Random musings

Networks in medicine can be a positive influence and provide support and spread skills and knowledge. Sometimed networks can become closed shops where outsiders are not allowed in and allow discrimination in appointments and regulation. Medicine will benefit from opening its mind to talent from everywhere

This is a brief introduction to Newer treatment options for migraine and difficulties in getting approval for their use

The advent of the Covid vaccine made me think of my long association with Immunizations and Vaccinations .This is my take

The mentor system in medicine has evolved into a more structured relationship. Here I talk briefly on my experiences

In this episode I try to introduce a condition called Landau-Kleffner syndrome where there is a combination of speech and language problems and epilepsy

Here I describe my interaction with four experts in my field who were at the top of their profession and reflect on their approachability and humility

In this episode I discuss a condition called Transient Global Amnesia and related conditions where patients temporarily loose their short term memory

There is an interphase between psychiatry and neurology and some patients may suffer due to lack of understanding of this grey area

In this episode I try to explore the relationship of laugher or episodic laughing to neurological diseasr

Epilepsy by definition is unprovoked. There is a small group where common activities of daily living may provoke a seizure like eating. Reading or listening to music

The relationship between doctors and patients have evolved over the years as have regulations and checks a balances. Some of my experiences with this evolution

This episode describes two children whose mothers intuition led to major neurological diagnosis

This is a brief description of my successes and travails in setting up a training program in an institution for the first time

This episode describes a child who collapsed suddenly while being examined and led to the discovery of a rare underlying cause

This is about a child in whom we stumbled on the right diagnosis

This is an episode about a relatively rare cause for intractable headache in children

This episode is about three children who had the same diagnosis but presented with very different symptoms

Medicine has evolved from a mostly art form to a more accurate and scientific science. Here I muse whether something was lost in this translation - A 40 year odyssey

This is a reflection on various issues faced while working as a physician in several countries

Here I talk about a rare but potentially treatable condition in children which is often misclassified as cerebral palsy

Children can manifest narcolepsy. Sometimes they are labeled as disinterested and lazy at studies. If properly diagnosed the condition can be treated

This episode describes the unusual loss of consciousness in three children after ingesting commonly used medication in appropriate dosage

This episode is about a family where three male siblings were diagnosed as having the same devastating neurological disorder

This is the story of the use the use of ketogenic diet in childhood epilepsy. This is also the story of a loving grandmother who inadvertently “ruined” seizure control in her grand son

In child Neurology we often come across relatively obscure conditions. Here I talk about one such condition called arachnoid cysts about who ch I published two articles