Paediatric Neurologist
Dr.Sukanya is a Paediatric Neurologist with clinical experience from India and the UAE. She completed her Paediatrics residency followed by Fellowship in Paediatric Neurology from Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health, Bangalore -one of the reputed and tertiary hospitals in Southern India. She is an active member of International Child Neurology Association and the Association of Child Neurology, India. She is an active researcher with presentations and scientific publications to her credit. Her special area of interest include Epilepsy, Movement disorders and Paediatric Neuroimmunology.
Alternating hemiplegia of childhood during acute episode of gastroenteritis Journal of Pediatric Neurology 11 (2013) 257–259.
Clinicoradiological description of two children with hemiconvulsion-hemiplegia-epilepsy syndrome: Journal of Pediatric Neurology 12 (2014) 109–113.
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome with Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis: Pediatric Neurology 47 (2012) 379-381.
Prevalence and predictors for lipodystrophy syndrome among HIV infected children on anti-retroviral therapy: Int J Contemp Pediatr. 2016 Feb.
Nevirapine-related adverse events among children switched from efavirenz to nevirapine as compared to children who were started on nevirapine-based antiretroviral therapy directly: AIDS Care, 2014.
Rare treatable cause of Demyelinating Leukoencephalopathy that one cannot afford to miss- Journal of Pediatric Genetics, Nov 03,2020.
Anti-NMDAR encephalitis presenting as stroke-like episodes in children: A case series from a tertiary care referral centre from Southern India. Journal of Pediatric Neurosciences.2021; 194-198
Clinical profile and outcome in children with Post-Diphtheritic paralysis in a tertiary care hospital in Southern India. Iran J Child Neurol.Spring 2022;16(2):107-115.URL:
Acute Ischemic Stroke Associated with COVID-19 in a Pediatric Patient: A Case Report .Dubai Med J 2022.