DR.SUDHIR SHAH'S REPORTS.

I am Dr. Sudhir V. Shah

* Consultant Neurologist, practicing for 20 years at Ahmedabad, INDIA.
* Professor and Head department of Neurology; at KM school of PG medicine and research, Sheth V. S. General Hospital, Ahmedabad.
* Honorary Neurologist to H. E. The Governor of Gujarat.
* Director of Neurosciences, Sterling Hospital.
* Teacher for DNB Neurology, Sterling Hospital.
* Immediate past chairman of National Jain Doctor’s Federation

At our neurology centre-clinic-I give neurology services on OPD base and offer consultation regarding variety of neurological problems like stroke, epilepsy, headaches, parkinsonism, dementia, ataxia, neuritis, multiple sclerosis amongst other diseases. As well as we offer rehabilitation services. We work with appointments however for critically sick we do accommodate.
At my clinic, my team (Dr. Amit Bhatt M.D. & Others) and I are involved into National and International clinical research – Drug trials in various Neurology subjects like Vascular dementia, Epilepsy, Migraine, Parkinson's disease, Neuropathy etc...

Our main focus at present is on following areas.

1) Research in Neurotheology: Scientific ( neurologic ) correlation of spiritual practices: like meditation, Yogic practice and prolonged fasting.)

2) Public Education in Neurology. I have written books in Neurology for public education – in English, Hindi and Gujarati. Latest Hindi and Gujarati editions are also available. Previous editions of Gujarati and English are available on this site.

3) Study of oriental religious scriptures and to try to find various treasures of science and arts depicted in them ( Jain, Hindu and Buddhist Scripts ) ( vide presentation on scientific secrets of Jain relegion.)
Those who are interested in topics related to science of Yoga, meditation, fasting & other spiritual practices may contact us & create an ongoing dialogue for the betterment of human life, peace & humanity at large. Also updating on patient education for Neurology would be done from time to time.Those who have interest in this field may also send relevant material. Work about Ayurveda and music will be added later on.

Awards and Prizes

* UNO, International award for Neurology and future medicine-2003
* Jesingbapa rotating lectureship trophy-2001
* Best paper of the year Gujarat medical journal-2001
* Outstanding achievement award 2000 of Ahmedabad medical association.
* Best achievement award of 2003 of Ahmedabad medical association, and many other awards
* Have received Oration award from Association of Physicians of Gujarat for “Acute management of ischemic stroke”. Focus : Thrombolysis for the year 2006; on 7th Jan-2007
* Included in Power 100 List released by Divya Bhaskar (Gujarat)

Learned Membership :

1. Neurological Society of India
2. Indian Academy of Neurology
3. Asso. of physicians of Ahmedabad
4. Ahmedabad Medical Association
5. Association of physicians of India
6. International Stroke Society
7. Regional Coordinator :Indian Stroke association
8. American Academy of Neurology
9. An active member of The European Neurological Society
10. President : Indian Epilepsy Association Ahmedabad Branch
11. Member : Indian Epilepsy Association : National Executive Committee

Papers, Publications & Research Work Papers, Publications & Research Work
(A)

1. EEG in Epilepsy :
Dissertation submitted to Gujarat University for M.D., Degree.
2. Clinical, EEG, CT, MRI correlation in partial seizures :
Dissertation submitted to Bombay University for D.M. (Neurology) degree.
3. Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis' :
A study of 12 cases. Paper presented at 7th annual conference of Association of Physicians of Gujarat 1986. FIRST PRIZE WAS AWARDED to this paper.
4. Paraplegia :
Article published in JAPI : June 1984. Postgraduate clinic.
5. Strokes in young in west central India' :
Some observations on changing trends in morbidity and mortality : JAPI : June 1988.
6. The efficacy of MRI V/S CT Scan in partial seizure :
18th international epilepsy congress, New Delhi 1989
7. Current guidelines for stroke management-Gujarat Medical Journal-Aug-99 Page 27-30
8. Prolonged fasting-How is it possible-A Hypothesis-Gujarat Medical journal-march-2001 page 31-35
9. Current concepts in the management of Ischemic stroke- Gujarat Medical Journal, March2001,Vol.58,Page 43-45.
10. An approach to a patient of Dementia-Gujarat Medical journal- December-2001, vol.58, No 3, Page no. 33-35.
11. Comprehensive medical approach to a case of refractory Epilepsy, Aspects of Epilepsy- Issue No-12, March 2002, Page 3-9.
12. Sleep, its disorders and their treatment-Gujarat Medical Journal-Aug-2003, vol. 60, No. 2, Page No 17-21.
13. Case report- Autoimmune Myasthenia Gravis in two brothers, JAPI, Vol.52, March 2002,Page 253-254.
14. Dopaminergic Therapy for parkinson’s disease,current status : Parkinson’s disease and Movement Disorder, Page 217-227, Text chapter.
15. Treatment for parkinson’s disease, current status, The journal of Association of Physicians of Gujarat,2004,Issue No.2,Page 40-57.
16. Co-author for POSTENCEPHALITIC BILATERAL NIGRAL NECROSIS WITH MOTOR COMPLICATIONS –a poster presentation at conference for movement disorder at TOKYO, JAPAN-2006.
17. Paper presented on Neurological Complication of Chiken Gunya at XVth Annual conference of IAPSM – GC on 18.1.2008.
18. Co-author in Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions journal for Transradial approach for stenting of vertebrobasilar stenosis : A feasibility Study Published Online : 8th May 2009. Tejas Patel, MD, FACC, FSCAI 1*, Sanjay Shah, MD 1, Hemant Malhotra, MD 1 , Leena Shah, MD 1 , Sudhir Shah MD 2
19. Co-author in journal of Clinical Virology for Systemic involvements and fatalities during Chikungunya epidemic in India, 2006. Babasaheb V. Tandalea, Padmakar S. Sathea, Vidya A. Arankallea, R.S.Wadiab, Rahul Kulkarnib, Sudhir V. Shah, et al



(B) I have done pioneering work on setting stroke protocols in Gujarat. Also has experience of doing successful intra arterial thrombolysis in acute ischemic stroke for more than dozen cases and have established standards of acute stroke unit as well as acute neurological intensive care and as director of neurosciences, I have developed model NICU at sterling hospital.

(C) I have given several lectures at state, national and international conferences on Neurology subjects.

(D) I have led the delegation for Indo-Japanese meet at Tokyo, Japan in May 2004, as principal speaker on - Peripheral Neuropathy an Indian perspective.

(E) I have given talks on Neurotheology-Neurological (scientific) basis for spiritual practices(e.g. meditation, religion etc.)at USA,UK, JAPAN Kenya etc.

(F) RESEARCH – TRIALS Completed

1. Open lable multicentric clinic trial to evalute the efficacy and safety of Entacapone as an add on therapy in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease.
2. Evolution of Zonisamide as an adjunctive therapy in patient with refractory partial epilepsy – an open lable multicentric trial.
3. A phase I / II multicentre, prospective, randomized parallel designs, placebo controlled,double blind study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of two different dosage requirement of a herbal preparation LLL – 2011 and placebo as a preventive treatment in patient with common migraine.
4. A 24 week multicentre randomized, double blind, placebo controlled evolution of the efficacy,safety and tolerability of Donepezil Hydrocloride [ E2020-A001-319] in patient with Dementia associated with carebrovascular disease.
5. A open – lable, multicentric, one year examination of the safety of Donepezil Hydrochloride [ E- 2020-A001-320] in patient with dementia associated with cerebrovascular disease.
6. A phase III, multi-center, placebo-controlled, double blind, randomized, parallel group study to establish the efficacy of LLL-2011 administered as a 1% nasal spray in the preventive treatment of common migraine.
7. Neuropathic pain: Efficacy of Pregabalin

(G) RESEARCH – TRIALS (Ongoing Trials)

1. Study OV-1012: Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Efficacy and Safety Study of Clobazam (0.25, 0.5 and 1.0 mg/kg/day) in Patients with Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome Study OV-1004: Safety and Effectiveness of Open –Label Clobazam in Subjects with Lennox- Gastaut Syndrome
2. A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel-Group Trial, with Placebo Run-In, and an Open-LabelTreatment Period, to Evaluate the Performance of the Cogstate Computerized Neuropsychological Battery and the ADAS-Cog in Generally Cholinesterase- naive AD Patients Randomized to Either Donepezil or Placebo
3. A Randomized, Multicenter, Placebo-Controlled and Active Reference (Glatiramer Acetate) Comparison Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of BG00012 in Subjects With Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis

(H) Extra Ordinary Case Study

* Over whelming success in research activity “ Prahlad K. Jani ”. We have monitored him 24 hours for 10 days for validation of his claim for not eating, drinking, not passing stool and urine.
* This project was widely telecasted all over the world including Discovery, BBC and in other electronic media.