Dr Vijay Shankar

Research and Publication

1. Fasano, A.; Paramanandam, V.; Jog, M. Use of AbobotulinumtoxinA in Adults with Cervical Dystonia: A Systematic Literature Review. Toxins 2020, 12(8), 470; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins12080470. https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/12/8/470
2. Paramanandam, V., Olszewska, D.A., Shakya, B., Chalissery, A.J., O'Connell, M., Farrell, M. and Lynch, T. (2020), Reply to Comment on: A 57-Year-Old Woman With Progressive Left Hand Clumsiness and Falls. Mov Disord Clin Pract. doi:10.1002/mdc3.12964
3. Boutet A, Rashid T, Hancu I, Elias GJB, Gramer RM, Germann J, Dimarzio M, Li B, Paramanandam V, Prasad S, Ranjan M, Coblentz A, Gwun D, Chow CT, Maciel R, Soh D, Fiveland E, Hodaie M, Kalia SK, Fasano A, Kucharczyk W, Pilitsis J, Lozano AM. Functional MRI Safety and Artifacts during Deep Brain Stimulation: Experience in 102 Patients. Radiology 2019:190546.
4. Picillo M, Paramanandam V, Morgante F, et al. Dystonia as complication of thalamic neurosurgery. Parkinsonism & related disorders 2019.
5. Sowmini PR, Vijayashankar P, Gobinathan S. Multiple symmetric lipomatosis: A clinical marker of mitochondrial cytopathy. Neurol India 2019;67(3):920-923.
6. Vijayashankar P, Olszewska DA, Bhattacharjee S, et al. A 57 year old woman with progressive left hand clumsiness and falls. Movement Disorders Clinical Practice. https://doi.org/10.1002/mdc3.12825
7. Paramanandam V, Hadjivassiliou M, Olszewska DA, et al. Reversible Corticobasal Syndrome due to Coeliac Disease. Movement Disorders Clinical Practice 2018;5(5):551-554. https://doi:10.1002/mdc3.12659
8. Paramanandam V, Lizarraga KJ, Soh D, Algarni M, Rohani M, Fasano A. Unusual gait disorders: a phenomenological approach and classification. Expert review of neurotherapeutics 2019;19(2):119-132.
9. Fearon C, Vijayashankar P, Olszewska DA, et al. Micrographia following bilateral subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation. Parkinsonism & related disorders 2016;28:161-162.
10. V. Paramanandam, S. Perumal, M. Jeyaraj, S. Velayutham, and G. Shankar. “Herpes zoster internuclear ophthalmoplegia,” Neuroimmunology and Neuroinflammation, vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 102-103, 2016.
11. Bally, J.F., Rohani, M., Ruiz-Lopez, M, Vijayashankar Paramanandam, Renato Munhoz, Pierre Burkhard, Antoine Poncet, Alfonso Fasano. Patient-Adjusted Deep Brain Stimulation Programming is Timesaving in Dystonia Patients. J Neurol (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-019-09423-9
12. Bhattacharjee, S., Paramanandam, V., & Bhattacharya, A. (2019). Analysis of the Effect of Dopamine Transporter Scan on the Diagnosis and Management in a Tertiary Neurology Center. The Neurohospitalist. Feb 2019.
13. Bhattacharjee S, Shankar V, Elkider M. Comment on: Dopamine Transporter (DaT) Scan Utilization in a Movement Disorder Center. Movement disorders clinical practice 2016;4(1):154-154.
14. Bhattacharjee S, Shankar PV, Elkider M. Dopamine transporter single-photon emission computed tomography brain scan: A reliable way to distinguish between degenerative and drug-induced parkinsonism. Indian journal of nuclear medicine : IJNM : the official journal of the Society of Nuclear Medicine, India 2016;31(3):249-250.
15. Umadevi V, Rajesh J, Kumar SS, Shakir RM, Vijayashankar P, Prasad CV. Case report: Deep Vein Thrombosis and Euvolemic Hyponatremia in a Hypothyroid Patient. Journal of The Association of India, November-2011, Volume.59.

Poster presentation at conferences

International

1. V.Paramanandam, H.DS, P.C.N. Tacrolimus induced parkinsonism presenting as freezing of gait and speech. Mov Disord.2017; 32 (suppl 2).
2. H. DS, V. Paramanandam, P.C.N. Multiple myeloma induced parkinsonism. Mov Disord.2017; 32 (suppl 2).a
3. Halprashanth DS, Vijayashankar P, Praveen Chander N, Ponniah V. Bickerstaff brainstem encephalitis and Miller Fischer overlap syndrome as a complication of dengue fever. INTROPICON, 2017.
4. Vijayashankar P, Diana A Olszewska, Conor Fearon, Brian Magennis, Binith Cheeran, Tim Lynch. Jaw opening dystonia following bilateral VIM DBS for postural and action dystonic tremor. (20th International Congress of PD & MDS, Berlin 2016).
5. Vijayashankar P, DA Olszewska, C Fearon, B Magennis, T Lynch. Unawareness of causes of sudden deterioration in Parkinson’s patients in movement disorder clinic. (20th International Congress of PD & MDS, Berlin 2016).
6. Lonergan R, Vijayashankar, Carty F, Alexander M, Kelly P, O'Rourke K., Farrell M, Lynch T. "Pick ‘n’ mix: neuropathological detection of peri-tumor tauopathy." (10th International Conference on Frontotemporal Dementias, Germany, Aug-2016).
7. Tudor Munteanu, Vijayashankar Paramanandam, Diana A Olszewska, Cerebellar ataxia an audit of undiagnosed cases over 2 years at tertiary referral hospital. 52nd Irish Neurological Association meeting, May -2016.
8. Vijayashankar Paramanandam, Prof. Tim Lynch: Perioral Myoclonia with Absences. Poster presentation at 51st Irish Neurological Association meeting, May -2015.
9. Vijayashankar Paramanandam, Prof. Tim Lynch. An audit of awareness of causes worsening Parkinson's disease in Neurology outpatient clinic. Poster presentation at 51st Irish Neurological Association meeting, May -2015.

National

1. Vijayashankar Paramanandam. An uncommon presentation of perioral myoclonia with absences. Poster presentation in IANCON 2014.
2. Vijayashankar Paramanandam, An interesting case of Neuroacanthocytosis with head drop. Poster presentation in IANCON 2013.
3. K. S. Raja, R. Kalpana, R. S. A. Alexander, P. Vijayashankar, Malcolm Jeyaraj, S.Sakthi Velayutham, P. R. Sowmini, Professor. Dr. S. Gobinathan et al, A royal malady unleashing its varied spectrum. Poster presentation in IANCON 2014.
4. R. Kalpana, R. S. A. Alexander, P. Vijayashankar, Malcolm Jeyaraj, S.Sakthi Velayutham, P. R. Sowmini, Professor. Dr. S. Gobinathan et al . A case of Batten’s disease. IANCON -2013.

Oral presentation

International:

1. Vijayashankar Paramanandam, Dr. Anthony Lang. Case presentation at the “Unusual Movement Disorders” Session at the 2019 AAN Annual meeting, Philadelphia, USA.
2. Vijayashankar Paramanandam, Renato Munhoz. Case presentation at the “Unusual Movement Disorders” Session at the 2018 AAN Annual meeting, Los Angeles, USA.
3. Vijayashankar Paramanandam, Tim Lynch. Think a second. Case presentation at the “Video Akadha” Session at the 2017, 2nd Annual Conference of the Movement Disorders Society of India, Bangalore, India.
4. Vijayashankar Paramanandam, Tim Lynch. Ataxia with downbeat nystagmus due to ANO10 mutation. Dr. Niall Quinn Lecture, Dublin, Ireland (2nd June 2016).
5. Vijayashankar Paramanandam, Tim Lynch. The first report of dystonia following bilateral VIM DBS insertion for dystonic tremor. PD Masterclass Expert Day meeting, 2016.
6. Vijayashankar P, Olszewska DA, Chalissery A, Farrell MA, Lynch T. Sometimes you get it wrong. 52nd Irish Neurological Association meeting, May -2016.

National:

1. Vijayashankar Paramanandam, Renato Munhoz. “Forty Winks”. Case presentation at the “Knowledge cafe” Session at the 2020, 5th Annual Conference of the Movement Disorders Society of India, Kerala.
2. Vijayashankar Paramanandam, “Cortical Myoclonus in Gouchers Disease”. Movement Disorders Society of India webinar – April, 2020.
3. Vijayashankar Paramanandam, “Unusual complication of Deep Brain Stimulation”. Deep Brain Stimulation in Movement Disorders. Hyderabad, India – November, 2019.
4. Vijayashankar Paramanandam, Susan Fox. Contagious puzzle. Case presentation at the “Knowledge cafe” Session at the 2019, 4nd Annual Conference of the Movement Disorders Society of India, Delhi, India.
5. Vijayashankar Paramanandam, Tim Lynch. Think a second. Case presentation at the “Video Akadha” Session at the 2017, 2nd Annual Conference of the Movement Disorders Society of India, Bangalore, India.

Research:

1. A Dose – Ranging study of the efficacy, safety and pharmacokinetics of Deferiprone Delayed release tablets in patients with Parkinson’s disease. Toronto, Canada. (On going trial)
2. Unawareness of causes of sudden deterioration in Parkinson’s patients in movement disorder clinic, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
3. The study of the clinico-encephalographic profile of seizures in patients with alcohol dependence.
4. The study of electrocardiographic changes in acute cerebrovascular accident patients.