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    Dr Muthukani S

    Dr Muthukani S

    Neurology


    5+ Years Experience

    MD, DM (Neurology), PDF (Epilepsy), PDCC (Cleveland Clinic, USA)

    Apollo Children Hospital Chennai

    English,Hindi,Tamil,Malayalam

    Mon - Sat

    10:00 -16:00

    Dr Muthukani S
    Dr Muthukani S

    Neurology

    5+ Years Experience

    MD, DM (Neurology), PDF (Epilepsy), PDCC (Cleveland Clinic, USA)

    Apollo Children Hospital Chennai

    English,Hindi,Tamil,Malayalam

    Mon - Sat

    10:00 -16:00

    Description

    Dr. S Muthukani is a dedicated and highly experienced neurologist based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, with over 5 years of expertise in the field. Holding multiple esteemed qualifications including DM (Neurology), DNB (Neurology), PDF (Epilepsy), and PDCC from the renowned Cleveland Clinic, USA, Dr. Muthukani stands out as a knowledgeable professional in neurology. He is also a distinguished Fellow of the European Board of Neurology (FEBN) and a Member of the National Academy of Medical Sciences (MNAMS). Dr. Muthukani is proficient in several languages, including English, Hindi, Malayalam, and Tamil, enabling him to communicate effectively with a diverse patient population. His practice is based at Apollo Hospitals, where he is committed to providing comprehensive care for neurological conditions. With a focus on epilepsy and other complex neurological disorders, Dr. Muthukani utilizes advanced diagnostic methods and evidence-based treatments tailored to meet the unique needs of each patient. With a patient-centered approach, he emphasizes the importance of educating patients and their families about their conditions to ensure informed decision-making. Dr. Muthukani is recognized not just for his clinical skills but also for his compassionate care and dedication to improving the quality of life for those he treats. Whether you are dealing with chronic headaches, epilepsy, or other neurological concerns, Dr. S Muthukani is equipped to provide expert care and support.

    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 Department of Neurology, Apollo Speciality Hospital, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, April 2019 to June, 2020. 
    • I teach with great interest, methods and interpretation of EEG and management of epilepsy to post graduate 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
    Special Interests
    • Epilepsy , Stroke , Sleep
    Memberships
    • Indian Academy of Neurology
    • Indian Epilepsy Society

     

    Research & Publication
    • 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 text book 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 Histocytosis (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
    List of Treatments
    Parkinson S Disease Treatment
    Scalp Cirsoid Aneurysm Treatment
    Advance Parkinson S Disease Treatment
    Advanced Epilepsy Treatment
    Treatment For Bells Palsy Paralysis
    Cranio Synostosis Treatment
    Stroke Treatment
    Schizophrenia Treatment
    Parkinson S Disease Treatment
    Scalp Cirsoid Aneurysm Treatment
    Advance Parkinson S Disease Treatment
    Advanced Epilepsy Treatment
    Treatment For Bells Palsy Paralysis
    Cranio Synostosis Treatment
    Stroke Treatment
    Schizophrenia Treatment
    List of Conditions
    Alexander Disease
    Canavan Disease
    Charcot Marie Tooth Disease
    Fabry Disease
    Krabbe Disease
    Lennox Gastaut Syndrome
    Menkes Disease
    Pelizaeus Merzbacher Disease
    Refsum Disease
    Tay Sachs Disease
    Brain Injury
    Parkinson S Disease
    Head Injury
    Movement Disorder
    Restless Leg Syndrome
    Nerve And Muscle Disorders
    Neuromuscular Disorders
    Brain Infection
    Alzheimer S Disease
    Leigh Syndrome
    Mcleod Syndrome
    Melas Syndrome
    Meniere S Disease
    Speech Disorders
    Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
    Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
    Anencephaly
    Ataxia Telangiectasia
    Headache
    Migraine
    Multiple System Atrophy
    Myasthenia Gravis
    Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
    Ptosis
    Spasticity
    tetanus
    Periodic Paralysis
    Peripheral Nerve
    monoplegia
    Paramyotonia Congenita
    Paralysis
    motor-coordination
    Polyneuritis
    Polymicrogyria
    polysomnography
    head heaviness
    Sweaty Palms
    Myelitis
    Labyrinthitis
    Nerve Pain
    Neurodegeneration
    Neurological Problems
    Neurolysis
    Neurological Dysfunction
    Neurotoxin
    Neurourology
    Scapuloperoneal Myopathy
    Numbness
    Schwannoma
    Light Headedness
    Meningitis
    Spastic Ataxia
    Special Educator For Autism
    Special Educator For Learning Disability
    Special School For Autism
    Special School For Mr
    Speech Assessment
    Speech Language Pathology
    Spheroid Body Myopathy
    Ataxia Neuropathy Spectrum
    Botulism
    Tuberculous Meningitis
    Fibromyalgia
    Decortication
    Decompression Micovascular
    Cysticercosis
    Cryptococcosis
    Cervicogenic Headache
    Cerebral Venous Thrombosis
    Cerebral Infarction
    Cerebral Autosomal Dominant Arteriopathy
    Cerebral Palsy
    Alexander Disease
    Canavan Disease
    Charcot Marie Tooth Disease
    Fabry Disease
    Krabbe Disease
    Lennox Gastaut Syndrome
    Menkes Disease
    Pelizaeus Merzbacher Disease
    Refsum Disease
    Tay Sachs Disease
    Brain Injury
    Parkinson S Disease
    Head Injury
    Movement Disorder
    Restless Leg Syndrome
    Nerve And Muscle Disorders
    Neuromuscular Disorders
    Brain Infection
    Alzheimer S Disease
    Leigh Syndrome
    Mcleod Syndrome
    Melas Syndrome
    Meniere S Disease
    Speech Disorders
    Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
    Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
    Anencephaly
    Ataxia Telangiectasia
    Headache
    Migraine
    Multiple System Atrophy
    Myasthenia Gravis
    Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
    Ptosis
    Spasticity
    tetanus
    Periodic Paralysis
    Peripheral Nerve
    monoplegia
    Paramyotonia Congenita
    Paralysis
    motor-coordination
    Polyneuritis
    Polymicrogyria
    polysomnography
    head heaviness
    Sweaty Palms
    Myelitis
    Labyrinthitis
    Nerve Pain
    Neurodegeneration
    Neurological Problems
    Neurolysis
    Neurological Dysfunction
    Neurotoxin
    Neurourology
    Scapuloperoneal Myopathy
    Numbness
    Schwannoma
    Light Headedness
    Meningitis
    Spastic Ataxia
    Special Educator For Autism
    Special Educator For Learning Disability
    Special School For Autism
    Special School For Mr
    Speech Assessment
    Speech Language Pathology
    Spheroid Body Myopathy
    Ataxia Neuropathy Spectrum
    Botulism
    Tuberculous Meningitis
    Fibromyalgia
    Decortication
    Decompression Micovascular
    Cysticercosis
    Cryptococcosis
    Cervicogenic Headache
    Cerebral Venous Thrombosis
    Cerebral Infarction
    Cerebral Autosomal Dominant Arteriopathy
    Cerebral Palsy
    FAQ's
    Dr. Muthukani practices at Apollo Children's Hospital, Thousand Lights; Apollo Hospital, Greams Road; and Apollo Heart Centre, Greams Road, along with one other location.
    Dr. Muthukani has received positive feedback from two patients. These patient experiences provide valuable insights into the doctor's care and approach.
    Dr. Muthukani holds an MBBS, MD in General Medicine, and a DM in Neurology.
    Dr. Muthukani specializes in Neurology.
    Dr. Muthukani has 15 years of experience in neurology. Details of his professional history are available upon request.
    Dr. Muthukani is a Neurologist at Apollo Hospital, Madurai. His expertise includes diagnosing and treating nervous system disorders. He holds an MBBS, MD-Medicine, and DM in Neurology, all from Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University (TNMGRMU). His specializations encompass cerebrovascular diseases (stroke, headaches, brain infections), and peripheral nervous system disorders (movement disorders, spinal cord disorders, seizures, neurodegenerative diseases, speech & language disorders). Dr. Muthukani provides compassionate care and utilizes advanced treatment options to improve patients' quality of life.
    Dr. Muthukani's practice locations include Apollo Children's Hospital - Thousand Lights, Apollo Hospital - Greams Road, and Apollo Heart Centre - Greams Road, along with one other facility.
    Dr. Muthukani has received positive feedback from two patients, including detailed testimonials. These reviews highlight patient experiences and satisfaction with the doctor's care.
    Dr. Muthukani holds an MBBS, MD in General Medicine, and a DM in Neurology.
    Dr. Muthukani specializes in neurology.
    Dr. Muthukani possesses 15 years of experience in neurology.
    Dr. Muthukani is a Neurologist at Apollo Hospitals, Madurai. His expertise lies in diagnosing and treating nervous system disorders. He holds an MBBS, MD-Medicine, and DM Neurology from Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University (TNMGRMU). His specializations include cerebrovascular diseases (stroke, headaches, brain infections), and peripheral nervous system disorders (movement disorders, spinal cord disorders, seizures, neurodegenerative disorders, speech & language disorders). Dr. Muthukani prioritizes compassionate care and utilizes the latest treatment options to improve patients' quality of life.
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