Dr. Ajith Cherian
Additional Professor
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MBBS, MD(General Medicine), DM (Neurology), Post Doctoral Fellow(Epilepsy)

Additional Professor Neurology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, Kerala,India (2020-till date)

Associate Professor Neurology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, Kerala,India (2017-2020)

Assistant Professor Neurology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, Kerala,India (2014-2017)

Assistant Professor Neurology, Govt. Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram , Kerala, India (2011-2014)

Post Doctoral Fellow (Epilepsy),Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, Kerala,India (2010)

Assistant Professor in Internal Medicine, Govt.Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India (2009)

DM (Neurology),Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, Kerala,India (2006-2008)

MD (General Medicine) ,Govt.Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India (2002-2005)

MBBS,Govt. Medical College,Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India (1994-1999)

Secured 100% marks in the Wiley Researcher Academy pilot training conducted by Wiley Publishers

Member of the Best Medical team of the Year by British Medical Journal for recognizing excellence in South Asian Health Care 2015

Winner of the MDS-AOS Virtual SYNERGIES and Leadership course 2021

Gold medal in International Quiz representing India in the XXV World Congress of Neurology held from 3-7 October 2021

Awarded the Best Young Neurologist by The Economic Times subsidiary of The Times of India on the occasion of Doctors Day Virtual Conclave 2021

Neurology India award for best research paper of the year 2014

First Prize in The Movement Disorder Quiz held at MDSICON 2019 , 4th annual National conference of the Movement Disorder Society of India 22-24th Feb 2019 at New Delhi

Second Prize in the Grand Rounds held at MDSICON 2020 , 5th annual National conference of the Movement Disorder Society of India ,31st Jan to 2nd Feb 2020 at Kerala

Secured 100% marks in the Wiley Researcher Academy pilot training conducted by Wiley Publishers.

Best paper award in Epilepsy in IANCON 2015, Agra ? Factors affecting seizure outcome following respective surgery in malformations of cortical development

Award paper in Epilepsy in IANCON 2016, Kolkata- Does aura predict outcome of epilepsy surgery in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy

Travel Bursary award for International course in Pediatric Epilpepsy , 2012 Venice International University, San Servolo,Venice,Italy

Second prize in E poster presentation on the topic ?Coexistent MOG, NMDAR, CASPR2 Antibody positivity? at the KAN Midterm Meet held on 5th-6th September , 2020

Epilepsy including refractory epilepsy, VEEG and invasive monitoring, Neuroepidemiology, Clinical Neurology, Electrophysiology, Headache and Vertigo, Botulinum toxin therapy for dystonia and spasticity in children and adults

Patient Care

Clinical teaching in Neurology and Epilepsy

Neuroepidemiology

Clinical and translational research

Post doctoral fellow in Epilepsy- SCTIMST

Indian Academy of Neurology

Indian Epilepsy Society

Indian Epilepsy Society

International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society

Movement Disorder Society of India

Kerala Association of Neurology

International Child Neurology Association

World Stroke Organization

Desertations for DM residents , Post Doctoral Fellows, Neuro-nursing

Short term fellowship on Cerebrovascular ultrasound (Extracranial cervical duplex and transcranial cervical Doppler in stroke neurology) at National University Hospital ,Singapore under Dr Vijay Sharma

Master Class on Vestibular and Ocular motor disorders 2012 , Coordinator ?Michael Strupp

Insomnia specialist Educational Programme conducted by American Academy of Continuing Medical Education held in India , Certificate issued on Jan 7 , 2014, AACME Designation

Headache Master School India 2014 under the Aegis of International Headache Society and Indian Academy of Neurology

The Neuromodulation Society of India Webinar Course on Deep Brain Stimulation

Indian Epilepsy School 2018 held at Trivandrum in August 2018 organized by Indian Academy of Neurology and Indian Epilepsy Society

Certificate of completion on the online course ?Neurology Update on demand? conducted by the Cleveland Clinic, course directors Alex Rae-Grant and Glen Stevens

Wiley Researcher Academy pilot training conducted by Wiley Publishers -secured 100% marks

Training Workshop on Clinical Research organized by SCTIMST

Training in Grant Writing conducted by Achutha Menon Centre for Health Science and Studies and the research and Publication cell of SCTIMST

1st Intermediate Training Course in Transplant Procurement Management under the aegis of Department of Health and Family welfare, Govt of Kerala , India and Transplant procurement Management , Barcelona , Spain at Thiruvananthapuram , Kerala

R Madhavan Nayar Center for Comprehensive Epilepsy Care, SCTIMST

Cherian A, Kuruvilla A. Electrodiagnostic approach to carpal tunnel syndrome. Ann Indian AcadNeurol 2006;9:177-82

Khadilkar S, Cherian A, Thomas SV. An unusual cause for weakness in a girl. Ann Indian AcadNeurol 2007;10:191-5

Cherian A, Baheti NN, Kuruvilla A. Muscle Channelopathies and electrophysiological Approach. Ann Indian AcadNeurol 2008;11:20-7

Cherian A, Thomas B, Baheti NN, Chhemmanam T, Kesavadas C. Concepts and Controversies in Nonketotic Hyperglycemia-Induced Hemichorea: Further Evidence from Susceptibility-Weighted MR Imaging. J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2009;29:699?703

Baheti NN, Cherian A*, Kate MP, Krishnan S, Thomas B. Intracerebral hemorrhages in Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Disease. Neurol India. 2009 Nov-Dec;57(6):815-7. (corresponding author)

Das A, Cherian A, Chemmanam T. A fisherman who could not row Lancet. 2009 Jan 31;373 (9661):432

Cherian A, Sreedharan S, Raghavendra S, Nayak D, Radhakrishnan A. Periodic lateralized epileptiform discharges in fulminant form of SSPE. Can J Neurol Sci. 2009 Jul; 36 (4):524-6.

Cherian A, Thomas SV. Status epilepticus. Ann Indian AcadNeurol 2009;12:140-53.

Das A, Cherian A ,Gopalakrishna Dash, Krishnan S, Radhakrishnan A Alpha coma evolving into spindle coma in a case of acute fulminant hepatic failure ;what does it signify ?Ann Indian AcadNeurol 2010 Jan-March; 13 (1): 69-71.

Praveen ,Anish, Cherian A* , Sibi NS ,Ashwinikumar. Intracranial Hypertension ? A rare presentation of lupus nephritis. Journal of Pediatric Neurosciences 2010; 5(2); 132 -4.(*corresponding author)

Baheti NN, Cherian A, Wattamwar, Kesavadas C, Thomas B. Ischemic Hyperintensities on T1-weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging of patients with stroke - New insights from Susceptibility Weighted Imaging. Neurol India. 2010;58(1):90-94 (p 85-89).

Gopinath M, Cherian A*, Baheti NN, Das A, Antony M, Sarada C. An elusive diagnosis: Scedosporiumapiospermum Infection after Near-drowning. Ann Indian AcadNeurol2010 July-Sept;13(3):213-5. (corresponding author)

Cherian A*, Baheti NN, Menon R, Iyer RS. Hemispheric intracranial lipoma with seizure: Look under the carpet. Neurol India 2011;59:128-30 (*corresponding author)

Cherian A*. Ode to Epileptologists!. Ann Indian AcadNeurol 2011;14:68 (*corresponding author)

Menon R, Baheti NN, Cherian A, Iyer RS. Oxcarbazepine induced worsening of seizures in Jeavons syndrome: Lessons learnt from an interesting presentation. Neurol India 2011;59:70-2

Menon R, Baheti NN, Cherian A, Radhakrishnan A*. Teaching Video NeuroImages: Epilepsy with myoclonic absences: A distinct electroclinicalsyndrome.Neurology. 2011 Jun 7;76(23):e113. Menon R, Baheti NN, Cherian A, Radhakrishnan A*. Teaching Video NeuroImages: Epilepsy with myoclonic absences: A distinct electroclinicalsyndrome.Neurology. 2011 Jun 7;76(23):e113. Menon R, Baheti NN, Cherian A, Radhakrishnan A*. Teaching Video NeuroImages: Epilepsy with myoclonic absences: A distinct electroclinicalsyndrome.Neurology. 2011 Jun 7;76(23):e113.

Baheti NN, Cherian A, Menon R, Radhakrishnan A. Teaching Video NeuroImages: Hypothalamic hamartoma: An overlooked entity Neurology. 2011 Feb 8;76(6):e26.

Baheti NN, Cherian A, Menon R, Radhakrishnan A. The nursing instructor?s speech Lancet 2011; 377: 1210

Cherian A, Baheti NN, Menon R, Radhakrishnan A, Radhakrishnan K Clinical, neuroimaging and electrophysiological characteristics of patients with refractory eating epilepsy (EE) Melbourne asian ?oceanic epilepsy congress poster 214(abstract in handout)

Cherian A* Insane redemption Medical Humanities Med Humanities 2011;37:59 (corresponding author)

Menon RN, Baheti NN, Cherian A, Rathore C, Iyer RS, Radhakrishnan A. Post-irradiation "acquired cavernous angiomas" with drug resistant seizures. Epilepsy Res. 2011 Sep;96(1-2):161-5.

Cherian A *, Thomas SV Central Nervous System Tuberculosis. African Health Sciences 2011; 11(1): 116 - 127 (corresponding author)

Patil A, Cherian A*, Iype T, Sandeep P. Nocardial brain abscess in an immunocompetent individual. Neurol India 2011;59:779-82

Thomas Iype ,Cherian A .Treatment of Tuberculous Meningitis. Reviews in Neurology 2011 chapter 10 page 185-203.Edited by SatishKhadilkar and Gagandeep Singh.

Cherian A, Baheti NN, Menon R, IyerRS ,Rathore C ,Radhakrishnan A* . Atonic variant of benign childhood epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes (atonic-BECTS): A distinct electro-clinical syndrome. Brain Dev. 2012 Jun;34(6):511-9.

Cherian A, Radhakrishnan A, Parameswaran S, Varma R, RadhakrishnanK. Do sphenoidal electrodes aid in surgical decision making in drug resistant temporal lobe epilepsy? ClinNeurophysiol. 2012 Mar;123(3):463-70.

Iype T, George LE, Cherian A, Kumar A, Ajitha BK, Chandy S, Kumar KV.In-hospital mortality of intermittent vs daily antitubercular regimen in patients with meningeal tuberculosis--a retrospective study. Indian J Tuberc. 2012 Jan;59(1):6-11.

George EL, Iype T, Cherian A, ChandyS,Kumar A, Balakrishnan A, et al. Predictors of mortality in patients with meningeal tuberculosis. Neurol India 2012; 60:18-22.

Cherian A*, Baheti NN, Sarada C, IypeT,Mathew M. Segmental schwannomatosis: An uncommon cause of cruralmonoparesis. J Neurosci Rural Pract 2012;3:420-1. (*corresponding author)

Sandeep P, Cherian A*, Iype T, Ayyappan K. A sac in a shaking uncus. J Postgrad Med 2012;58:165-6. (*corresponding author)

Mathew M, Cherian A* Intracranial hypertension with delayed puberty: a rare presentation of juvenile onset systemic lupus erythematosus Singapore Med J 2012; 53(1) : e15-e17. (*corresponding author)

Cherian A*, Baheti NN, Easwar HV, Nair DS, Iype T. Recurrent meningitis due to epidermoid. J PediatrNeurosci 2012;7:47-8 (*corresponding author)

Clinical approach to status epilepticus,Thomas SV and Cherian A, in Suresh S. David, Anthony F T Brown, Brian Nelson, Ashis Banerjee, V. Anantharaman (eds) Text book of Emergency Medicine, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Textbook of Emergency Medicine 2012

Clinical approach to seizures, Cherian A and Thomas SV in Suresh S. David, Anthony Brown, Brian Nelson, Ashis Banerjee, V. Anantharaman (eds) Text book of Emergency Medicine, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Textbook of Emergency Medicine 2012

Jabeen SA, Chowdary AH, Mridula KR, Cherian A, Kumar PR, Sarva S, Murty CV. Pure graphogenic epilepsy - a rare form of reflex epilepsy. Can J Neurol Sci. 2013 Jul;40(4):603-5

Cherian A*, Baheti NN, Iype T. Electrophysiological study in neuromuscular junction disorders. Ann Indian AcadNeurol 2013;16:34-41. (*corresponding author)

Cherian A*, Mathew M, Iype T, Sandeep P, Jabeen A, Ayyappan K. Headache associated with airplane travel: A rare entity. Neurol India 2013;61:164-6. (*corresponding author)

Thomas S V, Cherian A, Vertigo: An overview .Indian Academy of Neurology Guidelines on Vertigo chapter 1, pages 1-5. Edited by Sanjeev V Thomas et al. Published by Elsevier 2013.

Cherian A, Jabeen SA, Kandadai RM, Iype T, Moturi P, Reddy M, Kanikannan MA, Borgohain R, PadmanabhanS.Epilepsy with myoclonic absences in siblings.Brain Dev. 2014 Nov;36(10):892-8

Thomas Iype ,Cherian A *, Divya S Nair , Sandeep P, Dileep R . Caution in usage of antiepileptic drugs in elderly. Complicated Cases in Epilepsy chapter 17 pages 133-137. Edited by BhimSingal ,Atma Ram Bansal. Published by Kontentworx, a division of KWX Communications Pvt. Ltd 2013.

Sandeep P, Cherian A*, Iype T, Chitra P, Suresh M K, Ajitha K C. Clinical profile of patients with nascent alcohol related seizures. Ann Indian AcadNeurol 2013;16:530-3. (*corresponding author)

SandeepP ,Cherian A *, Thomas Iype , NeerajBaheti . Uncinate seizures and carotid aneurysm.Complicated Cases in Epilepsy chapter 5 pages 34-38. Edited by BhimSingal ,Atma Ram Bansal. Published by Kontentworx, a division of KWX Communications Pvt. Ltd 2013.

Padmanabhan S, Cherian A*, Iype T, Mathew M, Smitha S. Hot cross bun sign in HIV-related progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy. Ann Indian AcadNeurol 2013;16:672-3. (*corresponding author)

Syam.UK, Cherian.A, Sreevidya.D, Jayaraman, Anna Ommen, KurupathRadhakrishnan, Sanjeev Thomas, Low seroprevalence of systemic cysticercosis among patients with epilepsy in Kerala ? South India. American Academy of Neurology , March 20, 2013;80 (7 Supplement)

Cherian A*, Soumya CV, Iype T, Mathew M, Sandeep P, Thadam JK, Chithra P. Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome with PLEDs-plus due to mesalamine. J Neurosci Rural Pract. 2014 Jan;5(1):72-5. (*corresponding author)

Iype T, Pillai AK, Cherian A, Nujum ZT, Pushpa C, Dae D, Krishnapillai V. Major outcomes of patients with tuberculous meningitis on directly observed thrice a week regime.Ann Indian Acad Neurol. 2014 Jul;17(3):281-6.

Cherian A, Syam UK, Sreevidya D, Jayaraman T, Oommen A, Rajshekhar V, Radhakrishnan K, Thomas SV. Low seroprevalence of systemic cysticercosis among patients with epilepsy in Kerala--South India. J Infect Public Health. 2014 Jul-Aug;7(4):271-6.

Kandadai RM, Yada P, Uppin MS, Jabeen SA, Cherian A, Kanikannan MA, Borgohain R, ChallaS. Fulminant subacutesclerosing panencephalitis presenting with acute ataxia and hemiparesis in a 15-year-old boy. J Clin Neurol. 2014 Oct;10(4):354-7.

Thomas Iype , Cherian A, Book chapter on Neurotuberculosis , in Neurological Practice , 2e , Edited by NoshirWadia and SatishKhadilkar , 2015

Radhakrishnan A, Abraham M, Vilanilam G, Menon R, Menon D, Kumar H, Cherian A, Radhakrishnan N, Kesavadas C, Thomas B, Sarma SP, Thomas SV, Surgery for ?Long-term epilepsy associated tumors (LEATs)?: Seizure outcome and its predictors, Clinical neurology and neurosurgery, 2016, 141,98-105

Jagtap S, Menon R, Cherian A, Baheti N, Ashalatha R, Thomas SV;, Eating epilepsy revisited-an electro-clinico-radiological study, Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 2016, 30,44-8

Cherian A, DeToledo, JC, Tantikittichaikul S, Thomas S V, Harden CL. Risk of Seizure During Pregnancy, In book: Controversies in Caring for Women with Epilepsy, 2016 May:45-53 .DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-29170-3_6.

Cherian A, Divya K P, Chapter on ?Epilepsy Classification: Seizures and Syndromes? page 9-17 in ICP Monograph: Epilepsy, edited by Rajesh Shankar Iyer, Mugundhan Krishnan, First Edition: 2020 ,ISBN: 978-93-86261-42-7

Nagesh C, Asranna A, K P D, Cherian A, Nanda S, Thomas B. Culpable brain lesion causing complex partial status in Wilson's disease: Deduction by arterial spin labeled perfusion MRI. Seizure. 2017 Mar;46:50-52.

Asranna ,A. Radhakrishnan,Thomas SV,R. Menon, Cherian A Temporal trends in pediatric epilepsy surgery 2000-2014; A lower-middle income country perspective from India . Journal of the Neurological Sciences 2017 October ,Vol 381(S):335 .DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2017.08.950 .

Nair PP, Menon RN, Radhakrishnan A, Cherian A, Abraham M, Vilanilam G, Kesavadas C, Thomas B, Alexander A, Thomas SV, Is `burned-out hippocampus? syndrome a distinct electro?clinical variant of MTLE-HS syndrome? April 2017 Epilepsy & Behavior 69:53-58

Radhakrishnan A, Menon R, Abraham M, Vilanilam G, Sharma S, Thomas B, Kesavadas C, Cherian A, Varma R, Thomas SV ,Predictors of outcome after surgery in 134 children with drug-resistant TLE.Epilepsy Res. 2018 Jan;139:150-156

Karkare KD, Menon RN, Radhakrishnan A, Cherian A, Thomas SV.Electroclinical characteristics and syndromic associations of "eye-condition" related visual sensitive epilepsies-A cross-sectional study. Seizure. 2018 Mar 30;58:62-71

Keni RR, Jose M, Sarma PS, Thomas SV; Kerala Registry of Epilepsy and Pregnancy Study Group.(Collaborator) Teratogenicity of antiepileptic dual therapy: Dose-dependent, drug-specific, or both? Neurology. 2018 Feb 27;90(9):e790-e796

Shivalaxmi Manchukonda, Shaik Afshan Jabeen, Noorjahan Mohammed, Cherian A, Priscilla Abraham Chandran .Sex hormonal profile in men and women with epilepsy on enzyme inducing antiepileptic drugs- a case control study Int J Epilepsy 2018;5:38?43.

Jabeen SA, Gaddamanugu P, Cherian A, Mridula KM, Kumar DU, Meena AK. Levetiracetam-Associated Psychogenic Non-epileptic Seizures; A Hidden Paradox. J Popul Ther Clin Pharmacol. 2018 Jul 11;25(2):e1-e11. doi: 10.22374/1710-6222.25.2.1. PMID: 30725538.

Jisu Elsa Jacob, Cherian A, K. Gopakumar, Thomas Iype, Doris George Yohannan, and K. P. Divya, ?Can Chaotic Analysis of Electroencephalogram Aid the Diagnosis of Encephalopathy?,? Neurology Research International, vol. 2018, Article ID 8192820, 8 pages, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/8192820

Radhakrishnan A, Menon R, Thomas SV, Abraham M, Vilanilam G, Kesavadas C, Thomas B, Cherian A, Varma RP. "Time is Brain"-How early should surgery be done in drug-resistant TLE? Acta Neurol Scand. 2018 ;138(6):531-540.

Cherian A* ,Divya KP, `D.H.D.A ?ADHD reversed !? Kothari publications 2018,chapter 2,p 4-7.

Baheti NN, Cherian A, Menon R, Radhakrishnan A*. Ictal Swearing in Anterior Cingulate Seizures Epileptic Disorders (accepted)

Cherian A, Adult Lennox Gastaut Syndrome ,Pediatric Epilepsy Syndromes- Seizures, Syndromes, Approach & Management; Ed: AshalathaRadhakrishnan (Pub: Jaypee Brothers) Chapter 12,Pages 126-132

Thomas N A, Cherian A, Sridhar S. Holoprosencephaly. J Postgrad Med 2003;49:173

Jisu Elsa Jacob, Gopakumar Kuttappan Nair, Thomas Iype, Cherian A, ?Diagnosis of Encephalopathy Based on Energies of EEG Subbands Using Discrete Wavelet Transform and Support Vector Machine,? Neurology Research International, vol. 2018, Article ID 1613456, 9 pages, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/1613456.

Ashalatha R, Menon RN, Chandran A, Thomas SV, Vilanilam G, Abraham M, Menon D, Soumya VC, Thomas B, Kesavadas C, Cherian A, Sarma SP. Do auras predict seizure outcome after temporal lobe epilepsy surgery? Epilepsy Res. 2018 Nov;147:109-114. PMID: 30166056.

Elsa Jacob Jisu , Kuttappan Gopakmar , Iype Thomas , Cherian A. (2018). Automated Diagnosis of Encephalopathy Based on Empirical Mode EEG Decomposition. Neurophysiology. 50 (4)278-285 doi: 10.1007/s11062-018-9749-8.

Rajiv KR, Menon RN, Sukumaran S, Cherian A, Thomas SV, Nair M, Radhakrishnan A. Status epilepticus related to pregnancy: Devising a protocol for use in the intensive care unit. Neurol India. 2018;66(6):1629-1633. doi: 10.4103/0028-3886.246279.

Radhakrishnn, A. Chandran, R. Menon, Cherian A, B. Thomas, C. Kesavadas, M. Abraham, G. Vilanilam,S. Thomas Is MTLE-HS A Focal Epilepsy Syndrome? A Diffusion Tensor Study Epilepsia, 58(Suppl. 5):S68, 2017 doi: 10.1111/epi.13944

Elsa Jacob Jisu , Nair Gopakumar , Cherian A ,Iype Thomas. (2019). Application of fractal dimension for EEG based diagnosis of encephalopathy. (Analog Integrated Circuits and Signal Processing). Analog Integr Circ Sig Process 100; 429?436 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s10470-019-01388-z

Babu SP, Menon RN, Asranna A, Nampoothiri S, Radhakrishnan A, Cherian A, Thomas SV. Novel genotype-electroclinical phenotype correlations in sporadic early-onset childhood myoclonic-atonic epilepsy. Neurol India. 2019 Jan-Feb;67(1):264-267. doi: 10.4103/0028-3886.253628. PMID: 30860130.

Duble SN, Nandini VS, Radhakrishnan A, Menon R, Cherian A, Sarma PS, Thomas SV. Long-Term Mortality Risk of People with Epilepsy Who Underwent Seizure Monitoring. Ann Indian Acad Neurol. 2019 Oct-Dec;22(4):453-457.

Shakya S, Kumari R, Suroliya V, Tyagi N, Joshi A, Garg A, Singh I, Kalikavil Puthanveedu D, Cherian A, Mukerji M, Srivastava AK, Faruq M. Whole exome and targeted gene sequencing to detect pathogenic recessive variants in early onset cerebellar ataxia. Clin Genet. 2019 ;96(6):566-574.

Cherian A. The Ape's Tail. Ann Indian Acad Neurol. 2019;22(3):266.

Cherian A, Divya K P, Prabhakaran PK, Jose J, Narayanan P, Thomas B. ?Pool sign? in cerebral metastatic adenocarcinoma. Ann Indian Acad Neurol 2020;23:551-2.

Cherian A. Salam to the techie. Ann Indian Acad Neurol 2020;23:357

Mitta N, Menon RN, McTague A, Radhakrishnan A, Sundaram S, Cherian A, Madhavilatha GK, Mannan AU, Nampoothiri S, Thomas SV. Genotype-phenotype correlates of infantile-onset developmental & epileptic encephalopathy syndromes in South India: A single centre experience. Epilepsy Res. 2020 Oct;166:106398. doi: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2020.106398. Epub 2020 Jun 18. PMID: 32593896.

Cherian A, Paramasivan NK, Prabhakaran PK, Puthanveedu DK. Redeemable ?Progressive Supranuclear Palsy? like paraneoplastic presentation in carcinoma breast. Ann Indian Acad Neurol 2021;24:786-8

Cherian A, Divya KP. Cerebral creatine deficiency: Black cat in the coal cellar. Acta Neurol Belg. 2021 Dec;121(6):1859-1861. doi: 10.1007/s13760-020-01437-9. Epub 2020 Jul 17. PMID: 32681499.

Kandraju SS, Jose M, Salini RA, Pavithran V, Samuel Peedicail J, Menon RN, Radhakrishnan A, Cherian A, Abraham M., Vilanilam GC, Thomas SV. Women with drug-resistant epilepsy: Surgery or pregnancy first? Epilepsia. 2020 Aug;61(8):1758-1763. DOI: 10.1111/epi.16613.

Pavuluri H, Cherian A, Menon RN, Murali S, Lathikakumari AM, Radhakrishnan A, Thomas SV .Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy: Outcome beyond three decades from onset-A hospital based cohort study. Epilepsia. 2021;62(S3):3?364.https://doi.org/10.1111/epi.17078 (poster 468, p 29)

Cherian A, Divya KP. Vada maker's dystonia - A new task-specific focal dystonia. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2020 Aug;77:85-86. doi: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2020.06.022. Epub 2020 Jul 1. PMID: 32653841.

Cherian A*. 'Z Plus Corden' during Covid Times. Ann Indian Acad Neurol. 2020 Sep-Oct;23(5):710. doi: 10.4103/aian.AIAN_397_20. Epub 2020 Oct 7. PMID: 33623280; PMCID: PMC7887473.

Seshachala BB, Jose M, Lathikakumari AM, Murali S, Kumar AS, Thomas SV. Valproate usage in pregnancy: An audit from the Kerala Registry of Epilepsy and Pregnancy. Epilepsia. 2021 May;62(5):1141-1147. doi: 10.1111/epi.16882. Epub 2021 Mar 29. PMID: 33782943.

Saraf UU, Asranna A, Menon RN, Mohan P M, Vp V, Radhakrishnan A, Cherian A, V Thomas S . Predictors of one-year language and seizure outcomes in children with epileptic encephalopathy with continuous spike-and-wave during sleep (CSWS). Seizure. 2020 Oct;81:315-324. DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2020.08.025. Epub 2020 Aug 28. PMID: 32961503.

Cherian A, Divya KP. Genetics of Parkinson's disease. Acta Neurol Belg. 2020 Dec;120(6):1297-1305. doi: 10.1007/s13760-020-01473-5. Epub 2020 Aug 19. PMID: 32813147.

Pavuluri H, Paramasivan NK, Menon RN, Cherian A, Vilanilam GC, Abraham M, Thomas B, Chandrasekharan K, Radhakrishnan A. Surgical outcome and Predictors in Posterior cortex epilepsy secondary to Gliosis with and without Ulegyria. Epilepsia. 2021;62(S3):3?364.https://doi.org/10.1111/epi.17078 (poster 1024,p 200)

Menon RN, Nambiar PN, Keni RR, Baishya J, Radhakrishnan A, Cherian A, Nampoothiri S, Madhavilatha GK, Kotecha UH, Thomas SV. Drug-resistant 'Non-Lesional' Visual Sensitive Epilepsies of Childhood - Electroclinical Phenotype-Genotype Associations. Neurol India. 2021 Nov-Dec;69(6):1701-1705. doi: 10.4103/0028-3886.333508. PMID: 34979672.

Cherian A, Divya KP, Shetty SC, Kannoth S, Thomas B. Coexistent MOG, NMDAR, CASPR2 antibody positivity: Triumph over the triumvirate. Mult Scler Relat Disord. 2020 Nov;46:102468. doi: 10.1016/j.msard.2020.102468. Epub 2020 Aug 25. PMID: 32906000.

Cherian A, Paramasivan NK, Puthanveedu DK, Krishnan S, Nair AR. Generalized Chorea Due to Secondary Polycythemia Responding to Phlebotomy. J Mov Disord. 2021 Jan;14(1):89-91. doi: 10.14802/jmd.20081. Epub 2020 Oct 31. PMID: 33121224; PMCID: PMC7840239.

Sayyed JV, Divya KP, Cherian A*, Paramasivan NK, Krishna S. Isolated cortical lingual palsy: a slip of the tongue. Acta Neurol Belg. 2021 Dec;121(6):1831-1833. doi: 10.1007/s13760-020-01493-1. Epub 2020 Sep 18. PMID: 32948996.(*Corresponding author)

Cherian A, Divya KP, Jose J, Thomas B. Multifocal cavitating leukodystrophy-A distinct image in mitochondrial LYRM7 mutations. Mult Scler Relat Disord. 2021 Jan;47:102615. doi: 10.1016/j.msard.2020.102615. Epub 2020 Nov 5. PMID: 33189022.

Cherian A, Shetty SC, Divya KP, Pavuluri H. Weekly methotrexate may reduce valproate levels causing relapse of genetic generalized epilepsy. Epilepsy Behav Rep. 2021 May 7;16:100457. doi: 10.1016/j.ebr.2021.100457. PMID: 34142078; PMCID: PMC8187960.

Cherian A, Shetty SC, Divya KP, Pavuluri H. Weekly methotrexate may reduce valproate levels causing relapse of genetic generalized epilepsy. Epilepsy Behav Rep. 2021 May 7;16:100457. doi: 10.1016/j.ebr.2021.100457. PMID: 34142078; PMCID: PMC8187960.

Divya KP, Cherian A*, Paramasivan NK, Sayyed JV. Myelopathy due to fibrocartilaginous embolism: elephant in the room. Acta Neurol Belg. 2021 Dec;121(6):1843-1845. doi: 10.1007/s13760-020-01548-3. Epub 2020 Nov 27. PMID: 33245487. (*Corresponding author)

Cherian A, Chandarana M, Susvirkar AA, Divya KP, Saraf UU, Krishnan S. Abnormal Saccades Differentiate Adolescent Onset Variant Ataxia Telangiectasia from Other Myoclonus Dystonia. Ann Indian Acad Neurol. 2021 Jul-Aug;24(4):630-32. doi: 10.4103/aian.AIAN_619_20. Epub 2021 Apr 10. PMID: 34728979; PMCID: PMC8513963.

Cherian A, Nandana J, Divya KP, Shetty SC. Expanding phenotype of ATP1A3 mutation. Acta Neurol Belg. 2021 May 20. doi: 10.1007/s13760-021-01706-1. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34014491.

Scotton S, See M, Cahill V, Newman P, Sadalage G, Divya KP, Cherian A, Jacob S. CASPR2 antibody-related movement disorders: case series. J Neurol. 2021 Apr;268(4):1533-35. doi: 10.1007/s00415-020-10357-w. Epub 2021 Jan 5. PMID: 33399967.

Radhakrishnan A, Parameswaran S, Chandran A, Unnithan G, Menon RN, Cherian A, Thomas SV. Do Spike Domain Analysis Interictally Correlate With the Ictal Patterns in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy? J Clin Neurophysiol. 2022 Jul 1;39(5):406-411. doi: 10.1097/WNP.0000000000000785. Epub 2020 Oct 14. PMID: 33065581

Cherian A, Shetty SC, Divya KP, Prabhakaran PK, Pavuluri H, Paramasivan NK. MOG antibody-positive paraneoplastic myelopathy in breast carcinoma: the new culprit. Acta Neurol Belg. 2021 Feb 17. doi: 10.1007/s13760-021-01602-8. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33595831.

Divya KP, Cherian A, Anoop TM. Systemic chemotherapy and cognitive dysfunction in primary brain tumors ? To incriminate or exculpate? Cancer Res Stat Treat 2020;3:854-5 .

Jain K#, Cherian A#, Divya KP, P R, Thomas B, J N. "FLAMES: A novel burning entity in MOG IgG associated disease". Mult Scler Relat Disord. 2021 Jan 17;49:102759. doi: 10.1016/j.msard.2021.102759. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33508569.(#joint first authors)

Cherian A, Ajitha KC, Iype T, Divya KP .Neurotuberculosis: an update. Acta Neurol Belg. 2021 Feb;121(1):11-21. doi: 10.1007/s13760-020-01575-0. Epub 2021 Jan 5. PMID: 33400226.

Cherian A, Paramasivan NK, Divya KP*. Dopa-responsive dystonia, DRD-plus and DRD look-alike: a pragmatic review. Acta Neurol Belg. 2021 Jun;121(3):613-623. doi: 10.1007/s13760-020-01574-1. Epub 2021 Jan 16. PMID: 33453040.

Chandrasekharan SV, Menon R, Cherian A, Radhakrishnan A. Effect of seizure viewing on psychological outcome in persons with epilepsy. Epilepsy Behav. 2021 Jan;114(Pt A):107605. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2020.107605. Epub 2020 Nov 24. PMID: 33246900.

Saraf U.U., Asranna A., Menon R.N., Radhakrishnan A.,Manju P., Vibina V.P., Cherian A.,Thomas S.V. Electroclinical Predictors of Cognitive and Seizure Outcome in Children with Epileptic Encephalopathy Due to Electrical Status Epilepticus in Sleep (ESES) ? International Journal of Epilepsy 2018; 05(02): S2 .DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1694859.Abstracts of 20th Joint Annual Conference of Indian Epilepsy Society and Indian Epilepsy Association (ECON 2019)

Cherian A*. N95 traverse and travails. Cancer Res Stat Treat 2020; 3:674-5. (*Corresponding author)

Cherian A*. Onco awareness in pandemic times. Cancer Res Stat Treat 2021; 4:198-9. (*Corresponding author)

Cherian A*. Nature's Call and DLBD Phantasm. Ann Indian Acad Neurol. 2021 Mar-Apr;24(2):255. doi: 10.4103/aian.AIAN_113_21. Epub 2021 Apr 23. PMID: 34220075; PMCID: PMC8232481. (*Corresponding author)

Jose J, Keni RR, Hassan H, Menon R, Sukumaran S, Cherian A, Radhakrishnan A. Predictors of outcome in super refractory status epilepticus. Epilepsy Behav. 2021 May;118:107929. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2021.107929. Epub 2021 Mar 26. PMID: 33775578.

Chandarana MV#, Cherian A#, Divya KP, Krishnan S, Glenda M, Saraf U. Writer's cramp presentation of Woodhouse-Sakati Syndrome- "out of the woods". Can J Neurol Sci. 2021 Aug 24:1-9. doi: 10.1017/cjn.2021.201. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34425922.( #both are first authors)

Vijayaraghavan A, Cherian A, Kalikavil Puthenveedu D, Krishnan S, Pavuluri H. Anti Zic4 Paraneoplastic Neurological Syndrome Presenting as Oscillopsia. Mov Disord Clin Pract. 2021 Sep 6;8(7):1134-1136. doi: 10.1002/mdc3.13331. PMID: 34631952; PMCID: PMC8485599

Jain K*, Cherian A*, Divya KP, Poyuran R, Krishna S. Amidst the madness of genetic adult myopathies: a rare, treatable MADD. Neurol Sci. 2021 Oct 29. doi: 10.1007/s10072-021-05695-0. (*joint first authors)

Cherian A*. Amoretto in PPE. IP Indian J Neurosci 2021;7(3):184?5.DOI: https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijn.2021.032 (*Corresponding author)

Jacob JE, Chandrasekharan S, Nair GK, Cherian A, Iype T. Effect of combining features generated through non-linear analysis and wavelet transform of EEG signals for the diagnosis of encephalopathy. Neurosci Lett. 2021 Sep 25;765:136269. doi: 10.1016/j.neulet.2021.136269. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34582974.

Baishya J, Menon RN, Ravish Keni R, Saraf UU, Varma RP, Radhakrishnan A, Cherian A, Thomas SV. Can occurrence of convulsive status epilepticus during video telemetry be predicted? Observations from an epilepsy monitoring unit. Epilepsy Behav. 2021 Oct;123:108252. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2021.108252. Epub 2021 Aug 23. PMID: 34438130.

Boddu VK, Rebello A, Chandrasekharan SV, Rudrabhatla PK, Chandran A, Ravi S, Unnithan G, Menon RN, Cherian A, Radhakrishnan A. How does "locus of control" affect persons with epilepsy? Epilepsy Behav. 2021 Oct;123:108257. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2021.108257. Epub 2021 Aug 20. PMID: 34425327.

Boddu VK, Rebello A, Chandrasekharan SV, Rudrabhatla PK, Chandran A, Ravi S, Unnithan G, Menon RN, Cherian A, Radhakrishnan A. How does "locus of control" affect persons with epilepsy? Epilepsy Behav. 2021 Oct;123:108257. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2021.108257. Epub 2021 Aug 20. PMID: 34425327.

Cherian A, Divya K P*. Approach to a patient with an episode of seizure. IP Indian J Neurosci 2021;7(4): : 266-74.. Doi : http://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijn.2021.049

Cherian A, Priya L, Divya KP. "Cock-walk" gait and "horseshoe moustache" sign on MRI in inherited hypermanganesemia. Neurol Sci. 2022 Feb;43(2):1441-1445. doi: 10.1007/s10072-021-05793-z. Epub 2022 Jan 7. PMID: 34993656.

Divya K P, Cherian A*, Prabhakaran PK, Thomas B, Shetty K. Calcific Miliary Brain Metastasis in Adenocarcinoma Lung Treated with Gefitinib. Neurol India. 2022 May-Jun;70(3):1197-1199. doi: 10.4103/0028-3886.349672. PMID: 35864664. .( *corresponding author)

Cherian A, Divya KP, Pavuluri H, Thomas B. The dysfunctional gangway: SZT2-associated epilepsy with thick corpus callosum. J Pediatr Neurosci 2020;XX:XX-XX. DOI: 10.4103/jpn.JPN_128_20. .(online ahead of print )

Chandrasekharan SV, Menon RN, Nanda S, Nair JS, Radhakrishnan A, Cherian A, Thomas SV. Does Etiology and Hypsarrhythmia Subtype Influence Outcome in West Syndrome? Challenges Encountered from a Referral Center Perspective. Neurol India. 2022 Jan-Feb;70(1):188-196. doi: 10.4103/0028-3886.336325. PMID: 35263882.

Vijayaraghavan A , Divya KP ,Cherian A*, Krishna .S. Book Chapter Botulinum Neurotoxin in Movement Disorders ?in the book ? The Essentials of Movement Disorders ?A problem based approach? edited by Sujith Ovallath (Nova publishers, New York) Chapter 12,Pages 167-187. BISAC: MED056000 DOI: https://doi.org/10.52305/LZKL8282 (*Corresponding author)

Vijayaraghavan A , Divya KP ,Cherian A*, Krishna .S. Book Chapter Botulinum Neurotoxin in Movement Disorders ?in the book ? The Essentials of Movement Disorders ?A problem based approach? edited by Sujith Ovallath (Nova publishers, New York) Chapter 12,Pages 167-187. BISAC: MED056000 DOI: https://doi.org/10.52305/LZKL8282 (*Corresponding author)

See M, Cahill V, Scotton S, Newman P, Sadalage G, Cherian A, KP Divya, Jacob S, 210 CASPR2 antibody-related movement disorders: case series. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry 2019;90:e53.

Satish S, Thomas S, Samuel J , Menon R, Radhakrishnan A, Cherian A, Abraham M, Vilanilam G.C, Jose M, Pregnanacy and Fetal outcomes in Women after surgery for drug refractory epilepsy, Epilepsia, 58 (suppl.5):S5-S199,2017

Mathew M, Arya AR, Cherian A. Factors associated with poor prognosis in corneal ulcer: A clinical and epidemiological study.Kerala J Ophthalmol 2022;34:37-41

Divya KP, Cherian A*. Pearls & Oy-sters: Grisel Syndrome Presenting as Pseudodystonia: A Twist in the Neck. Neurology. 2022 Mar 15;98(11):462-465. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000200023. Epub 2022 Jan 20. PMID: 35058340. (*Corresponding author)

Cherian A, Divya KP, Vijayaraghavan A, Krishnan S. Pearls & Oy-sters: SCA21 Due to TMEM240 Mutation Presenting as Myoclonus Dystonia Syndrome. Neurology. 2022 Jul 8:10.1212/WNL.0000000000201015. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000201015. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35803720.

Cherian A, Vijayaraghavan A, Divya K.P, Krishnan S. Botulinum neurotoxin in movement disorders: Practical considerations. Ann Mov Disord 2022;5:38-48

Patel K, Vijayaraghavan A,Krishnan S, Puthenveedu DK, Cherian A. Hemifacial spasm resulting from vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia in three siblings: A case report. Ann Mov Disord 0;0:0 (accepted and published)

Cherian A ,Divya K , Revocable attention deficit hyperactivity disorder- An eye-opener. IP Indian J Neurosci 2022;8(2):1-3.

Cherian A, Yalapalli MK, K P D, Vijayaraghavan A, Sundaram S. Teaching NeuroImage: IBA57 Mutation-Associated Infantile Cavitating Leukoencephalopathy. Neurology. 2022 Jun 14;98(24):1029-1030. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000200671. Epub 2022 Apr 6. PMID: 35387852.

A. Cherian, K P. Divya, B. Thomas. Clinical, imaging and genetic characteristics from an Indian ARSACS cohort [abstract]. Mov Disord. 2022; 37 (suppl 1)

Cherian A. Malignant mixopathy and benign excrescency. Cancer Res Stat Treat 2022; 5:201-2

Cherian A. The art of guile. Ann Indian Acad Neurol 2022;25:493-4

K P. Divya, A. Cherian, M. Chandarana, S. Krishnan. Clinical,imaging and genetic correlations in a Neuronal Brain Iron accumulation cohort from India [abstract]. Mov Disord. 2022; 37 (suppl 1)

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