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amit shankar singh

Fortis Hospital Mohali

ORCID iD 0000-0002-3929-0776

About

At Present Working as:
Consultant Neurologist, Fortis Hospital Mohali
Educational Background:
DM Neurology- G B Pant Hospital (GIPMER), New Delhi
(MAMC Associated Hospital)
MD (Medicine) and MBBS- King George Medical University (erstwhile KGMC) Lucknow
Neurology Teaching experience- SGPGI-Lucknow, as SR Neurology (6 months)
Research experience: Pediatric Neurology (KGMC) “Research on Drugs for Japanese Encephalitis”
Work Experience as Consultant Neurology: 7 years

HIGHLIGHTS OF CARREER
 Consultant—Department of Neurology, Fortis Hospital Mohali since 2017
 Multiple publications in Neurology journals
 Various presentations/orations in national and international conferences
AREAS OF INTEREST
 Headache: Diagnosis and Medical management of primary and secondary headaches
 Rare Diseases: Fabry’s disease, Mitochondial disorders, Leukodystrophies, Autoimmune disorders, Rare genetic epilepsies
 Stroke: Intravenous thrombolysis, stroke prophylaxis & rehabilitation
RECENT SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS:
Original articles:
1. Singh AS, Tripathi P, Khan SF, Jain A, Atam V. Non neurological manifestations in acute encephalitis syndrome in Uttar Pradesh, India. J Neuroinfect Dis. 2014;5(143):2.
2. Singh AS, Atam V, Jain N, Yathish BE, Patil MR, Das L. Association of carotid plaque echogenicity with recurrence of ischemic stroke. North American journal of medical sciences. 2013 Jun 1;5(6):371.
3. Kumar R, Basu A, Sinha S, Das M, Tripathi P, Jain A, Kumar C, Atam V, Khan S, Singh AS. Role of oral Minocycline in acute encephalitis syndrome in India–a randomized controlled trial. BMC infectious diseases. 2016 Feb 4;16(1):67.
4. Singh AS, Atam V, Patel ML, Chaudhary SC, Sawlani KK, Das L. Carotid intima media thickness as a reflection of generalized atherosclerosis is related to body mass index in ischemic stroke patients. North Am J Med Sci 2013;5:228-34.
5. Singh AS, Atam V, Yathish BE, Das L, Koonwar S. Role of erythrocyte sedimentation rate in ischemic stroke as an inflammatory marker of carotid atherosclerosis. Journal of neurosciences in rural practice. 2014 Jan 1;5(1):40.
6. Yathish BE, , Chaudhary SC, Sawlani KK, Vaish AK, Jain A, Parihar A, Singh AS. Utility of PCR technique in tuberculous meningitis in cohart of 87 indian patients. Ann Indian Acad Neurol 2013
7. Singh AS, Atam V, Das L, Koonwar S. Role of Uric Acid in Ischemic Stroke and Its Association with Carotid Atherosclerosis. JIMR. 2013;1(2):32-8.
8. Singh AS. HIV Disease:“Facts and Controversies in India”. Immunology and Infectious Diseases. 2013 Nov;1(2):27-9.
9. Das L, Mishra A, Mahdi AA, Shankar Singh A. Effect of smoke and non-smoke tobacco on nitric oxide levels in diabetic patients. Journal of Translational Internal Medicine. 2014 Mar 1;2(1):36-9.

Short Communications:
1. Singh AS, Atam V, Chaudhary SC, Sawlani KK, Patel ML, Saraf S, Yathish BE, Das L. Relation of glycated hemoglobin with carotid atherosclerosis in ischemic stroke patients: An observational study in Indian population. Ann Indian Acad Neurol 2013;16:185-9.

Case Reports, Clinical Correspondence and Letter to Editor
1. Singh A. Mirror Induced Headaches. Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain. 2018 May 1;58(5):755-7.
2. Chowdhury D, Singh AS, Khwaja GA. Superficial siderosis presenting as chronic migraine: Rare presentation of a rare disease. Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology. 2017 Jan;20(1):73.
3. Singh AS, Singhvi JP, Kaur J. Para-choreo-ballism due to pinealoma in an elderly lady. JNRP 2022.
4. Singh AS, Singhvi J. PISA Syndrome in Subacute Sclerosing Pan Encephalitis: Case Report and Review of Literature (P1-1. Virtual).
5. Shivangi S, Singh AS, Singhvi JP, Bansal N, Gupta R. Post COVID-19 Vaccination Associated Acquired Neuromyotonia. Neurology. 2022 Dec 5;99(23 Supplement 2):S30-1.
6. Singh AS. Jack-o’-lantern sign in dengue encephalitis. Neurology: Clinical Practice. 2018 Jun 1;8(3):e9-11.
7. Das L, Singh AS. Nocardia brain abscess: a sinister aetiology. Postgraduate medical journal. 2022 Feb;98(e1):e30-.
8. Pandey S, Singh AS. The double-chin posture: Posterior sagittal shift in cervical dystonia. Neurology India. 2016 May 1;64(3):556.
9. Pandey S, Singh AS. Unilateral Parkinsonism: Symptomatic of Brain Tuberculoma. The Neurologist. 2017 May 1;22(3):80-1.
10. Singhvi JP, Singh AS. Unilateral vertical pendular nystagmus in multiple sclerosis: A distinctive neuro-ophthalmological sign. Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology. 2019 Jan;22(1):116.
11. V. Atam, A.S. Singh, B.E. Yathish , L. Das. Acute pancreatitis and acute respiratory distress syndrome complicating Plasmodium vivax malaria. J Vector Borne Dis 50, June 2013, pp. 151–154.
12. Agrawal A, Jain N, Gutch M, Singh AS. Acute pancreatitis and acute respiratory distress syndrome complicating dengue haemorrhagic fever. BMJ Case Reports 2011.
13. A.S. Singh, V. Atam, L. Das Response of ART and Chemotherapy in AIDS Associated Kaposi’s Sarcoma. Journal of case reports. 2012;2(2):125-129.

Employment

  • Fortis Hospital Mohali Consultant Neurology
    2017 - Present

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