Dr. T.C.R. Ramakrishnan

Qualifications

• MBBS - Coimbatore Medical College, Coimbatore

• M.D. Paediatrics - Institute of Child Health, Madras Medical College, Chennai

• D.M. Neurology - Institute of Neurology, Madras Medical College, Chennai

   

Experience

• 10 years of experience in Neurology after specialization

• Assistant Professor, Neurology 2006-2008, Coimbatore Medical Hospital

• Neuro Physician - KG Hospital since 2008

   

Areas of Interest

• Child Neurology
• Stroke
• Critical care Neurology

Research & Publications

• Vertebrobasilar Ectasia -  Analysis of case series in Indian Academy of Neurology Conference, Jaipur 2006

• Headache and its relation with Epilepsy, Poster Presentation in Indian Academy of Neurology Conference at Mumbai 2007

• Role of Multiplex PCR in Acute CNS Infections, Platform Presentation in TAPICON, Kodaikanal 2011, won first prize

• Facial Diplegia – A Case Report, Published in Journal of Case Reports,  3, No:2, July-December 2013.

• A Clinical Prospective Study on Vertigo In South Indian Population, Poster Presentation in TNAOICON 2014, Coimbatore, won first prize

• Labyrinthitis: A Prospective Cohort Study, Poster Presentation in TNAOICON 2014, Coimbatore, won first prize.

• Epidemiological Study Of Vertigo In South Indian Population, Presentation in KSB-ISHA 2014, Trivandrum

• Lingual Epilepsia Partialis Continua as the Presenting Manifestation Of Herpes Simplex Encephalitis: Uncommon Presentation of A Common Disease, Published in Neurology India, Volume: 62, Issue: 4, September 2014.

• GBS Variant: Facial Diplegia with Preserved Reflexes, Published in Indian Journal Practical Pediatrics, 2015:17(1):74 March 2015

• Retrospective analysis of multiplex polymerase chain reactionbased molecular diagnostics (SES) in 70 patients with suspected central nervous system infections: A single-centre study, Published in Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology, October 25, 2016.

• Unilateral Duane Syndrome: A case report, Published in Indian journal of practical pediatrics; 2017;19(1): 71 January 2017

• CLINICAL EVALUATION OF HEADACHE IN PATIENTS WITH EPILEPSY IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL
  Published in Stanley Medical Journal; 2017:03;04:18:174

• Faciobrachial dystonic seizures result from fronto-temporo-basalganglial network involvement
  Published in Epilepsy & Behavior Case Reports;

• An Uncommon Aetiology of a Common Disease: Leptospiral Infective Endocarditis
  Published in Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research.2017 Nov, Vol-11(11):DD01-DD02

• Heart in Brain
  Published in Journal of Case Reports 2017;7(4):332-334

• Perimesencephalic and sulcal subarachnoid haemorrhage: an interesting presentation of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome
  Published in BMJ Cas Rep 2018. Doi:10.1136/bcr-2017-222875

• Clinical trial experience:
  Participation as Co-investigator in “Clinical trial to assess the efficacy and safety of TNK-TPA in acute ischemic stroke” (Phase-III clinical trial)

• Participated as principle investigator in post marketing surveillance study indian registry in ischemic stroke with tenecteplace (IRIS-TNK) 

• Efficacy and Safety of Intravenous Tenecteplase Bolus in Acute Ischemic Stroke: Results of Two Open-Label, Multicentre Trials. For the Tenecteplase in Stroke Investigators
  Published for American Journal of Cardiovascular Drugs, ISSN 1175-3277, Am J Cardiovasc Drugs DOI 10.1007/s40256-018-0284-1

• Is it safe to treat cerebral venous thrombosis with oral reivaroxaban without heparin? A preliminary study from 20 patients, Clinical Neurology & Neurosurgery, 31 october 2018 
   

Languages Known

• English, Tamil, Hindi & Kannada