Dr. Muthukani is a neurologist currently affiliated with Apollo Hospital in Chennai. He possesses extensive experience in the diagnosis and treatment of nervous system disorders. Dr. Muthukani obtained his MBBS, MD-Medicine, and DM Neurology from The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University (TNMGRMU).Dr. Muthukani specializes in treating conditions that affect the brain, spinal cord, and nerves, including cerebrovascular disease (such as stroke and headache disorders) and peripheral nervous system disorders (including movement disorders, seizure disorders, neurodegenerative disorders, spinal cord disorders, and speech and language disorders).Dr. Muthukani's patient approach focuses on providing compassionate care and utilizing the latest treatment options available to achieve substantial improvements in his patients' day-to-day lives. He finds it deeply rewarding to make a meaningful difference in his patient's well-being through his medical practice.
Specialty And Areas Of Interest
Professional Experience
- Consultant Epileptologist and Sleep Medicine Specialist, Department of Neurology, Apollo Speciality Hospital, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, from April 2019 to June 2020.
- Clinical Fellow in Epilepsy, Department of Neurology, Amrita Advanced Centre for Epilepsy, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, Kerala, India – from March 2018 to March 2019.
- Senior Resident Physician, Neurology Division, Department of Neurosciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi - Jan 2015 to Dec 2017.
- Registrar, Department of Neurology, Apollo Speciality Hospital, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, June 2014 to Dec 2014.
- Resident Physician, Department of Internal Medicine, Madras Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, June 2011 to May 2014.
- Intern Physician, Madras Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu - May 2009 to May 2010.
Teaching Experience (8 years):
- I teach Clinical medicine and Neurology to DNB Medicine residents at the Department of Neurology, Apollo Speciality Hospital, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, from April 2019 to June 2020.
- I taught with great interest, methods and interpretation of EEG and management of epilepsy to postgraduate students and technicians at Amrita Advanced Centre for Epilepsy, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, Kerala, India from March, 2018 to March, 2019.
- Actively involved in teaching basics of neurology to undergraduate and post graduate students at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi from Jan 2015-2017
- Participated actively in teaching activities as a Resident Physician in Department of Internal medicine, imparted bed-side clinical teaching to MBBS students during 2011-2014
Professional Memberships And Certifications
- Indian Academy of Neurology
- Indian Epilepsy Society
Awards And Achievements
- Started the Epilepsy Surgery Program including the long-term video-EEG for the first time in south Tamil Nadu.
- State topper in the Premedical entrance examination for MBBS in Tamil Nadu, India on 2004
- Winner of a Special scholarship for MBBS from Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Dr. J. Jayalalithaa on 2004
- Passed with Distinction in several subjects during MBBS examinations at Madras medical college, Tamil Nadu, India
- Two times Winner of Inter-medical college quiz competitions held at Chengalpattu Medical College, Tamil Nadu on 2008 & 2009.
- Winner of Inter-medical college quiz competition held at Stanley Medical College and Kilpauk Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu on 2010.
- Winner of Inter-medical college quiz competition held at SRM Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu on 2010.
- Two times Winner of Inter-medical college Diabetes quiz competition held at Madras Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu on 2008 & 2009
- State topper in Postgraduate entrance examination for MD/MS in Tamil Nadu on 2011
- Recipient of Gold medals for Ophthalmology, Rheumatology at Madras Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
- Awarded first prize by the Association of Physicians of India, Tamil Nadu Chapter for clinical examination in Internal medicine on 2013.
- Winner of National Rheumatology Quiz competition at Kolkata, 2011
- Winner of Inter-medical college ECG quiz competition held at Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry, India on 2013
- Winner of Inter-medical college quiz competition in Internal medicine held at Sri Ramachandra Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu on 2014
- Best outgoing student from the Department of Internal Medicine at Madras Medical College, Chennai on 2014
- State topper in DM Neurology entrance examination in Tamil Nadu on 2014মধ্যে
- All India Topper in Neurology entrance examination at Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, Kerala on 2014
- All India rank-2 in the Neurology entrance examination at AIIMS, New Delhi on 2014
- Winner of Inter-medical college quiz competition held at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi on 2015
- Zonal Topper in Torrent Young Scholar Award (TYSA) in Neurology on 2017
- First Runner-up in National rounds of Torrent Young Scholar Award (TYSA) in Neurology on 2017
- Winner of an International scholarship award at American Academy of neurology annual meet, Los Angeles, USA on April, 2018
- School topper in Higher Secondary examination and Winner of several gold medals during schooling at Saliar Mahajana Higher Secondary School, Aruppukottai, Tamil Nadu, India
Research And Publications
- Sankaranarayanan M, Makhija P, Gopinath S, Mathew N, Radhakrishnan K. Comparison of clinical and electrophysiological characteristics between ictal and cardiac asystole encountered during video-EEG monitoring. Epileptic Disord Int Epilepsy J Videotape. 2019 Aug 1;21(4):337–46.
- Sankaranarayanan M, Shah S, Thomas P, Kannoth S, Radhakrishnan K. Persistent extreme delta brush in anti-NMDA-receptor encephalitis: Does it portend a poor prognosis?. Epilepsy Behav Rep. 2019;12:100324. doi:10.1016/j.ebr.2019.100324
- Muthukani Sankaranarayanan, Kameshwar Prasad, Garima Shukla
- Parthiban Balasundaram. Treatment practices and Persistent disease activity after 9 months of treatment in CNS tuberculosis- an ambispective cohort study, Neurology. Apr 2018, 90 (15 Supplement) P5.097
- Sankaranarayanan M, Prasad K, Vibha D, Devarajan LJ, Garg A. Duration of treatment in CNS tuberculosis: An observational study in a tertiary care hospital in India, Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology. Sep 2017; 20 (supplement 2), IP10/341.
- M. Sankaranarayanan, M. B. Singh, Neha, Elavarasi, L. Joseph. Protean manifestations of racemose neurocysticercosis – Stroke. Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology. Oct 2016;19(6):24-132, SP4/25.
- Deepti Vibha, Muthukani Sankaranarayanan (2019). Non-motor features of Parkinson’s disease. In Behari Madhuri Sp Gorthi, Parkinsons Disease In India : From Clinic To Bench. India: Manipal University Press.
- Another 'A' after alcohol- Anticonvulsant induced acute pancreatitis - presented in Indian Academy of Neurology conference at PGI, Chandigarh, 2014.
Current projects:
- A chapter on Head injury in the McMaster textbook of Internal Medicine, South Asian Edition.
- Is it the brain, the heart, or both? The importance of cardiac monitoring in patients with suspected seizures Muthukani Sankaranarayanan, Perumpillichira J. Cherian, Kurupath Radhakrishnan, “Video-EEG in Clinical Practice: An E-Book” VEEG monitoring in classical Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Siby Gopinath, Muthukani, Sita Jayalakshmi, “Video-EEG in Clinical Practice: An E-Book”
- Super refractory status in a case of Febrile Infection-Related Epilepsy Syndrome (FIRES) due to Hemophagocytic Lymphocytic Histiocytosis (HLH)S Meenakshi
- Sundaram, Muthukani Sankaranarayanan, Murugan Jeyaraman, Chitra Ayyappan, Karthik Somalinga, Suresh Pandi - Sent to Epilepsia Open for publication
- "BP 220/120 with Right side Hemiplegia - My Management in ICU" - Invited article in Journal of the Association of Physicians of India (JAPI)S Meenakshi Sundaram, Muthukani Sankaranarayanan, Bharathi Sundar, Apollo Speciality hospitals, Madurai
- Dengue-triggered Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in an adolescent with autoimmune thyroiditis,
- Muthukani Sankaranarayanan, Suganya Velayutham, Vani N, Usharani K - Sent to Chinese Journal of Medical Research for publication
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