PUBLICATIONS FROM 2016-2020     

2019-20

NEUROSURGERY UNIT I

1. Dynamic imaging of the craniovertebral junction is mandatory in patients with posterior circulation strokes
   Vupputuri H, Gandham EJ, Mani SA, Raju KP, Aaron S, Chacko AG
   Eur Spine J. 2020 Feb 19
2. Phosphoproteomic analysis reveals Akt isoform-specific regulation of cytoskeleton proteins in human temporal lobe epilepsy with hippocampal sclerosis
   Valmiki RR, Venkatesalu S, Chacko AG, Prabhu K, Thomas MM, Mathew V, Yoganathan S, Muthusamy K, Chacko G, Vanjare HA, Krothapalli SB
   Neurochem Int. 2020 Mar
3. A rare case of a giant tentorialbicompartmental cystic schwannoma unrelated to the cranial nerves
   Abraham AP, Sarkar S, Mannam P, Chacko G, Chacko AG.
   Neurol India. 2019 May-Jun;67(3):932-933
4. Antiprogesterone therapy in recurrent meningiomas: A disappointing end to four decades of research?
   Chacko SR, Chacko AG.
   Neurol India. 2019 May-Jun;67(3):706-707.
5. A Prospective Randomized Trial Comparing Topical Intranasal Lidocaine and Levobupivacaine in Patients Undergoing Endoscopic BinostrilTransnasalTranssphenoidal Resection of Pituitary Tumors.
   Konay AS, Williams A, Chacko AG, Singh G.
   J NeurosurgAnesthesiol.2019 Jun 27.
6. Imaging Spectrum of Cavernous Sinus Lesions with Histopathologic Correlation.
   Mahalingam HV, Mani SE, Patel B, Prabhu K, Alexander M, Fatterpekar GM, Chacko G.
   Radiographics. 2019 May-Jun;39(3):795-819.
7. Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells (BM-MSC's) Augments Regeneration of Intervertebral Disc in a Reproducible and Validated Mouse Intervertebral Disc Degeneration Model
   Baldia M, Mani S, Kumar S, Walter N, Srivastava A, Prabhu K
   Neurology India. 2020

NEUROSURGERY UNIT II

1. Delayed Hyponatremia Following Surgery for Pituitary Adenomas: An Under-recognized Complication
   Rajaratnam S, Jeyaseelan L, Rajshekhar V
   Neurol India. 2020 Mar 19
2. Minimizing CSF leak and wound complications in tethered cord surgery with prone positioning: outcomes in 350 patients
   Baldia M, Rajshekhar V
   World Neurosurg. 2020 Feb 20
3. Perioperative hypertension associated neurohumoural stress response in craniotomy patients: Effects of beta blocker and angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor
   Parthiban V, Adhikary SD, Job V, Babu KS, Rajshekhar V, Chacko AG, Mets B
   Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery 2020; 19: 100539
4. Long tunnel external ventricular drain: an adjunct in the management of patients with infection associated hydrocephalus
   George T, Moorthy RK, Rajshekhar V
   Br J Neurosurg. 2019 Dec;33(6):659-663
5. Anterior Surgical Techniques for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: WFNS Spine Committee Recommendations
   Deora H, Kim SH, Behari S, Rudrappa S, Rajshekhar V, Zileli M, Parthiban JKBC
   Neurospine. 2019 Sep;16(3):408-420
6. Reliability of Imaging-Based Diagnosis of Lateral Ventricular Masses in Children
   Pandey SK, Mani SE, Sudhakar SV, Panwar J, Joseph BV, Rajshekhar V
   World Neurosurg. 2019; S1878-8750(19)30072-5
7. Postoperative intraventricular blood: a new modifiable risk factor for early postoperative symptomatic hydrocephalus in children with posterior fossa tumors
   Abraham AP, Moorthy RK, Jeyaseelan L, Rajshekhar V
   Childs Nerv Syst. 2019 Jul;35(7):1137-1146
8. Changing trends of presentation of central nervous system tuberculosis: Relative prevalence of cranial and spinal tuberculosis and drug resistance patterns
   Muralidharan V, Nair BR, Rajshekhar V
   Neurol India. 2019 May-Jun;67(3):792-796
9. Minimizing CSF Leak and Wound Complications in Tethered Cord Surgery with Prone Positioning: Outcomes in 350 Patients
   Baldia M, Rajshekhar V.
   World Neurosurgery.February 2020

NEUROSURGERY UNIT III

1. Primary intracranial Ewing like sarcoma of lateral ventricle-a case report and review of evolution of Ewing like sarcoma nomenclature
   Vetrivel Muralidharan, Bimal Patel, Joseph BV
   Neurology India 2020 (Provisionally accepted)
2. Accuracy of the freehand (fennell) technique using a uniform entry point and sagittal trajectory for insertion of thoracic pedicle screws: A computed tomography-based virtual stimulation study
   Swaminathan G, Muralidharan V, Devakumar D, Joseph BV
   Neurol India. 2020 Mar-Apr;68(2):468-471

NEUROLOGY UNIT

1. Patterns of Disease and Predictors of Severity in Rasmussen’s Encephalitis-a Retrospective Series of Thirty-Nine Cases (4179)
   Benjamin, Rohit, Sangeetha Yoganathan, Karthik Muthusamy, Vivek Mathew, Ari Chacko, Geeta Chacko, Krishna Prabhu, Maya Thomas
   AAN Enterprises, 2020. (Conference Abstract)
2. Successful Management of a Life-Threatening Endotracheal Bleed with Angiographic Stenting
   Joseph, Manju Mary, Rohit Benjamin, Aswin Padmanabhan, Deepti Bal, and Shalini Nair
   Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine: Peer-Reviewed, Official Publication of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine 24, no. 3 (2020): 210.
3. Clinical Spectrum and Outcome of Neurosarcoidosis: A Retrospective Cohort Study from a Teaching Hospital in India
   Mani, Arun Mathai, AT Prabhakar, Pavithra Mannam, Rohit Ninan Benjamin, Atif Iqbal Ahmed Shaikh, Donna Mathew, Pankaj Singh
   Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology 23, no. 4 (2020): 528
4. Network Localization of Central Hypoventilation Syndrome in Lateral Medullary Infarction
   Prabhakar, Appaswamy, Ajith Sivadasan, Atif Shaikh, Sanjith Aaron, Rohit Benjamin, Arun Mathai Mani, and Vivek Mathew
   Journal of Neuroimaging 30, no. 6 (2020): 875–81
5. Parakinesia Brachialis Oscitans due to Brain Stem Infarct
   Sanjith Aaron, Amal Al Hashmi
   Dubai Med J: DOI: 10.1159/000500497
6. Ayurvedic Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Prospective Observational Study
   Harini, J Aarthi, AvineetLuthra, ShreyMadeka, Prasan Shankar, PitchaiahMandava, RavishankarPervaje, Sanjith Aaron, and Archana Purushotham
   Global Advances in Health and Medicine, (January 2019)
7. Tolosa–Hunt syndrome: Long-term outcome and role of steroid-sparing agents
   Arthur A, Sivadasan A, Mannam P, Prabakhar A T, Aaron S, Mathew V, Karthik M, Benjamin RN, Iqbalahmed SA, Rynjah GL, Alexander M
   Ann Indian AcadNeurol 2020;23:201-5
8. Acute ischemic stroke: importance of clinical radiological mismatch. A Clinician's Approach to Neurological Disorders
   Sanjith Aaron
   Springer. First Edition Ashok Panagariya Ed. Pages 306-9
9. A prospective study on patients with transient ischemic attack and minor ischemic stroke presenting to a tertiary care emergency department
   Jacob JM, Lohanathan A, Aaron S
   Curr Med Issues 2020;18:130-5
10. Comorbidities and long-term outcomes in a cohort with myasthenic crisis: experiences from a tertiary care center
    Ajith Sivadasan, Mathew Alexander, Sanjith Aaron, Vivek Mathew, Shalini Nair, Karthik Muthusamy, Prabhakar AT, Rohit N Benjamin, Atif Shaikh, Gideon L Rynjah
    Ann Indian Acad Neurol Oct-Dec 2019;22(4):464-471
11. Drug-induced oculogyric crisis–A rare presentation to the emergency department
    D Hazra, AT Prabhakar, KPP Abhilash
    Current Medical Issues 18 (2), 136
12. Neural Correlates of Urinary Retention in Lateral Medullary Infarction
    AT Prabhakar, ASI Ahmed, AV Nair, V Mathew, S Aaron, A Sivadasan
    International neurourology journal 23 (3), 205
13. Thalamic hypophonia and the neural control of phonation
    Prabhakar AT, Atif Shaikh I A, Vijayaraghavan A, Rynjah G
    Neurol India 2018;66:1815-7
14. Systemic associations and clinical profile of patients with Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension in a Tertiary care center in Southern India
    Atif I.A. Shaikh, Rynjah Gideon, A.T.Prabhakar, Ajith Sivadasan, Vivek Mathew, Mathew Alexander
    Accepted for publication in IJMS SSRG

PAEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY UNIT

1. Age-Dependent Reduction in Severity and Discrete Topographical Patterns in Rasmussen Encephalitis: A Link to Cortical Maturation?
   Benjamin, Rohit Ninan, Maya Thomas, Karthik Muthusamy, Sangeetha Yoganathan, Vivek Mathew, Ari George Chacko, Krishna Prabhu, and Geeta Chacko
   Pediatric Neurology 112 (November 2020): 25–33
2. A Treatable Cause of Intellectual Disability and Autism in a Young Child
   Yoganathan S, Sharma S, Varman M, Malhotra M, Chandran M, Arunachal G, Thomas M
   Indian J Pediatr. 2020 Mar 24
3. GuanidinoacetateMethyltransferase (GAMT) deficiency, a cerebral creatine deficiency syndrome: A rare treatable metabolic syndrome
   Yoganathan S, Arunachal G, Kratz L, Varman M, Sudhakar SV, Oommen SP, Jain S, Thomas M, Babuji M
   Ann Indian Acad Neurol. Jan 2020
4. An unusual cause of chronic headache in an adolescent boy: A case report
   Yoganathan S, Mariappan R, Sudhakar SV, Mani SE, Mathew V, Thomas M, Aboobacker FN
   Neuropaediatrics. 2019 Dec;50(6):395-399
5. KCNT1-related epilepsy: An international multicenter cohort of 27 pediatric cases
   FelippeBorlot, Ahmed Abushama, Nadine Morrison-Levy, Puneet Jain, KollencheriPuthenveettilVinayan, MusaadAbukhalid, Hesham M. Aldhalaan, Hanin S. Almuzaini, Sheffali Gulati, Tova Hershkovitz, Ramesh Konanki, LokeshLingappa, Aimee F. Luat, ShathaShafi, BrahimTabarki, Maya Thomas, Sangeetha Yoganathan, Majid Alfadhel, Ravindra Arya, Elizabeth J. Donner, Salleh N. Ehaideb, Vykuntaraju K. Gowda, Vivek Jain, Priyanka Madaan, Kenneth A. Myers, Hiroshi Otsubo, Prateek Panda, Jitendra K. Sahu, Leticia P. B. Sampaio, Suvasini Sharma, Elisabeth Simard-Tremblay, Maria Zak, Robyn Whitney
   Epilepsia. 2020 March.
6. Subsultustendinum in a child with typhoid fever
   KN Sindhu, M Srinivasan, PB Moses, M Thomas, J John, W Rose
   Indian Paediatrics April 2020; 57: 374- 375
7. Developmental brain abnormalities and acute encephalopathy in a patient with myopathy with extrapyramidal signs secondary to pathogenic variants in MICU1
   Wilton KM, Morales-Rosado JA, Selcen D, Muthusamy K, Ewing S, Agre K, Nickels K, Klee EW, Ho M, Morava E
   JIMD. March 2020
8. Specific Learning Disability in India: Challenges and Opportunities
   Muthusamy K, Sahu JK
   Indian J Pediatr. 2020 Feb; 87(2):91-92
9. Genomics and Radiogenomics in Inherited Metabolic Disorders – a Practical Primer for Pediatricians
   Sudhakar SV, Muthusamy K, Arunachal G, Shroff M
   Indian J Pediatr. 2019 Oct;86(10):923-938
10. Revisiting magnetic resonance imaging pattern of Krabbe disease – Lessons from an Indian cohort
    Muthusamy K, Sudhakar SV, Thomas M, Yoganathan S, Christudass CS, Chandran M
    J Clin Imaging Sci. 2019 May 24;9:25
11. A family with floppy neonates with severe respiratory insufficiency: A lethal phenotype of RFT1-CDG due to a novel mutation
    Abiramalatha T, Arunachal G, Muthusamy K, Thomas N
    Eur J Med Genet. 2019 Apr;62(4):248-253
12. Teaching Neuroimages: Wish bone pattern of iron accumulation: A characteristic imaging sign in GM1 gangliosidosis
    Malik P, Sudhakar SV, Muthusamy K, Chandran M, Danda S
    Neurology Apr 2019, 92 (18) e2176-e2177.

NEUROPHYSIOLOGY UNIT

1. Cerebral Protection Using Percutaneous Normothermic Bilateral Antegrade Cerebral Perfusion During Total Arch TEVAR in a Patient With Shaggy Aorta
   George Joseph, Rahul Pillai, Vinayak Shukla, Krothapalli S Babu, Shankar Manickam, Viji Samuel Thomson, Korah T Kuruvilla, Roy Thankachen, Elizabeth Joseph, Raj Sahajanandan
   J Endovasc Ther. 2020 Jun;27(3):405-413

NEUROCHEMISTRY UNIT

1. Cryptogenic stroke in the young: Role of candidate gene polymorphisms in Indian patients with ischemic etiology
   Salomi BSB, Solomon R, Turaka VP, Aaron S, Christudass CS
   Accepted for publication in Neurology India on May 25, 2019

2018-19

NEUROSURGERY UNIT I

1. Primary spinal cord glioblastoma metastasizing to the cerebellum: A missed entity
   Jayachandran A, Jonathan GE, Patel B, Prabhu K
   Neurol India. 2018 May- Jun;66(3):854-857
2. An Unusual Cause of Cervical Radicular Pain-Foreign Body in Esophagus.
   Gandham EJ, Tyagi A, Prabhu K.
   Iran J Otorhinolaryngol. 2018 Jul;30(99):237-239
3. Pituitary aspergillosis - A report and review of the literature.
   Divyashree S, Karthik R, Prabhu K, Chacko G.
   Neurol India. 2018 Jul-Aug;66(4):1176- 1178
4. Evaluation of NT-ProBNP as a marker of the volume status of neurosurgical patients developing hyponatremia and natriuresis: A pilot study.
   Tobin G, Chacko AG, Simon R.
   Neurol India. 2018 Sep-Oct;66(5):1383-1388
5. Molecular profile of tumors with oligodendroglial morphology: Clinical relevance.
   Geevar T, Pai R, Chacko G, Malepathi K, Patel B, John J, Chacko AG, Balakrishnan R, John S.
   Neurol India. 2018 Nov-Dec;66(6):1726-1731
6. EEG lateralization and seizure outcome following peri-insular hemispherotomy for pediatric hemispheric epilepsy.
   Abraham AP, Thomas MM, Mathew V, Muthusamy K, Yoganathan S, Jonathan GE, Prabhu K, Daniel RT, Chacko AG.
   Childs Nerv Syst. 2019 Jan 30.

NEUROSURGERY UNIT II

1. Fatty filumterminale (FFT) as a secondary tethering element in children with closed spinal dysraphism.
   Gupta A, Rajshekhar V
   Childs Nerv Syst. 2018 May;34(5):925-932.
2. Diagnosis and Treatment of Neurocysticercosis: 2017 Clinical practice guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH)
   White AC, Coyle CM, Rajshekhar V, Singh G, Hauser WA, Mohanty A, Garcia HH, Nash TE
   Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2018 Apr;98(4):945-966
3. Widening the circle of service: The gift of academic neurosurgery
   Rajshekhar V
   Neurol India. 2018 May-Jun;66(3):637-641
4. Pediatric neurocysticercosis
   Rajshekhar V, de Oliveira RS, Viana DC, Colli BO, Salomão JFM
   Childs Nerv Syst. 2018 Jul 9
5. Management and Outcome in Patients with Advanced Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma
   Rupa V, Mani SE, Backianathan S, Rajshekhar V
   NeurolSurgB SkullBase. 2018 Aug;79(4):353-360.
6. Evolution of concepts in the management of cysticercosis of the brain: Then (1970)and now (2018).
   Rajshekhar V
   Neurol India. 2018 Jul-Aug;66(4):919-927
7. Effect of Staphylococcal Decolonization Regimen and Change in Antibiotic Prophylaxis Regimen on Incidence of Postcraniotomy Aseptic Meningitis
   Gupta A,Nair RR, Moorthy RK, Rajshekhar V
   World Neurosurg. 2018 Nov;119:e534-e540
8. Distinguishing neurocysticercosis epilepsy from epilepsy of unknown etiology using a minimal serum mass profiling platform
   Hanas JS, Hocker JR, Ramajayam G, Prabhakaran V, Rajshekhar V, Oommen A, Manoj JJ, Anderson MP, Drevets DA, Carabin H
   ExpParasitol. 2018 Sep;192:98-107.
9. Reliability of Imaging-Based Diagnosis of Lateral Ventricular Masses in Children
   Pandey SK, Mani SE, Sudhakar SV, Panwar J, Joseph BV, Rajshekhar V
   World Neurosurg. 2019 Jan 17.
10. Factors Predicting the Need for Prolonged (>24 Months) Antituberculous Treatment in Patients with Brain Tuberculomas
    Nair BR, Rajshekhar V
    World Neurosurg. 2019Jan 24
11. The effects of propofol and isoflurane on intraoperative motor evoked potentials during spinal cord tumour removal surgery - A prospective randomised trial
    Velayutham P, Cherian VT, Rajshekhar V, Babu KS
    Indian J Anaesth. 2019 Feb;63(2):92-99
12. Effect of Staphylococcal Decolonization Regimen and Change in AntibioticProphylaxis Regimen on Incidence of Postcraniotomy Aseptic Meningitis
    Gupta A, Nair RR, MoorthyRK, Rajshekhar V
    World Neurosurg. 2018 Nov;119:e534-e540

NEUROSURGERY UNIT III

1. Patient-specific interactive software module for virtual preoperative planning and visualization of pedicle screw entry point and trajectories in spine surgery.
   Muralidharan V, Swaminathan G, Devadhas D, Joseph BV
   Neurology India. 2018 Nov-Dec;66(6):1766-1770.
2. Clinical spectrum and importance of evaluation systems in degenerative cervical myeloradiculopathy
   Muralidharan V, Swaminathan G, Devadhas D, Joseph BV
   Indian Spine Journal. 2019 Jan 1;2(1):13

NEUROLOGY UNIT

1. Scrub typhus-associated opsoclonus: Clinical course and longitudinal outcomes in an Indian cohort
   Ralph R, Prabhakar A T, Sathyendra S, Carey R, Jude J, Varghese GM
   Ann Indian Acad Neurol 2019;22:153-8
2. Timed Vibration Sense and Joint Position Sense Testing in the Diagnosis of Distal Sensory Polyneuropathy
   Prabhakar AT, Suresh T, Kurian DS, Mathew V, Shaik AIA, Aaron S, Sivadasan A, Benjamin RN, Alexander M
   J Neurosci Rural Pract. 2019Apr-Jun;10(2):273-277
3. Proceedings of the Inaugural Strategy Meeting for the Establishment of a Southeast Asia (SEA) Regional Therapeutic Plasma Exchange (TPE) Consortium for Neurological Disorders
   Viswanathan S, Appiwatanakul M, Nayak A, Islam B, Khatri B, Pangeran D, Bambardekar H, Maharani K, Tan K, Alexander M, Hussain ME, Adenan MS, AnzaniDanapaul NA, Khalife N, Ohnmar O, Ong BH, Estiasari R, Hanifa SN, Siritho S, Ng CF, Ratna S, Umapathi T, Win MT, Ramli Y, Yvonne Lee YL, Hiew FL
   TherApher Dial. 2019 Mar 30.doi: 10.1111/1744-9987.12806
4. Handling objects with very wet skin reduce variability during precision grip task
   Prabhakar AT, Mathew V, Sivadasan A, Aaron S, George A, Alexander M
   Int J Speech Lang Pathol.2019 Jan 14:1-6.doi: 10.1080/17549507.2018.1545870
5. Clinical profile of primary progressive aphasias in a tertiary care centre from India
   Prabhakar AT, Mathew V, Sivadasan A, Aaron S, George A, Alexander M
   Int J Speech Lang Pathol. 2019 Jan 14:1-6
6. Accuracy and reliability of Babinski sign versus finger and foot tapping in the diagnosis of corticospinal tract lesions
   Appasamy PT, Dan TA, Bandyopadhyay V, Mathew V, Jeyaseelan V, Babu S, Aaron S, Alexander M
   Neurol India. 2018 Sep-Oct;66(5):1377-1380
7. Congenital Myasthenic Syndrome: Spectrum of Mutations in an Indian Cohort
   Selvam P, Arunachal G, Danda S, Chapla A, Sivadasan A, Alexander M, Thomas MM, Thomas NJ
   J Clin Neuromuscul Dis. 2018 Sep;20(1):14-27
8. Role of Noninvasive Imaging of Cerebral Arterial System in Ischemic Stroke: Comparison of Transcranial Color-coded Doppler Sonography with Magnetic Resonance Angiography.
   Simon B, Mani SE, Keshava SN, Alexander M, Aaron S
   Clin Imaging Sci. 2018 Apr 20;8:19
9. The Spectrum of Autonomic Dysfunction in Myasthenic Crisis
   RohitNinan Benjamin, Sanjith Aaron, AjithSivadasan, Suresh Devasahayam, AmalanSebastin,Mathew Alexander
   Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology. 2018;vol 21 (1):42-48
10. Quantitative Assessment of Hand Dysfunction in Patients with Early Parkinson's Disease and Focal Hand Dystonia
    Kandaswamy D, Alexander M, Prabhu K, S MG, Kothapalli SB.
    J MovDisord. 2018 Jan;11(1):35-44
11. Approach to Motor Neuron Diseases
    Alexander M
    IANText Book of Neurology.Jaypee Brothers; 2018:672-81
12. Small Fiber and Autonomic Neuropathies
    Ajith Sivadasan, Mathew Alexander
    IANText Book of Neurology.Jaypee Brothers; 2018: 619-27
13. Herpes Simplex Encephalitis
    Vivek Mathew, Mathew Alexander, Maya Thomas
    IANText Book of Neurology.Jaypee Brothers;2018: 88-96
14. The benefit of EXtending oral antiCOAgulation treatment (EXCOA) after acute cerebral vein thrombosis (CVT): EXCOA-CVT cluster randomized trial protocol.
    Bruno Miranda, Sanjith Aaron, Antonio Arauz, Fernando Barinagarrementeria, AfshinBorhani-Haghighi, Marta Carvalho, Adriana B Conforto, Jonathan M Coutinho, Jan Stam, PatríciaCanhão, José M Ferro
    International Journal of Stroke First Published 17 May 2018
15. Acute ischemic stroke: importance of clinical radiological mismatch ctive. A Clinician’s Approach to Neurological Disorders
    Sanjith Aaron
    Springer . First Edition Ashok Panagariya Ed. Pages 306-9

PAEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY UNIT

1. Validation of a Drooling questionnaire in Indian children with Cerebral palsy
   Anjana Job, P. Naina,, Kamran Asif Syed, Maya Thomas, Mary John, Ajoy Mathew Varghese
   International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology 112 (2018) 55–60
2. Clinical profile, prognostic indicators and therapeutic outcomes of Paediatric Opsoclonus Myoclonus Ataxia syndrome: a single center experience from South India
   Muthusamy K, Thomas M, Yoganathan S, Sudhakar SV
   Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology Jan 2019
3. Clinicoradiological spectrum of L 2 hydroxy glutaric aciduria: Typical and atypical findings in an Indian cohort
   Muthusamy K, Sudhakar SV, Christudass CS, Chandran M, Thomas M, Gibikote S
   J Clin Imaging Sci 2019;9:3
4. Imaging of Childhood Inflammatory Brain Diseases
   Sudhakar SV, Muthusamy K, Shroff M
   Top MagnReson Imaging. 2018 Dec;27(6):409-431
5. Novel Imaging Finding and Novel Mutation in an Infant with Molybdenum Cofactor Deficiency, a Mimicker of Hypoxic-Ischaemic Encephalopathy
   Yoganathan S, Sudhakar S, Thomas M, Kumar Dutta A, Danda S, Chandran M
   Iran J Child Neurol. 2018 Spring; 12:107-112
6. Status dystonicus: Diagnosis and management of a rare and challenging entity
   Thakkar P, B P N, Yoganathan S, John JA, Thomas M
   J PediatrRehabil Med. 2019;12:71-74

NEUROCHEMISTRY

1. Prothrombin G20210A Polymorphism in patients with venous and cryptogenic arterial strokes among the South and North Indian ethnic groups in India
   Salomi BSB, Christudass CS, Aaron S, Turaka VP
   Accepted for publication in Natl Med J India on August 1, 2018
2. Distinguishing neurocysticercosis epilepsy from epilepsy of unknown etiology using a minimal serum mass profiling platform
   Hanas JS, Hocker JR, Ramajayam G, Prabhakaran V, Rajshekhar V, Oommen A, Manoj JJ, Anderson MP, Drevets DA, Carabin H
   Exp Parasitol. 2018 Sep; 192: 98-107.
3. Quantification of DNA double-strand break induced by radiation in cervix cancer cells: In vitro study
   Vashum S, Singh IR, Das S, Azharuddin KOM, Vasudevan P
   J Radiother Pract. 2019 Mar; 18 (1): 52-54.

NEUROPHYSIOLOGY

1. Time dependent bi-directional neuroprotection by Adenosine 2A receptor in Experimental Traumatic Brain Injury
   Parthiban V, Muthu Kumar, Srinivasa Babu K
   February 2019; World Neurosurgery OI:10.1016/j.wneu.2019.01.164

2017-18

NEUROSURGERY UNIT I

1. Three-dimensional computed tomography angiographic study of the vertebral artery in patients with congenital craniovertebral junction anomalies.
   Sivaraju L, Mani S, Prabhu K, Daniel RT, Chacko AG.
   Eur Spine J. 2017 Apr; 26(4):1028-1038. doi: 10.1007/s00586-016-4580-7.
2. A comparison of the recovery profiles of desflurane and isoflurane anesthesia in patients undergoing elective supratentorial craniotomy: A randomized controlled trial.
   Paul AP, Vedantam A, Korula G, Chacko AG.
   Neurol India. 2017 Sep-Oct; 65(5):1053-1058
3. Subgaleoatrial shunt: Further progress in the management of iatrogenic cranial pseudomeningoceles.
   Abraham AP, Gandham EJ, Prabhu K, Chacko AG.
   Neurol India. 2017 Sep-Oct; 65(5):1178-1180
4. Implications of the World Health Organization definition of atypia on surgically treated functional and non-functional pituitary adenomas.
   Sarkar S, Philip VJ, Cherukuri SK, Chacko AG, Chacko G.
   ActaNeurochir (Wien). 2017 Nov; 159(11):2179-2186. doi: 10.1007/s00701-017-3223-z.Epub 2017 Jun 1.
5. Authors' Reply: In defence of subgaleoatrial shunt!
   Abraham AP, Gandham EJ, Prabhu K, Chacko AG.
   Neurol India. 2018 Jan-Feb;66(1):286-287.
6. A randomized controlled trial to determine the role of intraoperative lumbar cerebrospinal fluid drainage in patients undergoing endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery for pituitary adenomas.
   Jonathan GE, Sarkar S, Singh G, Mani S, Thomas R, Chacko AG.
   Neurol India. 2018 Jan-Feb; 66(1):133-138. doi: 10.4103/0028-3886.222823.
7. A novel nasoseptal flap harvesting technique in revision expanded endoscopic transsphenoidal approaches.
   Gandham EJ, Sundaresan R, Thomas R, Chacko AG.
   Neurol India. 2017 Jan-Feb; 65(1):129-133. doi: 10.4103/0028-3886.198214.
8. Gamma oscillatory activity in vitro: a model system to assess pathophysiological mechanisms of comorbidity between autism and epilepsy.
   Subramanian D, Pralong E, Daniel RT, Chacko AG, Stoop R, Babu KS.
   Transl Psychiatry. 2018 Jan 10; 8(1):16. doi: 10.1038/s41398-017-0065-7.
9. Endoscopic partial cervical corpectomy - Opening a new door to create a wider window.
   Turel MK, Chacko AG.
   Neurol India. 2018 Mar-Apr; 66(2):452-453.
10. Cost effective, technically simpler, and aesthetically promising cranioplasty in developing countries.
    Baldia M, Sharma SA, Prabhu K, Koshy S.
    Neurol India. 2017 May-Jun; 65(3):660-66
11. Systematic analysis on the efficacy of bone enhancement methods used for success in dental implants.
    Elakkiya S, Ramesh AS, Prabhu K.
    J Indian Prosthodont Soc. 2017 Jul-Sep; 17(3):219-225
12. Quantitative Assessment of Hand Dysfunction in Patients with Early Parkinson's Disease and Focal Hand Dystonia.
    Kandaswamy D, M M, Alexander M, Prabhu K, S MG, Krothapalli SB.
    J MovDisord. 2018 Jan; 11(1):35-44.
13. Xanthogranulomatous colloid cyst of the third ventricle: Alter your surgical strategy.
    Swaminathan G, Jonathan GE, Patel B, Prabhu K.
    Neuroradiol J. 2018 Feb; 31(1):47-49.
14. Synovial sarcoma mimicking a thoracic dumbellschwannoma- a case report.
    Subramanian S, Jonathan GE, Patel B, Prabhu K.
    Br J Neurosurg. 2018 Feb 15:1-4
15. Solitary facet joint osteochondroma of the upper thoracic spine: An unusual cause of cord compression in the pediatric age group.
    Ganesh S, Jonathan GE, Patel B, Prabhu K.
    Neurol India. 2018 Mar-Apr; 66(2):555-556.
16. Simultaneous Surgical Decompression of Bilateral Subdural Hematoma and an Administration of Epidural Blood Patch for Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension.
    Mariappan R, Philip A, Gandham EJ, Raju K.
    J NeurosurgAnesthesiol. 2017 May 19. doi: 10.1097/ANA.0000000000000440. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available.

NEUROSURGERY UNIT II

1. Indian Society of Neuro-Oncology consensus guidelines for the contemporary management of medulloblastoma.
   Gupta T, Sarkar C, Rajshekhar V, Chatterjee S, Shirsat N, Muzumdar D, Pungavkar S, Chinnaswamy G, Jalali R.
   Neurology India 2017 Mar-Apr 65 (2) 315-332
2. Study design and baseline results of an open-label cluster randomizwd community –intervention trial to assess the effectiveness of a modified mass deworming program in reducing hookworm infection in a tribal population in a tribal population in southern India.
   Sarkar R, Rose A, Mohan VR, Ajjampur SSR, Veluswamy V, Srinivasan R, Muliyil J,Rajshekhar V, George K, Balraj V, Grassly NC, Anderson RM, Brooker SJ, Kang G.
   Contemp Clin Trials Commun. 2017 Mar;5:49-55.
3. Cavernous sinus melanoma a rare tumor
   Garge S, Mani S, Inbaraj A, Rajshekhar V, Mohapatra P.
   Indian J Radiol Imaging. 2017 Jan-Mar;27(1):43- 45.
4. Recovery of sympathetic skin response after central corpectomy in patients with moderate and severe cervical spondylotic myelopathy.
   Revanappa KK, Moorthy RK, Alexander M, Rajshekhar V.
   Br J Neurosurg. 2017 Apr;31(2):199-204.
5. Comparison of monocyte gene expression among patients with neurocysticercosis-associated epilepsy, Idiopathic Epilepsy and idiopathic headaches in India.
   Prabhakaran V, Drevets DA, Ramajayam G, Manoj JJ, Anderson MP, Hanas JS,Rajshekhar V, Oommen A, Carabin H.
   PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2017 Jun 16;11(6).
6. Cortical Aquaporin-4 in relation to brain oedema and neurological function of cortical cryo-injured mice.
   Gandham EJ, Vasudevan P, Moorthy RK, Narasimhan K, Murthy M, Rebekah G,Rajshekhar V.
   J Clin Neurosci. 2017 Oct;44:294-299.
7. Motor evoked potential alarm criteria: Not yet at the finish line.
   Rajshekhar V, Babu S
   Neurol India. 2017 Jul-Aug;65(4):716-717.
8. Primary Intradural Extramedullary Cervical Spinal Cysticercosis.
   Muralidharan V, Nair BR, Patel B, Rajshekhar V.
   World Neurosurg. 2017 Oct;106:1052
9. Evaluation of hand function in healthy individuals and patients undergoing uninstrumented central corpectomy for cervical spondylotic myelopathy using nine-hole peg test.
   John S, Moorthy RK, Sebastian T, Rajshekhar V.
   Neurol India. 2017 Sep-Oct;65(5):1025-1030.
10. Long Term Sustainability of Functional Improvement Following Central Corpectomy for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy and Ossification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament.
    Sarkar S, Rajshekhar V.
    Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2017 Oct 18.
11. An Adult with Atrial Septal Defect Presenting with a Brain Abscess.
    Nair BR, Jonathan E, Moorthy RK, Rajshekhar V, George O.
    Asian J Neurosurg. 2017 Oct-Dec;12(4):743-745.
12. Prof. K V Mathai (1926 - 2017).
    Rajshekhar V, Alexander M.
    Neurol India. 2017 Nov-Dec;65(6):1456-1458
13. Fatty filum terminale (FFT) as a secondary tethering element in children with closed spinal dysraphism.
    Gupta A, Rajshekhar V.
    Childs Nerv Syst. 2017 Dec 19.
14. Routine placement of subdural drain after burr hole evacuation of chronic and subacute subdural hematoma: a contrarian evidence based approach.
    Sivaraju L, Moorthy RK, Jeyaseelan V, Rajshekhar V.
    Neurosurg Rev. 2018 Jan;41(1):165-171
15. Diagnosis and Treatment of Neurocysticercosis: 2017 Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH).
    White AC Jr, Coyle CM, Rajshekhar V, Singh G, Hauser WA, Mohanty A, Garcia HH, Nash TE.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2018 Feb 22.
16. Detection and management of intraoperative seizure with bispectral index monitoring in a paralyzed patient.
    Thakkar K, Mariappan R, Nair BR.
    Neurol India. 2017;65(Supplement):S100-S101.
17. Jonathan GE, Nair BR, Joseph V, Mani S, Chacko G.
    Lumbar extradural arteriovenous malformation mimicking a schwannoma in a child: Rare presentation of neurofibromatosis type-1.
    Neurol India. 2017 Jul-Aug;65(4):900-902.
18. Uptake, prevalence and predictors of first-time use for the 75+ Health Assessment Scheme.
    Dolja-Gore X, Tavener M, Majeed T, Nair BR, Byles JE.
    Aust J Prim Health. 2017 Oct;23(5):476-481.

NEUROLOGY UNIT

1. The Spectrum of Autonomic Dysfunction in Myasthenic Crisis.
   RohitNinan Benjamin, Sanjith Aaron, AjithSivadasan, Suresh Devasahayam, AmalanSebastin,Mathew Alexander.
   Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology. 2018;vol 21 (1):42-48
2. Quantitative Assessment of Hand Dysfunction in Patients with Early Parkinson's Disease and Focal Hand Dystonia.
   Kandaswamy D,M, Alexander M, Prabhu K, S MG, KrothapalliSB.
   J MovDisord. 2018 Jan;11(1):35-44. doi: 10.14802/jmd.17046. Epub 2018 Jan 11
3. Clinical Spectrum, Therapeutic Outcomes, and Prognostic Predictors in Sjogren's Syndrome-associated Neuropathy.
   Sivadasan A, Muthusamy K, Patel B, Benjamin RN, Prabhakar AT, Mathew V, Aaron S, Alexander M
   Ann Indian Acad Neurol. 2017 Jul-Sep;20(3):278-283.
4. Spectrum of Visual Impairment in Cerebral Venous Thrombosis: Importance of Tailoring Therapies Based on Pathophysiology.
   Aaron S, Arthur A, Prabakhar AT, Mannam P, Shyamkumar NK, Mani S, Mathew V, Peter J, Sivadasan A, Alexander A, Karthik M, Benjamin RN, Alexander M.
   Ann Indian Acad Neurol. 2017 Jul-Sep;20(3):294-301. doi: 10.4103/aian.AIAN_11_17.
5. Clinical Spectrum, Therapeutic Outcomes, and Prognostic Predictors in Sjogren's Syndrome-associated Neuropathy.
   Sivadasan A, Muthusamy K, Patel B, Benjamin RN, Prabhakar AT, Mathew V, Aaron S, Alexander M.
   Ann Indian Acad Neurol. 2017 Jul-Sep;20(3):278-283. doi: 10.4103/aian.
6. The Prevalence and Severity of Autonomic Dysfunction in Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy.
   Pasangulapati SB, Murthy TV, Sivadasan A, Gideon LR, Prabhakar AT, Sanjith A, Mathew V, Alexander M.
   Ann Indian Acad Neurol. 2017 Jul-Sep;20(3):274-277. doi: 10.4103/aian.
7. Study of Refractory Status Epilepticus from a Tertiary Care Center.
   Kohli S, Pasangulapati SB, Yoganathan S, Rynjah GL, Prabhakar AT, Aaron S, Alexander M, Mathew V.
   Ann Indian Acad Neurol. 2017 Apr-Jun;20(2):116-121. doi: 10.4103/aian.AIAN_385_16.
8. Addition of second-line steroid sparing immunosuppressants like mycophenolatemofetil improves outcome of Immunoglobulin G4-related disease (IgG4-RD): a series from a tertiary care teaching hospital in South India.
   Gupta N, Mathew J, Mohan H, Chowdhury SD, Kurien RT, Christopher DJ, Thangakunam B, Alexander M, Sivadasan A, Tamilarasi V, Valson AT, Gowri M, Kabeerdoss J, Danda D.
   Rheumatol Int. 2017 May 26. doi: 10.1007/s00296-017-3730-5. [Epub ahead of print

NEUROPHYSIOLOGY UNIT

1. Gamma oscillatory activity in vitro: a model system to assess pathophysiological mechanisms of comorbidity between autism and epilepsy.
   Deepak S, Pralong E, Daniel RT, Chacko AG, Stoop R, Babu KS.
   Translational Psychiatry (2018) 8:16; DOI 10.1038/s41398-017-0065-7 Translational Psychiatry – Nature
2. Quantitative Assessment of Hand Dysfunction in Patients with Early Parkinson's Disease and Focal Hand Dystonia
   DeepaKandaswamy,MuthuKumar M, Mathew Alexander, Krishna Prabhu, MahasampathGowri S, Srinivasa Babu Krothapalli
   Journal of Movement Disorder; January 2018; DOI 10.14802/jmd.17046.

NEUROCHEMISTRY UNIT

1. Biomedical Applications of Fucoidan, Seaweed Polysaccharides. In: Seaweed Polysaccharides: Isolation, Biological and Biomedical Applications. Eds. Jayachandran Venkatesan, Sukumaran Anil and Se-Kwon Kim.
   Kalimuthu Senthilkumar, Govindan Ramajayam, Jayachandran Venkatesan, Se-Kwon Kim, Byeong-Cheol Ahn.
   Elsevier Inc. 2017, Pg. 269-281.
2. Molybdenum cofactor deficiency in an infant with early onset refractory epilepsy, novel mutation and classical imaging findings.
   Sangeetha Yoganathan, Sniya Valsa Sudhakar, Maya Thomas, Atanu Kumar Dutta, Sumita Danda, Mahalakshmi Chandran.
   Iran j child neurol 2017.

2016-17

NEUROSURGERY UNIT I

1. A novel nasoseptal flap harvesting technique in revision expanded endoscopic transsphenoidal approaches
   Gandham EJ, Sundaresan R, Thomas R, Chacko AG
   Neurol India. 2017 Jan-Feb;65(1):129-133
2. Fluorescence in situ hybridization for chromosome 14q deletion in subsets of meningioma segregated by MIB-1 labelling index
   Gupta N, Chacko G, Chacko AG, Rajshekhar V, Jayprakash M
   Neurol India. 2016 Nov-Dec;64(6):1256-1263
3. Giant vestibular schwannomas: Surgical nuances influencing outcome in 179 patients
   Turel MK, D'Souza WP, Chacko AG, Rajshekhar V
   Neurol India. 2016 May-Jun;64(3):478-84
4. Three-dimensional computed tomography angiographic study of the vertebral artery in patients with congenital craniovertebral junction anomalies
   Sivaraju L, Mani S, Prabhu K, Daniel RT, Chacko AG
   Eur Spine J. 2016 May 2
5. Acute coronary spasm during posterior fossa surgery and its successful management
   R. Muniappan, K. Prabhu
   Journal of Neuro anaestheology and critical care. 3(2) 157

NEUROSURGERY UNIT II

1. Diffusion kurtosis imaging for cerebral astrocytomas
   Vedantam A, Rajshekhar V
   Neurol India. 2016 Mar-Apr;64(2):273-4
2. History of neurosurgery at Christian Medical College, Vellore: A pioneer's tale
   Rajshekhar. V
   Neurol India. 2016 Mar-Apr;64(2):297-310
3. Giant vestibular schwannomas: Surgical nuances influencing outcome in 179 patients
   Turel MK, D'Souza WP, Chacko AG, Rajshekhar V
   Neurol India. 2016 May-Jun;64(3):478-84
4. Complications following central corpectomy in 468 consecutive patients with degenerative cervical spine disease
   Sarkar S, Nair BR, Rajshekhar V
   Neurosurg Focus. 2016 Jun;40(6)
5. Clinical adjacent-segment pathology after central corpectomy for cervical spondylotic myelopathy: incidence and risk factors
   Vedantam A, Rajshekhar V
   Neurosurg Focus. 2016 Jun;40(6)
6. Influence of Tumor Location and Other Variables on Predictive Value of Intraoperative myogenic Motor-Evoked Potentials in Spinal Cord Tumor Surgery
   Velayutham P, Rajshekhar V, Chacko AG, Krothapalli Babu S
   World Neurosurg. 2016 Aug;92:264-72
7. Letter to editor: Wrong level surgery for intradural thoracic spinal tumour
   Rajshekhar V, Turel MK
   Br J Neurosurg. 2016 Aug;30(4):468-9
8. Neurocysticercosis: Diagnostic problems & current therapeutic strategies
   Rajshekhar V
   Indian J Med Res. 2016 Sep;144(3):319-326
9. Lumbar paraspinal primary high-grade leiomyosarcoma mimicking an extraforaminal schwannoma
   Gupta A, Moorthy RK, Prabhu AJ, Rajshekhar V
   Neurol India. 2016 Sep-Oct;64(5):1071-4
10. Host Th1/Th2 immune response to Taenia solium cyst antigens in relation to cyst burden of neurocysticercosis
    Tharmalingam J, Prabhakar AT, Gangadaran P, Dorny P, Vercruysse J, Geldhof P,Rajshekhar V, Alexander M, Oommen A
    Parasite Immunol. 2016 Oct;38(10):628-34
11. Results of a Conservative Dose Plan Linear Accelerator-Based Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Pediatric Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations
    Rajshekhar V, Moorthy RK, Jeyaseelan V, John S, Rangad F, Viswanathan PN, Ravindran P, Singh R
    World Neurosurg. 2016 Nov;95:425-433
12. Fluorescence in situ hybridization for chromosome 14q deletion in subsets of meningioma segregated by MIB-1 labelling index
    Gupta N, Chacko G, Chacko AG, Rajshekhar V, Jayprakash M
    Neurol India. 2016 Nov-Dec;64(6):1256-1263
13. Highest cited papers in Neurology India
    Rajshekhar V
    Neurol India. 2016 Nov-Dec;64(6):1400
14. Revised diagnostic criteria for neurocysticercosis
    Del Brutto OH, Nash TE, White AC Jr, Rajshekhar V, Wilkins PP, Singh G, Vasquez CM, Salgado P, Gilman RH, Garcia HH
    J Neurol Sci. 2017 Jan
15. Routine placement of subdural drain after burr hole evacuation of chronic and subacute subdural hematoma: a contrarian evidence based approach
    Sivaraju L, Moorthy RK, Jeyaseelan V, Rajshekhar V
    Neurosurg Rev. 2017 Feb 20
16. Revised set of diagnostic criteria for neurocysticercosis
    Del Brutto OH, Nash TE, White AC Jr, Rajshekhar V, Wilkins PP, Singh G, Vasquez CM, Salgado P, Gilman RH, Garcia HH
    J Neurol Sci. 2017 Feb 15;373:350-351
17. Recovery of sympathetic skin response after central corpectomy in patients with moderate and severe cervical spondylotic myelopathy
    Revanappa KK, Moorthy RK, Alexander M, Rajshekhar V
    Br J Neurosurg. 2017 Apr;31(2):199-204
18. Indian Society of Neuro-Oncology consensus guidelines for the contemporary management of medulloblastoma
    Gupta T, Sarkar C, Rajshekhar V, Chatterjee S, Shirsat N, Muzumdar D, Pungavkar S, Chinnaswamy G, Jalali R
    Neurol India. 2017 Mar-Apr;65(2):315-332
19. Importance of fibrinogen in dilutional coagulopathy after neurosurgical procedures: A descriptive study
    Nair S, Nair BR, Vidyasagar A, Joseph M
    Indian J Anaesth. 2016 Aug;60(8):542-5.
20. Detection and management of intraoperative seizure with bispectral Index monitoring in a paralyzed patient
    Thakkar K, Mariappan R, Nair BR
    Neurol India. 2017;65(Supplement):S100-S101

NEUROLOGY UNIT

1. Determination of serum carbamazepine concentration using dried blood spot specimens for resource-limited settings
   Das S, Fleming DH, Mathew BS, Winston A B, Prabhakar AT, Alexander M
   Pract (1995). 2017 Apr;45(2):46-50. doi: 10.1080/21548331.2017
2. Sonothrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke - Break on through to the other side
   Aaron S, Mani S, Prabhakar AT, Babu PS, Kumar S, Benjamin RN, Sivadasan A, Muthusamy K, Patil AK, Mathew V, Alexander M
   Neurol India. 2017 Jan-Feb;65(1):52-57
3. Biotin thiamine responsive basal ganglia disease-A potentially treatable inborn error of metabolism
   Muthusamy K, Ekbote AV, Thomas MM, Aaron S, Mathew V, Patil AB, Sivadasan A, Prabhakar AT, Yoganathan S, Alexander M
   Neurol India. 2016 Nov-Dec;64(6):1328-1331
4. Mechanical thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke in pregnancy using the penumbra system.
   Aaron S, Shyamkumar NK, Alexander S, Babu PS, Prabhakar AT, Moses V, Murthy TV, Alexander M
   Ann Indian Acad Neurol. 2016 Apr-Jun;19(2):261-3
5. Pearls & Oy-sters: Mitochondrial neurogastrointestinal encephalomyopathy: Diagnosis and response to peritoneal dialysis
   Ajith Sivadasan, Karthik Muthusamy, Anil Kumar Patil, Vivek Mathew, and Mathew Alexander
   Neurology. 2016 Apr 5;86(14):e147-50
6. Sonothrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke: Break on through to the other side
   Aaron S, Mani S, Prabhakar AT, Suresh Babu P, Kumar S, Benjamin RN, et al.
   Neurol India 2017;65: 52-7
7. Simple telephone call a feasible, useful and acceptable method of following up patients with cerebrovascular accidents: Prospective Cohort study in South India
   Ajay K Mishra, Sanjith Aaron, KPP Abilash, RamyaIyadurai, Atif Shaikh, Emmanuel Lazarus, Vijaya Alexander, Anu A George, P Vishali ,Thambu D Sudrasanam
   Int J Stroke June 15, 2016: 10
8. Role of penumbra mechanical thrombectomy device in acute dural sinus thrombosis
   Mammen S, Keshava SN, Moses V, Aaron S, Ahmed M, Chiramel GK, Mani SE, Alexander M
   Indian J Radiol Imaging 2017;27:82-7
9. Mutations in SLC39A14 disrupt manganese homeostasis and cause childhood-onset parkinsonism–dystonia
   Tuschl, K. et al
   Nat. Commun. 7:11601 (2016).
10. Beta propellar Protein-Associated Neurodegeneration: A Rare Cause of Infantile Autistic Regression and Intracranial Calcification
    Yoganathan S, Arunachal G, Sudhakar SV, Rajaraman V, Thomas M, Danda S
    Neuropediatrics. 2016 Feb 9
11. A tropical menace of co-infection of Japanese encephalitis and neurocysticercosis in two children
    Yoganathan S, Sudhakar SV, Thomas MM, Yadav VK
    J Pediatr Neurosci 2016;11:140-4
12. Menkes disease and response to copper histidine: An Indian case series
    Yoganathan S, Sudhakar SV, Arunachal G, Thomas M, Subramanian A, George R, Danda S
    Ann Indian Acad Neurol 2017;20:62-8
13. Valproate related pancreatitis in an epileptic child on valproate
    Yoganathan S, Pasangulapati SB, Thomas MM
    Indian Journal of Practical Paediatrics. 2017
14. Is Ross Syndrome an Autoimmune entity? A case series of 11 patients
    Mishra AK, Kharkongor M, Kuriakose CK, George AA, Peter D, Carey RAB, Mathew V, Hansdak SG
    J Neurol Sc 2016
15. Ross Syndrome: A Case Report and Review of Cases from India
    Agarwala MK, George L, Parmar H, Mathew V
    Indian J Dermatol. 2016 May-Jun;61(3):348
16. Catatonic Syndrome in Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis
    Mythri SV, Mathew V
    Indian J Psychol Med. 2016 Mar-Apr;38(2):152-4
17. Extrapyramidal effects of acute organophosphate poisoning
    Reji KK, Mathew V, Zachariah A, Patil AK, Hansdak SG, Ralph R, Peter JV
    Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2016 Mar;54(3):259-65
18. Ocular Features and Visual Outcome in Children with Moyamoya Disease and Moyamoya Syndrome: A Case Series
    John D, Muthusamy K, Bandla B, Sudhakar SV, Thomas M
    J Clin Diagn Res. 2016 May; 10(5):NR01-4
19. Imaging in Pediatric Demyelinating and Inflammatory Diseases of Brain- Part 2
    Sudhakar SV, Muthusamy K, Mani S, Gibikote S, Shroff M
    Indian J Pediatr. 2016 Sep; 83(9):965-82
20. Imaging in Pediatric Demyelinating and Inflammatory Diseases of the Brain- Part 1
    Sudhakar SV, Muthusamy K, Mani S, Gibikote S, Shroff M
    Indian J Pediatr. 2016 Sep; 83(9):952-64
21. Mutations in SLC39A14 disrupt manganese homeostasis and cause childhood-onset parkinsonism-dystonia
    Tuschl K, Meyer E, Valdivia LE, Zhao N, Dadswell C, Abdul-Sada A, Hung CY, Simpson MA, Chong WK, Jacques TS, Woltjer RL, Eaton S, Gregory A, Sanford L, Kara E, Houlden H, Cuno SM, Prokisch H, Valletta L, Tiranti V, Younis R, Maher ER, Spencer J, Straatman-Iwanowska A, Gissen P, Selim LA, Pintos-Morell G, Coroleu-Lletget W, Mohammad SS, Yoganathan S, Dale RC, Thomas M, Rihel J, Bodamer OA, Enns CA, Hayflick SJ, Clayton PT, Mills PB, Kurian MA, Wilson SW
    Nat Commun. 2016;7:11601
22. Childhood migraine
    Yoganathan S
    Indian Journal of Practical Paediatrics. April-June 2016
23. A tropical menace of co-infection of Japanese encephalitis and neurocysticercosis in two children
    Yoganathan S, Sudhakar SV, Thomas MM, Yadav VK
    J PediatrNeurosci. 2016;11:140-4

NEUROPATHOLOGY UNIT

1. Granulocytic sarcoma in an adult with relapsed acute myeloid leukaemia
   Kurien NA, JohnD, Chacko G, Jacob P
   J clin Diagn Res 2016.10(1)ND03-4
2. Leprous neuromysoitis-a rare clinical entity and review of literature
   Mitra S, Gunasekaran K, Chacko G, Hansdak SG
   Indian J Med Microbiol. 2016 Jan-Mar;34(1):95-7
3. Epidermal growth factor gene amplification in high grade gliomas
   Chacko G
   Neurol India. 2016 Jan-Feb;64(1):25-6
4. Glioblastoma Multiforme in a Post Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant Patient. A Case Report and Literature Review of Post Transplant Neurological Tumors
   Ganapule AP, Varghese SS, Chacko G, Aparna I, Viswabandya A
   Indian J Hematol Blood Transfus. 2016 Jun;32(Suppl 1):192-5
5. Pituitary tuberculoma with subsequent drug-resitant tuberculous lymphadenopathy: an uncommon presentation of a common disease
   Antony G, Dasgupta R, Chacko G, Thomas N
   BMJ Case Rep. 2017 Feb 9;2017
6. Expression of metallothionein in dimethylhydrazine-induced colonic precancerous and cancerous model in rat
   Christudoss P, Chacko G, Selvakumar R, Fleming JJ, Pugazhendhi S, Mathew G
   J Cancer Res Ther. 2016 Oct-Dec;12(4):1307-1312

2015-16

NEUROSURGERY UNIT I

1. Surface electromyography activity in the upper limbs of patients following surgery for compressive cervical myelopathy
   Abraham AP, Srinivas SB, Murthy M, Babu KS, Chacko AG
   Neurol India. 2015 Nov-Dec;63(6):903-10.
2. Pure endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery for functional pituitary adenomas: outcomes with Cushing's disease
   Sarkar S, Rajaratnam S, Chacko G, Mani S, Hesargatta AS, Chacko AG.
   Acta Neurochir (Wien) Epub 2015 Nov 17
3. Evaluation of a protocol-based treatment strategy for postoperative diabetes insipidus in craniopharyngioma
   Pratheesh R, Swallow DM, Joseph M, Natesan D, Rajaratnam S, Jacob KS, Chacko AG
   Neurol India. 2015 Sep-Oct;63(5):712-7. doi: 10.4103/0028-3886.166533

4. Interventions for the treatment of metastatic extradural spinal cord compression in adults
   George R, Jeba J, Ramkumar G, Chacko AG, Tharyan P.
   Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2015 Sep 4;(9)
5. Clinicopathological correlates of extrasellar growth patterns in pituitary adenomas
   Sarkar S, Chacko AG, Chacko G
   J Clin Neurosci. 2015 Jul;22(7):1173-7
6. Postoperative arachnoid cyst causing visual deterioration following transsphenoidal excision of a pituitary adenoma
   Turel MK1, Chacko AG.
   Neurol India. 2015 Mar-Apr;63(2):274-6.
7. 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.
   Neurol India. 2015 Jan-Feb;63(1):77-82
8. Supplementary Motor Area (SMA) Syndrome: An Enigma to Anesthesiologists
   Merlin S R Sundararaj, Georgene Singh, Krishna Prabhu
   NeurosurgAnesthesiol J NeurosurgAnesthesiol 2015 Oct 29. Epub 2015 Oct 29
9. Use of intracranial Doppler as a cause for intraoperative hyperthermia.
   Paarel JP, Singh G, Punnen GE, Prabhu K.
   J NeurosurgAnesthesiol. 2016 Mar
10. Acute coronary spasm during posterior fossa surgery and its successful management: A Variable presentation of trigemino cardiac reflex
    Ramamani, Krishna Prabhu
    Accepted in JNACC
11. An uncommon cause for compressive myelopathybr/> Sahana Shetty, Raghavendra Nayak Nitin Kapoor Thomas Vizhalil Paul
    BMJ Case Reports 2015; doi:10.1136/bcr-2014-208640
12. Rhabdomyolysis in lumbar spinal surgery: Early detection is crucial
    Nayak R, Nair BR, Nair S, Joseph M
    Indian J Crit Care Med [serial online] 2015 [cited 2016 Apr 27];19:190-1

NEUROSURGERY UNIT II

1. Functional and radiological outcome in patients undergoing three level corpetomy for multi-level cervical spondylotic myelopathy and ossified posterior longitudinal ligament
   Gupta A, Rajshekhar V
   Neurol India. 2016 Jan-Feb;64(1):90-6
2. Stereotactic radiosurgery for intracranial arteriovenous malformations: A review
   Moorthy RK, Rajshekhar V
   Neurol India. 2015 Nov-Dec;63(6):841-51
3. Rapid-onset paraparesis and guadriparesis in patients with intramedullary spinal dermoid cysts: report of 10 cases
   Girishan S, Rajshekhar V
   J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2016 Jan;17(1):86-93
4. Neurosurgery : A legacy of excellence
   Rajshekhar V
   Neurol India. 2015 Jul-Aug;63(4):468-75
5. Hemilaminectomy approach for intradural extramedullary spinal tumors: an analysis of 164 patients
   Turel MK, D'Souza WP, Rajshekhar V
   Neurosurg Focus. 2015 Aug;39(2)
6. Surgery for brain tuberculosis : a review
   Rajshekhar V
   Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2015 Oct;157(10):1665-78
7. Modification of Nurick scale and Japanese orthopedic association score for Indian population with cervical spondylotic myelopathy
   Revanappa KK, Moorthy RK, Jeyaseelan V, Rajshekhar V
   Neurol India. 2015 Jan-Feb;63(1):24-9
8. The cognitive and technical skills impact of the congress of neurological surgeons simulation curriculum on neurosurgical trainees at the 2013 neurological society of India meeting
   Zammar SG, Hamade YJ, Aoun RJ, El Tecle NE, El Ahmadieh TY, Adelson PD, Kurpad SN, Harrop JS, Hodge H, Mishra RC, Rajshekhar V, Rezai AR, Sahkla SK, Sattur MG, Selden NR, Sharan AD, Resnick DK, Bendok BR
   World Neurosurg. 2015 Apr;83(4):419-23.
Nayak R. Nair BR, Nair S, Joseph
Indian J Crit Care Med. 2015 Mar;19(3):190-1
9. Cervical intramedullay 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. Mitochondrial Neurogastrointestinal Encephalomyopathy: Diagnosis and response to Peritoneal Dialysis
   Ajith S, Karthik M, AK Patil, V Mathew, M Alexander
   Neurology 2016; April 5;86 (14):e147-150
2. Author’s reply
   Alexander M
   Neurology India. 2016 64 (2):361-2
3. Cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis: Possibility of founder mutation in CYP27AI gene (c.526delG) in Eastern Indian and Surinamese population
   Dutta AK, Danda S, Muthusamy K, Alexander M, Sudhakar SV, Hansdak S, Bandyopadhyay R, Bakhya Sree GB, Rekha L
   Mol Genet Metab Rep.2015 March 23, 3:33-5
4. Natural History of Multiple Sclerosis from the Indian Perspective: Experience from a Tertiary Care Hospital
   Jena SS, Alexander M, Aaron S, Mathew V, Thomas MM, Patil AK, Sivadasan, Muthusamy K, Mani S, Rebekah JG
   Neurol India. 2015 Nov-Dec; 63(6):866-873
5. A case of Erdheim Chester disease with central nervous system involvement
   Patil AK, Muthusamy K, Aaron S, Alexander M, Kachare N, Mani S, Sniya S
   Ann Indian Acad Neurol 2015;18:338-41
6. Neuroregression as an initial manifestation in a toddler with acquired pernicious anaemia
   Yoganathan S, Thomas MM, Mathai S, Ghosh U
   BMJ Case Rep. 2015 Dec 17;2015
7. "Eye of tiger sign" mimic in an adolescent boy with mitochondrial membrane protein associated neurodegeneration (MPAN)
   Yoganathan S, Sudhakar SV, Thomas M, Dutta AK, Danda S
   Brain Dev. 2015 Nov 18
8. 'Munchausen syndrome': a forgotten diagnosis in the spine
   Padhye KP, David KS, Dholakia SY, Mathew V, Murugan Y
   Eur Spine J. 2015 Oct 28
9. Macrovascuar Complications in Diabetes .Part B : Stroke and Diabetes
   Sanjith Aaron
   A practical guide to Diabetes Mellitus 7th Edition 290 – 296
10. Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of Levetiracetam and Lamotrigine: Is There a Need?
    Naik GS, Kodagali R, Mathew BS, Thomas M, Prabha R, Mathew V, Fleming DH
    Ther Drug Monit. 2015 Aug;37(4):437-44
11. Stuck with a drowsy patient, evoke the Percheron
    Aaron S, Mani S, Prabhakar AT, Karthik M, Patil AK, Babu PS, Alexander M
    Neurol India 2015 July-Aug;63 (4):542-7
12. Beta propellar Protein-Associated Neurodegeneration: A Rare Cause of Infantile Autistic Regression and Intracranial Calcification
    Yoganathan S, Arunachal G, Sudhakar SV, Rajaraman V, Thomas M, Danda S
    Neuropediatrics. 2016 Feb 9
13. Acute necrotising encephalopathy in a child with H1N1 influenza infection: a clinicoradiological diagnosis and follow-up
    Yoganathan S, Sudhakar SV, James EJ, Thomas MM BMJ Case Rep. 2016 Jan 11;2016
14. Extrapyramidal effects of acute organophosphate poisoning
    Reji KK, Mathew V, Zachariah A, Patil AK, Hansdak SG, Ralph R, Peter JV
    Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2016 Mar;54(3):259-65
15. Non-fatal acute haemorrhagic leukoencephalitis following snake bite: A case report
    Prabhakar AT, Kamanahalli R, Sivadasan A, Joseph E, Viggeswarpu S.
    Trop Doct. 2016 Jan;46(1):57-9. doi: 10.1177/0049475515577987
16. Characterization of human disease phenotypes associated with mutations in TREX1, RNASEH2A, RNASEH2B, RNASEH2C, SAMHD1, ADAR, and IFIH1
    Crow YJ et al
    Am J Med Genet Part A 2015 Feb;167A(2):296-312

NEUROPATHOLOGY UNIT

1. Granulocytic Sarcoma in an Adult with Relapsed Acute Myeloid Leukaemia
   Kurien NA, John D, Chacko G, Jacob P
   J Clin Diagn Res. 2016 Jan;10(1):ND03-4
2. Leprous neuromyositis: A rare clinical entity and review of the literature
   Mitra S, Gunasekaran K, Chacko G, Hansdak SG
   Indian J Med Microbiol. 2016 Jan-Mar;34(1):95-7.doi: 10.4103/0255-0857.174120
3. Epidermal growth factor gene amplification in high grade gliomas
   Chacko G
   Neurol India. 2016 Jan-Feb;64(1):25-6
4. Pure endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery for functional pituitary adenomas: outcomes with Cushing's disease
   Sarkar S, Rajaratnam S, Chacko G, Mani S, Hesargatta AS, Chacko AG
   Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2016 Jan;158(1):77-86
5. Clinicopathological correlates of extrasellar growth patterns in pituitary adenomas
   Sarkar S, Chacko AG, Chacko G
   J Clin Neurosci. 2015 Jul;22(7):1173-7

NEUROPHYSIOLOGY UNIT

1. Impaired dendritic inhibition leads to epileptic activity in a computer model of Ca3. Hippocampus
   Sanjay, Neymotin SA and Srinivasa Babu K
   2015. Volume 25: no. 23; 1-15
2. Akt1 and akt3 exert opposing roles in the regulation of vascular tumor growth
   Phung TL, Du W, Xue Q, Ayyaswamy S, Gerald D, Antonello Z, Nhek S, Perruzzi CA, Acevedo I, Rajesh RV, Rodriguez-Waitkus P, Enayati L, Hochman ML, Lev D, Geeganage S3, Benjamin LE
   Cancer Res. 2015 Jan 1;75 (1):40-50

NEUROCHEMISTRY UNIT

1. Evaluation of two mitochondrial DNA biomarkers for prostate cancer detection
   Maragh S, Veltri RW, Lund SP, Mangold L, Isharwal S, Christudass CS, Partin AW, Humphreys EB, Sorbara L, Srivastava S, Wagner PD
   Cancer Biomark. 2015 Nov 24;15(6):763-73
2. A Novel Quantitative Multiplex Tissue Immunoblotting for Biomarkers Predicts a Prostate Cancer Aggressive Phenotype
   Zhu G, Liu Z, Epstein JI, Davis C, Christudass CS, Carter HB, Landis P, Zhang H, Chung JY, Hewitt SM, Miller MC, Veltri RW
   Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2015 Dec;24(12):1864-72
3. Macrophage inhibitory cytokine 1 biomarker serum immunoassay in combination with PSA is a more specific diagnostic tool for detection of prostate cancer
   Li J, Veltri RW, Yuan Z, Christudass CS, Mandecki W
   PLoS One. 2015 Apr 8;10(4):e0122249
4. Selective invocation of shape priors for deformable segmentation and morphologic classification of prostate cancer tissue microarrays
   Ali S, Veltri R, Epstein JI, Christudass C, Madabhushi A
   Comput Med Imaging Graph. 2015 Apr;41:3-13

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