: an aid to the neurosurgeon
    Lionel KR, Singh G, Mathew RP, Moorthy RK, Rajshekhar V
    Neurology India 2014 July –Aug 62 (4) 441-3
  5. Magnetic resonance imaging localization with cod liver oil capsules for the minimally invasive approach to small intradural extramedullary tumors of the thoracolumbar spine
    Turel MK, Rajshekhar V
    J Neurosurgery Spine 2014 Dec 21 (6) 882-5
  6. The cognitive and technical skills input of the congress of neurological surgeons simulation curriculum on neurosurgical trainees at the 2013 neurological society of India meeting
    Zammer SG, Harnade YY, Aoun RJ, El Tecle NE, El Ahmadieh TY, Adelson PD, Kurpad SN, Harrop JS, Hodge H, Mishra RC, Rajshekhar V Rezai AR, Santhla S, Sattur MG, Selden NR, Sharan A, Resnick DK, Bendok BR
    World Neurosurgery 2014 Dec 15 S 1878-8750 1377-1
  7. Giant solid hemangioblastoma of the cerebellopntine angle: a technically challenging cases
    Nair BR, Joseph V, Chacko G, Keshava SN
    Neurology India 2014 Mar-Apr 62 (2) 228-9.
  8. An unusually long survival of a patient with glioblastoma of spinal cord: a case report
    Varghese SS, Sebastian P, Joseph V, Chacko G, Backianathan S
    J Clin Diagn Res 2014, April 8 (4) QD 02-03
  9. Quality of life following surgery for large and giant vestiblar schwannomas a prospective study
    Turel MK, Thakar S, Rajshekhar V
    J Neurosurgery 2015 Feb1, 22 (2) 303-11
  10. Modification of Nurick scale and Japanese Orthopaedic association score for Indian population with cervical spondylotic myelopathy
    Revanappa KK, Moorthy RK, Jeyaseelan V, Rajshekhar V
    Neurology India 63:24- 29, 2015
  11. Clinicopathological correlates of primary central nervous system lymphoma: experience from a tertiary care center in south India
    Patel B, Chacko G, Nair S, Anandan J, Chacko AG, Rajshekhar V, Turel M
    Neurology India, 63:77- 82, 2015
  12. Cervical intramedullary schwannoma mimicking a glioma
    Gupta A, Nair BR, Chacko G, Mani S, Joseph V
    Asian J Neurosurg. 2015 Jan-Mar;10(1):42-4

NEUROLOGY UNIT

  1. Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis in a child with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection on antiretroviral therapy
    Karthik Muthusamy, Sangeetha Yoganathan, Maya Mary Thomas, Mathew Alexander, Valsan Philip Verghese
    Ann Indian Acad Neurol. 2015 Jan-Mar;18(1):96-8. doi: 10.4103/0972-2327.144299
  2. Neurological associations in auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder: Results from a tertiary hospital in south india
    Anjali Lepcha, Reni K Chandran, Mathew Alexander, Ann Mary Agustine, Thenmozhi K, Achamma Balraj
    Ann Indian Acad Neurol. 2015 Apr-Jun;18(2):171-80. doi: 10.4103/0972-2327.150578
  3. Immune Mediated Neuropathies. Text Book on Peripheral Neuropathy
    Sivadasan A, Alexander M
    Elsevier Health Sciences, Reed Elsevier India Pvt. Ltd 2015 (In Press)
  4. Genetic characterization of Spinocerebellar ataxia 1 in a South Indian cohort
    Kumaran D, Balagopal K, Tharmaraj R, Aaron S, George K, Muliyil J, Sivadasan A, Danda S, Alexander M, Hasan G
    BMC Med Genet. 2014 Oct 25;15(1):114
  5. Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis presentation in severe scrub typhus infection: a rare entify
    Jena SS, Mathew A, Sanjith A, Ajith S, Nair BR, Prakash J
    Neurology India 2014 Mar-June 62 (3) 308-10
  6. Siblings with fucosidosis
    Muthusamy K, Thomas MM, George RE, Alexander M, Mani S, Benjamin RN
    J Pediatr Neurosci. 2014 May;9(2):156-8. doi: 10.4103/1817-1745.139331
  7. Derangements in bone mineral parameters and bone mineral density in south Indian subjects on antiepileptic medications
    Koshy G, Varghese RT, Naik D, Asha HS, Thomas N, Seshadri MS, Alexander M, Thomas M, Aaron S, Paul TV
    Ann Indian Acad Neurol. 2014 Jul;17(3):272-6. doi: 10.4103/0972-2327.138489
  8. Hypomyelination, Hypodontia, Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism (4H) Syndrome With Vertebral Anomalies: A Novel Association
    Muthusamy K, Sudhakar SV, Yoganathan S, Thomas MM, Alexander M
    J Child Neurol. 2014 Sep 11. pii: 0883073814541470. [Epub ahead of print PMID:25213661
  9. Syndrome of Insulin Resistance with Acanthosis Nigricans, Acral Hypertrophy and Muscle Cramps in an Adolescent – A Rare Diagnosis Revisited
    Urmi Ghosh, Maya Thomas, Sarah Mathai
    Indian J Pediatr. Published online 10 June 2014
  10. An unusual case of inflammatory necrotizing myopathy and neuropathy with pipestem capillaries
    Patil AK, Prabhakar AT, Sivadasan A, Alexander M, Chacko G
    Neurol India. 2015 Jan-Feb;63(1):72-6
  11. Clinical, imaging and histopathological features of isolated CNS lymphomatoid granulomatosi
    Anil Kumar Patil, Mathew Alexander, Bijesh Nair, Geeta Chacko, Sunithi Mani, Sniya Sudhakar
    Indian J Radiol Imaging 2015;25:56-9
  12. Cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis: Possibility of founder mutation in CYP27A1 gene (c.526delG) in Eastern Indian and Surinamese population
    Atanu Kumar Dutta, Sumita Danda, Karthik Muthusamy, MathewAlexander, Sniya Valsa Sudhakar, Samuel Hansdak, Rini Bandyopadhyay, G.B. Bakhya Shree, L.Rekha
    Molecular Genetics and Metabolism Reports 3 (2015) 33–35
  13. Acute encephalitis syndrome: invited review
    Yoganathan S
    Indian Journal of Practical Paediatrics. March 2015
  14. Acute encephalitis beyond infection: Invited review
    Yoganathan S, Jacob E
    Ind J Crit Care medicine. 2015 (manuscript accepted)
  15. Epilepsy, Cognition and Behavior
    Gulati S, Yoganathan S,Chakrabarty B
    Indian J Pediatr. 2014;81(10):1056-62
  16. Febrile seizures. In: Gupta P, Menon, Lodha R
    Yoganathan S
    Postgraduate text book of Pediatrics, 2014 (Under press)
  17. Candida tropicalis brain abscess in a neonate: An emerging nosocomial menace
    Yoganathan S, Chakrabarty B, Gulati S, Kumar A, Kumar A, Singh M, Xess I
    Ann Indian AcadNeurol 2014;17:448-50
  18. A case of progressive dystonia
    Chakrabarty B, Singh M, Yoganathan S, Kumar A, Gulati S
    J Paediatric Neurol. 2015

NEUROPHYSIOLOGY UNIT

  1. Impaired dendritic inhibition leads to epileptic activity in a computer model of Ca3
    Sanjay, Neymotin SA and Srinivasa Babu K
    Hippocampus. DOI: 10.1002/hipo.22440
  2. Improvement in intraoperative transcranial electrical motor-evoked potentials in tethered cord surgery: an analysis of 45 cases
    Ravindran Pratheesh, K Srinivasa Babu, Vedantam Rajshekhar
    Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2014 Apr;156(4):723-31
  3. Implanted myoneural interface for artificial hand control
    NR Prabhav, SR Devasahayam, Krothapalli Srinivasa Babu
    International Journal of Biomedical Engineering and Technology 01/2014; 14(1):13-33
  4. The utility of facial nerve amplitude and latency ratios in predicting postoperative facial nerve function after vestibular schwannoma surgery
    Turel MK, Babu KS, Singh G, Chacko AG
    Neurol India. 2014 Mar-Apr;62(2):178-82. doi: 10.4103/0028-3886.132373

NEUROCHEMISTRY UNIT

  1. In vivo study of the role of Tonicity-responsive Enhancer Binding Protein (TonEBP) and its modulation, on biochemical parameters in rats
    Aniket Kumar, Winston A B, Mahalakshmi C, Soosai Manickam Amirtham, Manoj G
    Tyagi: Biomedical Research 2014; 25 (3): 289-296.
  2. Rottlerin Mediated Modulation of Tonicity-Responsive Enhancer Binding Protein (TonEBP) In Wistar Rats
    Aniket Kumar, Margaret Shanthi F. X., Mahalakshmi C. Anand Ramasamy, Bina Isaac and Manoj G. Tyagi
    Biomedical & Pharmacology Journal 2014; 7(2), 665-673.

2013-2014

NEUROSURGERY UNIT I

  1. Interhemispheric neurenteric Cyst
    Turel MK, Chacko G, Chacko AG
    Neurol India. 2013 Sep-Oct;61(5):563-5
  2. An unusual case of reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome presenting with a large intraparenchymal haematoma.
    Ahmed M, Keshava SN, Mammen S, Chacko AG, Prabhu K
    Neurol India. 2013 Sep-Oct;61(5):535-7
  3. Non-functioning pituitary macro-incidentalomas benefit from early surgery before becoming symptomatic
    Messerer M, Dubourg J, Raverot G, Bervini D, Berhouma M, George I, Chacko AG, Perrin G, Levivier M, Daniel RT, Trouillas J, Jouanneau E
    Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2013 Dec;115(12):2514-20
  4. Radiation-induced opticochiasmatic glioblastoma multiforme following conventional radiotherapy for Cushing's disease
    Sarkar S, Rajaratnam S, Backianathan S, Chacko G, Chacko AG
    Br J Neurosurg. 2014 Aug;28(4):510-2

  5. Answer to the letter to the editor of J.M. Duart Clemente et al. concerning Multilevel oblique corpectomy for cervical spondylotic myelopathy preserves segmental motion.
    Chacko AG, Joseph M, Turel MK, Prabhu K, Daniel RT, Jacob KS.
    (2012)Eur Spine J. 2012;21(7):1360-1367.
  6. Clinical and radiological outcomes in 153 patients undergoing oblique corpectomy for cervical spondylotic myelopathy
    Chacko AG, Turel MK, Sarkar S, Prabhu K, Daniel RT
    Br J Neurosurg. 2014 Jan;28(1):49-55
  7. Molecular characteristics of meningiomas in a cohort of Indian Patients:loss of heterozygosity analysis of chromosomes 22, 17, 14 and 10
    Asirvatham JR, Pai R, Chacko G, Nehru AG, John J, Chacko AG, Muliyil J
    Neurol India. 2013 Mar-Apr;61(2):138-43
  8. Anaesthetic Management of an unrecognized Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation bleed in a 45 old baby
    Mariappan R, Prabhu K, Thampi SM, Nandhakumar A
    Indian J Anaesth. 2013 May;57(3):302-4
  9. Calcified cavernous malformation of the lower cranial nerves.
    Bijesh Ravindran Nair, Krishna Prabhu, Geeta Chacko, Ari George Chacko>br/> 2014;Volume 62 Issue 1 Page 104-105
  10. Schwannoma of supraorbital nerve presenting as a subfrontal tumor.
    Ari George Chacko, Manikandan S Natarajan, Krishna Prabhu, Geeta Chacko
    2014; Volume 62 Issue 1 page:96-98
  11. Sphenoid sinus tuberculosis: a rare cause of visual dysfunction in an adolescent girl
    Turel MK, Rajshekhar V
    Neurology India 61:179-180, 2013
  12. Primary spinal extra-osseous intradural mesenchymal chondrosarcoma in a young boy
    Turel MK, Rajshekhar V.
    Journal of Pediatric Neurosciences 8:111-112,2013

NEUROSURGERY UNIT II

  1. Filum terminale: Response.
    Rajshekhar V, Gaddam SS, Babu S, Chacko G
    Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics 11:435,2013
  2. Comment on Large Pontine tubercular abscess treated surgically
    Moorthy RK, Rajshekhar V
    British Journal of Neurosurgery 27:707, 2013
  3. Fluorescence in situ hybridization for 1p, 19q status in a cohort of glial neoplasms.
    Singh VY, Chacko G, Chacko AG, Rajshekhar V
    Neurology India 62: 32, 2014
  4. Low seroprevalence of systemic cysticercosis among patients with epilepsy in Kerala–South India
    Cherian A, Syam UK, Sreevidya D, Jayaraman T, Oommen A, Rajshekhar V, Radhakrishnan K, Thomas SV
    Journal of infection and public health 7:271-276, 2014
  5. Congenital perilymph fistula causing recurrent meningitis: lessons learnt from a single-institution case series
    Rupa V, Agarwal I, Rajshekhar V
    Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery 150: 285-291, 2014
  6. A rare case of bilateral superior cerebellar artery aneurysms.
    Gupta A, Nair BR, Joseph V
    Neurol India, 62(1):75-6,2014
  7. Bilateral pupillary dilatation with normal intracranial pressure.
    Nair S, Moorthy RK, Nair BR, Joseph M
    Indian J Crit Care Med. 18(3):184-5,2014

NEUROLOGY UNIT

  1. Laboratory Diagnosis of the Patient with Suspected Multiple Sclerosis
    Subhransu Sekhar Jena, Alexander Mathew
    Clinical Practice of Multiple Sclerosis. Kontentworx 2014; p:51-58
  2. Spectrum of Clinicoradiological findings in spinal cord infarction: Report of three cases and review of the literature.
    Sivadasan A, Alexander M, Patil AK, Mani S
    Ann Indian Acad Neurol. 2013 Apr;16(2):190-3
  3. Efficacy of terbutaline in familial limb girdle myasthenia: Case report and review of literature.
    Azad ZR, Sivadasan A, Alexander M, Patil AK
    Ann Indian Acad Neurol. 2013 Apr;16(2):208-10
  4. Oxidative Stress, NFB and the Ubiquitin Proteasomal Pathway in the Pathology of Calpainopathy
    Rajakumar D, Alexander M, Oommen A
    Neurochem Res. 2013 Jul 12. Epub ahead of print

NEUROPATHOLOGY UNIT

  1. Glomerulopathy in a patient with sarcocystis infestation
    Balakrishna JP, Chacko G, Manipadam MT, Ramya I
    Indian J Pathol Microbiol. 2013 Jul-Sep;56(3):285-7

NEUROPHYSIOLOGY UNIT

  1. Carotid Endarterectomies: Who are the Candidates at Risk?
    Srinivasa Babu Krothapalli
    Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology:official publication of the American Electroencephalographic Society. 12/2013;30(6):620
  2. Effects of oxytocin on carbachol-induced oscillations in ventral hippocampal slices of rat.
    Deepak Subramanian, Pralong Etienne, Daniel RT, Stoop R, Srinivasa Babu Krothapalli
    Epilepsia 06/2013;54:46
  3. A Novel Magnetic Stimulator Using parallel excited coils and capable of high frequency stimulation
    Wankhar S, Devasahayam S, Krothapalli Srinivasa Babu
    Journal of Medical Devices 01/2013
  4. Biologically Inspired closed-loop model of precision grip lifting task
    A Gupta, M Avinash, D Kandaswamy, M Kumar, S Devasahayam, K.S. Babu, VS Chakravarthy
    Advances in Cognitive Neurodynamics. 01/2013

2012-2013

NEUROSURGERY UNIT I

  1. Reduction in range of cervical motion on serial long-term follow-up in patients undergoing oblique corpectomy for cervical spondylotic myelopathy.
    Turel MK, Sarkar S, Prabhu K, Daniel RT, Jacob KS, Chacko AG.
    Eur Spine J. 2013 Mar 1
  2. Incidence, predictors and early post-operative course of diabetes insipidus in paediatric craniopharygioma: a comparison with adults.
    Pratheesh R, Swallow DM, Rajaratnam S, Jacob KS, Chacko G, Joseph M, Chacko AG.
    Childs Nerv Syst. 2013 Feb 6
  3. Awake craniotomy and electrophysiological mapping for eloquent area tumors.
    Chacko AG, Thomas SG, Babu KS, Daniel RT, Chacko G, Prabhu K, Cherian V, Korula G.
    Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2013 Mar;115(3):329-34
  4. The current role of transcranial surgery in the management of pituitary adenomas
    Pratheesh R, Rajarathnam S, Prabhu K, Mani SE, Chacko G, Chacko AG
    Pituitary. 2012

NEUROSURGERY UNIT II

  1. Acromegaly in Pregnancy
    Koshy TG, Rajaratnam S, Mathews JE, Rajshekhar V
    Indian J Endocrinol Metab. 2012 Nov;16(6):1029-31
  2. Prevalence of Neurocysticercosis among people with epilepsy in rural areas of Burkina Faso
    Millogo A, Nitiema P, Carabin H, Boncoeur-Martel MP, Rajshekhar V, Tarnagda z, Praet N, Dorny P, Cowan L, Ganaba R, Hounton S, Preux PM, Cisse R
    Epilepsia. 2012 Dec; 53(12):2194-202
  3. Does the type of T2-weighted hyperintensity influence surgical outcome in patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy? A review.
    Vedantam A, Rajshekhar V.
    Eur Spine J. 2013 Jan;22(1):96-106.
  4. An unusual cause for rings in the brain.
    John AM, Vasanthi N, Khurana A, Chacko G, Mohanraj P, Rajshekhar V, Thomas N
    Hong Kong Med J. 2012 Aug;18(4):346-7
  5. Cholesterol granuloma of the sphenoid sinus: an unusual sphenoid sinus lesion.
    Ahmed M, Joseph E, Mani S, Chacko G, Rajshekhar V
    Neurology India. 2012 May-Jun;60(3):332-333
  6. Endscopic management of trapped fourth ventricle using the posterior fossa route.(Editorial)
    Rajshekhar V
    Neurology India 60:269-270, 2012
  7. Temporal progression and spatial distribution of "normal" prevertebral soft tissue swelling following central corpectomy for cervical spondylotic myelopathy.
    Thomas SG, Joseph V, Rajshekhar V.
    Neurol India. 2012 Mar-Apr;60(2):217-23.
  8. Comparative study of two laminoplasty techniques: A missed opportunity.
    Rajshekhar V.
    Neurol India. 2012 Mar-Apr;60(2):198-9. No abstract available.
  9. Conservative antibiotic policy in patients undergoing non-trauma cranial surgery does not result in higher rates of postoperative meningitis: An audit of nine years of narrow-spectrum prophylaxis.
    Moorthy RK, Sarkar H, Rajshekhar V.
    Br. J Neurosurg. 2013 Mar 11.
  10. Recurrent intraventricular cysticercal cyst. J Neurosci Rural Pract.
    Rajshekhar V.
    2013 Jan 4(1):6 (Editorial)
  11. Effect of pre-treatment with a tyrosine kinase inhibitor (PP1) on brain oedema and neurological function in an automated cortical cryoinjury model in mice.
    Turel MK, Moorthy RK, Sam GA, Samuel P, Muthukumar M, Babu S, Rajshekhar V.
    Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 2013 Apr;20(4):593-6.
  12. Neurocristic cutaneous hamartoma of the scalp
    Turel MK, Chacko G, Raja A, Schiethaeur BW
    J Pediatr Neurosci 2012;7:181-4

NEUROLOGY UNIT

  1. Decompressive craniectomy in cerebral venous thrombosis: a single centre experience.
    Aaron S, Alexander M, Moorthy RK, Mani S, Mathew V, Patil AK, Sivadasan A, Nair S, Joseph M, Thomas M, Prabhu K, Joseph BV, Rajshekhar V, Chacko AG.
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2013.
  2. Recurrent craniospinal subarachnoid hemorrhage in cerebral amyloid angiopathy.
    Mathew Alexander, Anil Kumar Patil, Vivek Mathew, Ajith Sivadasan, Geetha Chacko, Sunithi E Mani.
    Ann Ind Acad Neurol 2013 Jan-March 2013. Vol 16 (1): 97-99.
  3. Radiological evolution and delayed resolution of an optic nerve tuberculoma: Challenges in diagnosis and treatment.
    Ajith Sivadasan, Mathew Alexander, Vivek Mathew, Sunithi Mani, Anil Kumar Patil.
    Ann Ind Acad Neurol 2013 Jan-March 2013. Vol 16 (1): 114-117.
  4. Utility of multi-channel surface electromyography in assessment of focal hand dystonia.
    Sivadasan A, Sanjay M, Alexander M, Devasahayam S, Babu S
    Muscle & Nerve (Accepted for publication in December 2012) DOI:10.1002/mus.23762
  5. Intensive Care Acquired Paresis: Spectrum of Neuromyopathies. The Association of Physicians of India Medicine Update 2013.
    Mathew Alexander.
    Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) limited. 2013(Vol 23):552-555.
  6. Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis with bilateral inferior collicular hyperintensity on magnetic resonance imaging brain.
    Thomas M, Ajith Sivadasan, Mathew Alexander, Anil Kumar B Patil
    Ann Indian Acad Neurol 2012;15:229-331
  7. Rapidly progressive SSPE masquerading as cerebral gliomatosis.
    Azad ZR, Patil AK, Sivadasan A, Mani S, Alexander M
    Neurol India. 2012 Nov-Dec;60(6):656-7. doi: 10.4103/0028-3886.105212. No abstract available
  8. Fulminant subacute sclerosing panencephalitis in an individual with a perinatally acquired human immunodeficiency virus infection.
    Sivadasan A, Alexander M, Patil AK, Balagopal K, Azad ZR
    Arch Neurol. 2012 Dec;69(12):1644-7. doi: 10.1001/archneurol.2012.486
  9. Mutation analysis of cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis in an Indian case.
    Shah K, Mathew V, Gallus GN, Dotti MT, Federico A, Danda S
    Neurol India. 2012 Nov-Dec;60(6):643-4. doi: 10.4103/0028-3886.105202
  10. An initial experience with therapeutic drug monitoring of levetiracetam as reported from a pediatric clinical setting in India.
    Mathew BS, Fleming DH, Thomas M, Prabha R, Saravanakumar K
    Neurol India. 2012 Mar-Apr;60(2):146-9
  11. Cri du chat syndrome: A series of five cases.
    Dangare HM, Oommen SP, Sheth AN, Koshy B, Roshan R, Thomas MM, Danda S, Srivastava VM
    Indian J Pathol Microbiol. 2012 Oct;55(4):501-5

NEUROPATHOLOGY UNIT

  1. Langerhans cell histiocytosis of the clivus: an unusual cause of a destructive central skull base mass in a child
    Ahmed M, Sureka J, Koshy CG, Chacko Br, Chacko G
    Neurol India. 2012 May-Jun;60(3):346-8
  2. Status of O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase [MGMT] gene promoter methylation among patients with glioblastomas from India.
    Nehru GA, Pai R, Samuel P, Chacko AG, Chacko G
    Neurol India. 2012 Sep-Oct:60(5):481-6

NEUROPHYSIOLOGY UNIT

  1. Oxidative stress associated hypertension in surgically induced brain injury patients: effects of beta blocker and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor
    Velayutham PK, Adhikary SD, Babu SK, Rajshekhar V, Korula G, Ramachandran A
    Journal of Surgical Research 2012

NEUROCHEMISTRY UNIT

  1. The effect of acute severe monocrotophos poisoning on inhibition, expression and activity of acetylcholinesterase in different rat brain regions.
    Kazi AI, Oommen A
    Neurotoxicology. 2012:33(5):1284-90
  2. Complexities in using sentinel pigs to study Taenia solium transmission dynamics under field conditions
    Devleesschauwer B, Aryal A, Tharmalingam J, Joshi DD, Rijal S, Speybroeck N, Gabriel S, Victor B, Dorny P
    Vet Parasitol. 2013 Mar 31;193(1-3):172-8
  3. Prevalence of porcine cysticercosis in Vellore, South India.
    Mohan VR, Tharmalingam J, Muliyil J, Oommen A, Dorny P, Vercruysse J, Vedantam R.
    Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 2013;107(1):62-4.

2011-2012

NEUROSURGERY UNIT I

  1. Endovascular management of carotid-cavernous fistula in Ehlers-Danlos syndrome Type IV.
    Mammen S, Keshava SN, Danda S, Raju R, Chacko AG.
    Neurol India. 2012 Jan-Feb;60(1):119-21. No abstract available.
  2. Multilevel oblique corpectomy for cervical spondylotic myelopathy preserves segmental motion.
    Chacko AG, Joseph M, Turel MK, Prabhu K, Daniel RT, Jacob KS.
    Eur Spine J. 2012 Jan 11.
  3. Thyroid stimulating hormone microadenoma as a rare cause of thyrotoxicosis amenable to surgical cure.
    Turel MK, Asha HS, Rajaratnam S, Chacko G, Chacko AG.
    J Clin Neurosci. 2012 Jun;19(6):887-8. Epub 2011 Dec 5.
  4. Transient cortical blindness following a Hangman's fracture: a case report and review of literature.
    Korula PJ, Thomas SG, Sen N, Chacko AG.
    Br J Neurosurg. 2012 Apr;26(2):272-4. Epub 2011 Oct 25. Review.
  5. Intralesional mesenchymal stromal cell transplant in a rodent model of cortical cryoinjury.
    Moorthy RK, Sam GA, Kumar SV, Chacko G, Mathews V, Chacko AG, Srivastava A, Rajshekhar V.
    Neurol India. 2011 Jul-Aug;59(4):573-8.
  6. Endoscopic transsphenoidal excision of a GH-PRL-secreting pituitary macroadenoma in a patient with McCune-Albright syndrome.
    Natarajan MS, Prabhu K, Chacko G, Rajaratnam S, Chacko AG.
    Br J Neurosurg. 2012 Feb;26(1):104-6. Epub 2011 Jul 18.
  7. Delayed resolution of extensive T2-weighted intramedullary signal changes after oblique corpectomy for cervical spondylotic myelopathy.
    Turel MK, Chacko AG.
    Br J Neurosurg. 2011 Dec;25(6):772-4. Epub 2011 Jun 27.

NEUROSURGERY UNIT II

  1. Rate of recurrence following stereotactic aspiration of colloid cysts of the third ventricle.
    Rajshekhar V.
    Stereotact Funct Neurosurg. 2012;90(1):37-44. Epub 2012 Jan 6.
  2. Endoscopic third ventriculostomy for hydrocephalus: a review of indications, outcomes, and complications.
    Moorthy RK, Rajshekhar V.
    Neurol India. 2011 Nov-Dec;59(6):848-54. Review.
  3. Primary telangiectatic osteosarcoma of the cervical spine.
    Turel MK, Joseph V, Singh V, Moses V, Rajshekhar V.
    J Neurosurg Spine. 2012 Apr;16(4):373-8. Epub 2012 Jan 6.
  4. Gross and microscopic study of the filum terminale: does the filum contain functional neural elements?
    Gaddam SS, Santhi V, Babu S, Chacko G, Baddukonda RA, Rajshekhar V.
    J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2012 Jan;9(1):86-92.
  5. Evaluation of pain as a preference-based health status measure in patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy undergoing central corpectomy.
    Thakar S, Rajshekhar V.
    Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2012 Feb;154(2):335-40. Epub 2011 Nov 23.
  6. Association of magnetic resonance imaging signal changes and outcome prediction after surgery for cervical spondylotic myelopathy.
    Vedantam A, Jonathan A, Rajshekhar V.
    J Neurosurg Spine. 2011 Dec;15(6):660-6. Epub 2011 Sep 16.
  7. Intracranial tuberculoma associated with subdural hematoma.
    Samson SK, Poonoose SI, Rajshekhar V.
    J Neurosci Rural Pract. 2011 Jul;2(2):202-3. No abstract available.
  8. Economic implications of three strategies for the control of taeniasis
    Alexander A, John KR, Jayaraman T, Oommen A, Venkata Raghava M, Dorny P, Rajshekhar V.
    Trop Med Int Health. 2011 Jul 26
  9. Supratentorial extra-axial anaplastic ependymoma mimicking a meningioma.
    Singh V, Turel MK, Chacko G, Joseph V, Rajshekhar V.
    Neurol India. 2012 Jan-Feb;60(1):111-3. No abstract available.
  10. Multidrug-resistant tuberculous subdural empyema with secondary methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection: An unusual presentation of cranial tuberculosis in an infant.
    Turel MK, Moorthy RK, Rajshekhar V.
    Neurol India. 2012 Mar-Apr;60(2):231-4.

NEUROLOGY UNIT

  1. Utility of neurophysiological criteria in Guillain Barre syndrome: subtype spectrum from a tertiary referral hospital in India.
    Alexander M, Prabhakar AT, Aaron S, Thomas M, Mathew V, Patil AK.
    Neurol India. 2011 Sep-Oct;59(5):722-6
  2. Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis: Treatment guidelines.
    Alexander M, Murthy JM.
    Ann Indian Acad Neurol. 2011 Jul;14(Suppl 1):S60-4. No abstract available.
  3. Comparison of a conventional polymerase chain reaction with real-time polymerase chain reaction for the detection of neurotropic viruses in cerebrospinal fluid samples.
    Ramamurthy M, Alexander M, Aaron S, Kannangai R, Ravi V, Sridharan G, Abraham AM.
    Indian J Med Microbiol. 2011 Apr-Jun;29(2):102-9.
  4. Thrombolysis for retinal artery occlusion
    Arthur A, Aaron S
    Ophthalmology 2011 Mar; 118(3):604; 604-5
  5. Acute embolic occlusion of the accessory middle cerebral artery mimicking an internal carotid artery terminus aneurysm
    Menon BK, Aaron S, Bal S, Hill MD, Demchuk AM, Goyal M
    Neurol India 2011;59:908-9
  6. Outcomes of disconnective surgery in intractable pediatric hemispheric and subhemispheric epilepsy.
    Thomas SG, Chacko AG, Thomas MM, Babu KS, Russell PS, Daniel RT.
    Int J Pediatr. 2012; 2012:527891. Epub 2012 Feb 9.
  7. Methyl bromide poisoning presenting as acute ataxia.
    Balagopal K, Muthusamy K, Alexander M, Mani S
    Neurol India. 2011 Sep-Oct;59(5):768-9. No abstract available.
  8. Immunohistochemical differentiation of inflammatory myopathies.
    Panicker JB, Chacko G, Patil AK, Alexander M, Muliyil J.
    Neurol India. 2011 Jul-Aug;59(4):513-20.
  9. Degradation of myofibrillar proteins and inadequate antioxidants in selective muscle wasting of limb girdle muscular dystrophy
    Dhanarajan R, Patil AB, Alexander M, Chacko G, Oommen A
    International Journal of Case Reports and Images 2011;2(6):6-11
  10. Cushing's syndrome in a case of thymic carcinoma.
    Asha HS, Sudeep K, Alexander M, Korula A, Gnanamuthu BR, Thomas N.
    Indian J Endocrinol Metab. 2011 Oct;15(4):346-8.
  11. Tuberculosis of and around the ankle.
    Samuel S, Boopalan PR, Alexander M, Ismavel R, Varghese VD, Mathai T.
    J Foot Ankle Surg. 2011 Jul-Aug;50(4):466-72. Epub 2011 May 25.

NEUROPHYSIOLOGY UNIT

  1. The effects of anaesthetic agents on cortical mapping during neurosurgical procedures involving eloquent areas of the brain
    Adhikary SD, Thiruvenkatarajan V, Babu KS, Tharyan P
    Cochrane Database of Systemic Reviews 2011, Issue 11.Art No:CD006679

NEUROPATHOLOGY UNIT

  1. Spectrum of pediatric brain tumors in India: a multi-institutional study
    Jain A, Sharma MC, Suri V, Kale SS, Mahapatra AK, Tatke M, Chacko G, Pathak A, Santhosh V, Nair P, Hussain N, Sarkar C
    Neurol India. 2011 Mar-Apr;59(2):208-11
  2. Tectonic corneal graft for conjunctival rhinosporidiosis with scleral melt.
    Jacob P, Rose JS, Hoshing A, Chacko G.
    Indian J Ophthalmol. 2011 May-Jun;59(3):251-3.
  3. Matrix metalloproteinases.
    Chacko G.
    Neurol India. 2011 Mar-Apr;59(2):224-5. No abstract available.
    Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2011 Mar;105(3):153-9. Epub 2011 Jan 8.
  4. Carcinoma of gall bladder presenting as dermatomyositis.
    Narasimhaiah DA, Premkumar JA, Moses V, Chacko G
    Ann Indian Acad Neurol. 2011 Jan;14(1):44-6.
  5. MRI findings in cranial eumycetoma.
    Ahmed M, Sureka J, Chacko G, Eapen A.
    Indian J Radiol Imaging. 2011 Oct;21(4):261-3.
  6. Unusual gyriform tumor of the posterior fossa in a child.
    Irodi A, Joseph E, Leena RV, Chacko A, Chacko G
    Acta Neurol Belg. 2011 Dec;111(4):377. No abstract available.

NEUROCHEMISTRYUNIT

  1. Curcumin to treat the neuromuscular disorder dysferlinopathy.
    R Dhanarajan, M Alexander, A Oommen
    J Neurochemistry. 2011, 118(Suppl.I)152

2010-2011

NEUROSURGERY UNIT I

  1. Pediatric tumors of the central nervous system: a retrospective study of 1,043 cases from a tertiary care center in South India.
    Asirvatham JR, Deepti AN, Chyne R, Prasad MS, Chacko AG, Rajshekhar V, Chacko G.
    Childs Nerv Syst. 2011 Aug;27(8):1257-63. Epub 2011 Feb 23.
  2. Posttraumatic subgaleal and orbital hematoma due to factor XIII deficiency.
    Natarajan MS, Prabhu K, Braganza A, Chacko AG.
    J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2011 Feb;7(2):213-7.
  3. Acute submandibular sialadenitis as a cause of unilateral neck swelling after posterior fossa surgery in sitting position.
    Prabhu K; Ramamani, Nair S, Chacko AG.
    Neurol India. 2010 Nov-Dec;58(6):963-4. No abstract available.
  4. Endoscopic transsphenoidal approach to petrous apex cholesterol granulomas.
    Prabhu K, Kurien M, Chacko AG.
    Br J Neurosurg. 2010 Dec;24(6):688-91. Epub 2010 Sep 28.
  5. Middle fossa extradural repair of sphenoidal encephaloceles.
    Prabhu K, Kumbhar KR, Chacko AG.
    Br J Neurosurg. 2011 Feb;25(1):124-6. Epub 2010 Sep 28.
  6. The value of intraoperative ultrasound in oblique corpectomy for cervical spondylotic myelopathy and ossified posterior longitudinal ligament.
    Moses V, Daniel RT, Chacko AG.
    Br J Neurosurg. 2010 Oct;24(5):518-25.

NEUROSURGERY UNIT II

  1. A retroclival cystic craniopharyngioma.
    Bichpuria S, Joseph E, Mani S, Rajshekhar V, Bugalia V, Gibikote S.
    Acta Neurol Belg. 2010 Dec;110(4):356-7. No abstract available.
  2. Skull base hydatid cyst with intracranial extension presenting as vocal cord palsy: a case report.
    Sureka J, Sarawagi R, Eapen A, Keshava SN, Rajshekhar V
    British Journal of Radiology 83:e67-e69,2010
  3. A diagnostic and therapeutic scheme for a solitary cysticercus granuloma.
    Singh G, Rajshekhar V, Murthy JM, Prabhakar S, Modi M, Khandelwal N, Garcia HH.
    Neurology. 2010 Dec 14;75(24):2236-45.
  4. Surgery for Neurocysticercosis. A review.
    Rajshekhar V
    International Journal of Surgery, 8(2):100-4,2010
  5. Status of stereotactic biopsy in children with brain stem masses: insights from a series of 106 patients.
    Rajshekhar V, Moorthy RK.
    Stereotact Funct Neurosurg. 2010;88(6):360-6. Epub 2010 Sep 22.
  6. Long-term clinical evaluation of asymptomatic subjects positive for circulating Taenia solium antigens.
    Alexander AM, Prabhakaran V, Rajshekhar V, Muliyil J, Dorny P.
    Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2010 Dec;104(12):809-10.
  7. Jacob Chandy: pioneering neurosurgeon of India.
    Abraham J, Mathai KV, Rajshekhar V, Narayan RK.
    Neurosurgery. 2010 Sep;67(3):567-75; discussion 575-6.
  8. Detecting spatial clusters of Taenia solium infections in a rural block in South India.
    Raghava MV, Prabhakaran V, Jayaraman T, Muliyil J, Oommen A, Dorny P, Vercruysse J, Rajshekhar V.
    Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2010 Sep;104(9):601-12. Epub 2010 Jul 17.
  9. Extradural developmental dural root sleeve cyst presenting as a lumbar paraspinal mass with renal compression in an infant.
    Srinivas B, Joseph V, Chacko G, Rajshekhar V.
    J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2010 Jun;5(6):586-90.
  10. Factors predicting the feasibility of monitoring lower-limb muscle motor evoked potentials in patients undergoing excision of spinal cord tumors.
    Rajshekhar V, Velayutham P, Joseph M, Babu KS.
    J Neurosurg Spine. 2011 Jun;14(6):748-53. Epub 2011 Mar 25.
  11. Comparison of Nurick grading system and modified Japanese Orthopaedic Association scoring system in evaluation of patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy.
    Revanappa KK, Rajshekhar V.
    Eur Spine J. 2011 Sep;20(9):1545-51. Epub 2011 Mar 20.
  12. Changes in the range of motion of the cervical spine and adjacent segments at ≥24 months after uninstrumented corpectomy for cervical spondylotic myelopathy.
    Vedantam A, Revanappa KK, Rajshekhar V.
    Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2011 May;153(5):995-1001. Epub 2011 Mar 6.
  13. A computed tomography-based localizer to determine the entry site of the ventricular end of a parietal ventriculoperitoneal shunt.
    Sarkar H, Thakar S, Kumar SS, Moorthy RK, Rajshekhar V
    Neurosurgery 68: ons suppl ons 162 ons 167,2011
  14. Relative seroprevalence of cysticercus antigens and antibodies to Taenia ova in the population sample in South India suggests immunity against Neurocysticercosis.
    Jayaraman T, Prabhakaran V, Babu P, Raghava MV, Rajshekhar V, Dorny P, Muliyil, Oommen A
    Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 105(3):153-9,2011
  15. Evaluation of pain following supratentorial craniotomy.
    Nair S, Rajshekhar V.
    Br J Neurosurg. 2011 Feb;25(1):100-3. Epub 2010 Dec 15.
  16. Craniovertebral junction anomalies associated with metabolic and genetic disorders. In: The craniovertebral junction
    Moorthy RK, Rajshekhar V
    Eds. Goel A, Cacciola F, Stuttgart Thieme, pp500-506, 2011
  17. Neurocysticercosis. In: Essential Practice of Neurosurgery.
    Rajshekhar V
    Eds. Kalangu KKN, Kato Y, Dechambenoit G. Nagoya, Access Publishing Co. Ltd. pp 1379, 2010
  18. Neurocysticercosis. In: Diagnosis and Management of neurological disorders.
    Rajshekhar. V
    Eds. Misra UK, Kalita J. New Delhi, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. pp 227-244,2011
  19. A Chapter on Spinal Cord Injury and Pathophysiology: Cord syndromes.
    Joseph V, Y Raja Rampersaud
    Cervical Spine Trauma, 257-268,2010
  20. A Chapter on Chiari malformations and syringomyelia
    Joseph V
    Michael G Fehlings. The craniovertebral junction: Diagnosis, Pathology, Surgical Techniques, 246-249, 2010
  21. Extradural developmental dural root sleeve cyst presenting as a lumbar paraspinal mass with renal compression in an infant.
    Srinivas B, Joseph V, Chacko G, Rajshekhar V
    J Neurosurg Pediatr. 5(6):586-90, 2010

NEUROLOGY UNIT

  1. Intra-arterial thrombolysis in acute ischemic stroke
    Aaron S
    Neurol India. 2010 May-Jun ;58(3):504-5
  2. Treatment of acute ischemic stroke: awareness among general practitioners
    Aaron S, Alexander M, Maya T, Mathew V, Goyal M
    Neurol India. 2010 May-Jun ;58(3):441-2
  3. Underlying prothrombotic states in pregnancy associated cerebral venous thrombosis
    S Aaron, M Alexander, T Maya, V Mathew, M Goel, SC Nair, J Mammen, M Vikram
    Neurology India 2010, Volume 58, Issue 4
  4. MELAS: Recurrent reversible hemianopia
    Aaron S, Anupriya A, Sunithi M, Mathew V, Maya T, Goyal MK, Alexander M
    Neurol India 2010;58:791-3
  5. Tuberculous optochiasmatic arachnoiditis
    Aaron S, Mathew V, Anupriya A, Sunithi M, Maya T, Goel M, Alexander M
    Neurol India 2010;58:732-5
  6. Cognitive changes following surgery in intractable hemispheric and sub-hemispheric pediatric epilepsy
    Thomas SG, Daniel RT, Chacko AG, Thomas M, Russell PS
    Childs Nerv Syst. 2010 Aug;26(8):1067-73
  7. Neurotropic keratitis and congenital insensitivity to pain with anhidrosis – a case report with 10 – year follow up
    D John, Thomas M, Jacob P
    Cornea 2010 Sep 15
  8. MELAS: recurrent reversible hemianopia.
    Aaron S, Anupriya A, Sunithi M, Mathew V, Maya T, Goyal MK, Alexander M.
    Neurol India. 2010 Sep-Oct;58(5):791-3. No abstract available.
  9. Tuberculous optochiasmatic arachnoiditis.
    Anupriya A, Sunithi M, Maya T, Goel M, Alexander M, Aaron S, Mathew V.
    Neurol India. 2010 Sep-Oct;58(5):732-5.
  10. Underlying prothrombotic states in pregnancy associated cerebral venous thrombosis.
    Aaron S, Alexander M, Maya T, Mathew V, Goel M, Nair SC, Mammen J, Vikram M.
    Neurol India. 2010 Jul-Aug;58(4):555-9.
  11. Treatment of acute ischemic stroke: awareness among general practitioners.
    Aaron S, Alexander M, Maya T, Mathew V, Goyal M.
    Neurol India. 2010 May-Jun;58(3):441-2.

NEUROPHYSIOLOGY UNIT

  1. Quantifying the effect of isoflurane and nitrous oxide on somatosensory-evoked potentials.
    Devadoss U, Babu S, Cherian V
    Indian J Anaesth. 2010 Jan;54(1):40-4

NEUROCHEMISTRY UNIT

  1. Monocrotophos induced oxidative damage associates with severe acetylcholinesterase inhibition in rat brain.
    Kazi AI, Oommen A.
    Neurotoxicology. 2012 Mar;33(2):156-61. Epub 2012 Jan 23.
  2. Clinical profile and outcome of patients hospitalized with dimethyl and diethyl organophosphate poisoning.
    Peter JV, Jerobin J, Nair A, Bennett A, Samuel P, Chrispal A, Abraham OC, Mathews KP, Fleming JJ, Oommen A.
    Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2010 Nov;48(9):916-23.
  3. Monocrotophos toxicity and bioenergetics of muscle weakness in the rat.
    Raghupathy V, Poornima S, Sivaguru J, Ramachandran A, Zachariah A, Oommen A.
    Toxicology. 2010 Nov 9;277(1-3):6-10. Epub 2010 Aug 20.

NEUROPATHOLOGY UNIT

  1. Unusual fourth ventricular mass.
    Joseph E, Irodi A, Sureka J, Padmapriya G, Chacko G
    Acta Neurol Belg. 2010 Sep;110(3):289
  2. Parasitic diseases of the central nervous system.
    Chacko G.
    Semin Diagn Pathol. 2010 Aug;27(3):167-85. Review.