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Department of PediatricsAll India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi |
The Child Neurology Division at the Department of Pediatrics, AIIMS, New Delhi caters to a significant proportion of in-patients and out-patients. It also runs the first D.M. programme in Pediatric Neurology in South Asia (started in 2004). The division is also involved in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and caters to training of national and international long-term and short-term fellows / trainees from time to time. The division has continuously produced high quality research in diagnostics and therapeutics aimed at benefitting individual patients as well as the community.
The division is involved in high quality and cross-cutting research in childhood neurodevelopmental disorders translating into around 20 publications every year in indexed international and national journals. It actively disseminates awareness and knowledge to health care professionals, health care providers and public in the field of child neurology. It is involved in advocacy at national and international level. Currently, the division has three faculty members, 2 electrophysiology technicians and one specialty nurse as permanent staff. The division also gets support from the departmental nutritionist, physiotherapist and social service officer. In addition, we have dedicated secretarial and project staff. The division has 15-18 bedded in-patient unit (as a part of Unit II, Department of Pediatrics) and caters to around 25000 outpatients annually. Apart from twice a week routine morning out-patients, the division runs 5 specialty clinics (Developmental clinic, Neurocysticercosis clinic, Pediatric Neurology clinic, Autism clinic, Neuromuscular disorders clinic) on a weekly basis attending to around 6000 patients in a year.
The division launched a website (www.pedneuroaiims.org) on 3rd December, 2014 to augment the level of knowledge and skills of health care professionals throughout the country for early detection and management of childhood neurological and neurodevelopmental disorders. A separate platform has been developed where parents and care givers can post their queries that is subsequently answered by experts. This will selectively ensure “personalized care” for children with neurological and neuro-developmental disorders and their caregivers and parents.
A state of the art, “Centre of Excellence and Advanced Research for Childhood Neurodevelopmental Disorders”, is providing high quality affordable care for all sections of the society, performing high end diagnostic/ therapeutic research and acting as an education/training hub. The centre (funded by AIIMS Grant in aid {supported by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare} and India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited {IIFCL, as a part of its CSR, MOU signed on 1st December, 2017}) has the following thrust areas:
1. Development of a national registry for childhood neurodevelopmental disorders | Dr. Sheffali Gulati, MBBS (Gold medalist; AIIMS), MD (AIIMS), FRCPCH (UK), FAMS, FIAP, FIMSA Professor and Faculty in charge, Child Neurology Division, Department of Pediatrics Office address: Room no 805, 8th Floor, Mother and Child Block, AIIMS, New Delhi- 110029 E-mail: sheffaligulati1@gmail.com, sheffaligulati@aiims.edu, sheffalig@yahoo.com Telephone: 011-29576823 Areas of interest: Neurodevelopmental disorders including Autism spectrum disorder, Cerebral palsy; Neuromuscular disorders, Epilepsy, Neurorehabilitation, Dietary therapies |
 | Dr. Biswaroop Chakrabarty, MBBS, MD, DM Additional Professor, Child Neurology Division, Department of Pediatrics Office address: Room no 808, 8th Floor, Mother and Child Block, AIIMS, New Delhi- 110029 E-mail: biswaroopchakrabarty@gmail.com Telephone: 011-29576819 Areas of interest: Neurocysticercosis, epilepsy, status epilepticus, pediatric sleep, neuroimmunology |
 | Dr. Prashant Jauhari, MBBS, MD, DM Additional Professor, Child Neurology Division, Department of Pediatrics Office address :Room no 837, 8th Floor, Mother and Child Block, AIIMS, New Delhi- 110029 E-mail: pjauhari0@gmail.com Telephone: 011-29576855 Areas of interest: Immune mechanisms in epileptic encephalopathies; non-invasive neuromodulation (TMS) in pediatric epilepsy & movement disorders; pediatric EEG, CNS Tuberculosis |
http://pedneuroaiims.org/parents_information_matrials.html, available in hindi and english
http://pedneuroaiims.org/, dropdown under Academics, Autism and ADHD.
| Day | Clinic | Timings |
| Monday | Child Development Clinic | 2:00 PM onwards |
| Neurocysticercosis Clinic | 2:00 PM onwards | |
| Tuesday | Pediatrics OPD | 09:00 AM onwards |
| Wednesday | Pediatric Neurology Clinic | 2:00 PM onwards |
| Autism Clinic | 2:00 PM onwards | |
| Friday | Pediatrics OPD | 9:00 PM onwards |
| Neuromuscular Disorder Clinic | 02:00 PM onwards |
EPS machines are used for NCS, RNST, sympathetic skin response and needle EMG.Ophthalmology and ENT departments - OAE, BERA and VEP are done in collaboration. Ambulatory EPS studies are done as and when needed in inpatients
● Neuromodulation and neurorehabilitation:TMS (trans-cranial magnetic stimulation) machine is being used for children with epilepsy, cerebral palsy, and dystonia and autism spectrum disorder as a therapeutic tool predominantly in various research activities and also in service mode.
The broad research areas of the division are depicted below:
● Duchenne muscular dystrophy (highlights: skin biopsy replacing muscle biopsy, ataluren for DMD with nonsense mutations) and spinal muscular atrophy: diagnostics and newer therapieshttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1zNJuAJhtc-JLCDDDJUwkjRrZqLLDEgFsymVhN5nJ6R8/edit?usp=sharing