QualificationsFRCPE, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, Pediatrics, 2004. Diplomate, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Neurology and Child Neurology, 1996. FRCPC, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Neurology, 1996. Diplomate, American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatrics, 1992. FRCPC, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Pediatrics, 1992. M.D., Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Pediatrics, 1984. MBBS, University of Delhi, Medicine and Surgery, 1981. Expertise and Research InterestsI am interested particularly in the interface between child neurology, epilepsy, genetics and inborn errors of metabolism. Specific areas of research interest are: 1. Epidemiology and natural history of childhood epilepsy 2. Organic acidemias, in particular glutaricaciduria; neurochemistry and neuropathological aspects, animal models 3. Genetic and neurobiological basis of pervasive developmental disorders 4. Genetic basis of epilepsy 5. Epileptic encephalopathies of infancy and childhood 6. Cerebral morphogenesis, developmental controls of brain and craniofacial structure with reference to agenesis of the corpus callosum, neuronal migration defects, and holoprosencephaly Other Expertise- Member, Scientific Committee, American Epilepsy Society -Ad hoc Reviewer for the Journal "Epilepsia" and "Pediatrics" - External Reviewer for Research Grants. The Hospital for Sick Children Foundation, Toronto, Canada. - Children's Hospital Foundation of Annual Resident Research Competition, Adjudicator, Mar. 2000 - Internal Examiner, B.Sc. Med (2000, 2004) Published Abstracts: 1. Prasad AN, Grewal K, Curran T. Atypical cobalamin deficiency presenting as pure motor spastic paraparesis. Can J Neurological Sc. 1993;20 (2);S-69. 2. Prasad AN, Libenson MH. Absence status epilepticus presenting as complex partial seizures in childhood. Can J Neurological Sc. 1994;21(2) S2-33. 3. Prasad AN, Kaye EM, Alroy J. Reducing costs in the laboratory work up of Neurometabolic disorders; Electron microscopic examination of skin biopsy as a rapid diagnostic tool in the diagnosis of lysosomal storage disorders. Ann Neurol 1995;38 (3) 534,. Selected for outstanding abstract award of the Child Neurology Society. 4. Prasad AN, Libenson MH. Clinical Associations of occipital epileptiform activity (OEA) in children. Epilepsia 1995;36 S(4) 142,. 5. Stefanelli M., Penney S, and Prasad AN. Aberrant responses to Anticonvulsants: the Carbamazepine Story. Can J Neurol Sc. 1997;24(Suppl 1.) S34.. 6. Prasad AN, and Penney S. Anti epileptic therapy in children: changing horses midway, how often and why? Epilepsia 1997;38 S(8) 190 7. Buckley DJ, Penney S, and Prasad AN. The Role for Vigabatrin in Childhood Epilepsy. Results of a Clinical Audit. Epilepsia 1998;39 S(6) 190 8. Caravale B, Prasad AN, Libenson M. Clinical Correlations of Occipital epileptiform Discharges in Children. Ann Neurol 1998;44 (3) 548. 9. Prasad AN, Slade CS, and Buckley DJ. Utility of an EEG database in an epidemiological study of childhood seizure disorders in Newfoundland. Epilepsia 1999;40(suppl.2) 163. 10. Buckley DJ, Prasad AN, and S Penney. Valproate induced pancreatitis revisited. Epilepsia 1999;40 (Suppl.2)181. 11. Prasad AN, Gadag V, Billings D, Simmons B, Aziz K, Andrews WL. Early identification of neonates at risk for development of neonatal seizures: A cohort study of near-term infants. Ann. Neurol 1999: 46(3)534. 13. Prasad A, Prasad C, Chodirker B, and Chudley A. Delving into the brain behavior ÃfÂ,Ã,Â-genetics connection. What can neurologists learn from genetic disorders? Can J Neurol Sc 2000; 27(Suppl.2) S-44. 14. Nikkel SM, Prasad AN, Verloes A, and Chudley AC. Carey-Fineman-Ziter syndrome: An expansion of the MÃfÂfÃ,¶bius sequence phenotype? Platform presentation. XXI David Smith Workshop on malformation and morphogenesis. UCSD School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA. 2000 Aug. 2-5. Page 20. 15. Prasad AN, Burton C, Jacob JC, Pushpanathan C, Buckley D J., Jardine L, Hand J, and Maroun F. EEG findings, pathological, and clinical correlation, in childhood brain tumors. Epilepsia 2000;41(Suppl.7) 194 16. Dilling LA, Seargeant LA , Robinson G, Kovnats S, Birk PE, Prasad AN, Greenberg CR and Prasad C. Neonatal argininosuccinic aciduria- case report. Annual meeting Garrod Association of Canada. Nov 2000. 17. Prasad C, Chodirker B, Magnus K, Greenberg CR, and Prasad AN. Agenesis of The Corpus Callosum; A Marker For Metabolic Dysmorphogenesis? XXII David Smith Workshop on malformations. 2001, Sept.7-12, S194 18. Prasad AN, Gadag V, Billings D, Simmons B, Aziz K and Andrews WL. The relationship of perinatal factors to long-term neurodevelopmental outcome and cerebral palsy in term infants. Annual Meeting of the European Pediatric Neurology Society. Oct.12-16th 2001. 19. Burton C, Prasad AN, Buckley DJ, Pushpanathan C, Hand J, Jacob JC, Maroun F, Jardine L. Epidemiological study of pediatric brain tumors in Newfoundland: Changing outcomes over 3 decades. Can J Neurol Sci : 29(S1) 83. 20. Is There A Neurobehavioral Profile Associated With In-Utero Exposure To Solvent Abuse? Singal M, Prasad A, Kamaya-Miyakawa V, Hanlon-Dearman A, Benoit T, and Prasad C. Pediatric Research Vol 53 No.4 (part 2 of 2) April 2003 p.535A. 21. The Corpus Callosum & CNS malformations in Inborn Errors of Metabolism: Where is the connection? Neuroplasticity: Fact and Fiction, Genetics and Epigenetics of brain development. 4th Graz Symposium on Developmental Neurology. Published Abstracts:Oral presentation, p 22 May 22-24th 2003. 22. Study of Neuropathogenesis of Striatal injury in glutaric acidemia Type I: Developing an animal model. Funk CBR, Prasad AN, Greenberg CR, and Del Bigio M R. 3rd International Workshop Glutaryl CoA Dehydrogenase deficiency. International Wissenschaftesforum Heidelberg. Book of Abstracts. P41-42. Oct. 16-18, 2003 23. DNA based neonatal screening for glutaric academia type 1. Greenberg CR, Caswill M, Thompson R, Prasad C, Pylypjuk C, Frosk P, Funk CBR, DelBigio MR, and Prasad AN. 3rd International Workshop Glutaryl CoA Dehydrogenase deficiency. International Wissenschaftesforum Heidelberg. Book of Abstracts. P23-24. Oct. 16-18, 2003 24. Photoparoxysmal responses and Spontaneous Epileptiform Discharges in Childhood Epilepsy. Barnes JG, Booth FA, Patrick JP, Prasad AN. Epilepsia, Vol 44, suppl.9,54, 2003. 25. EEG abnormalities in Children with Complex Febrile Seizures: Age and timing of EEG from ictus. Wawrykow T, Prasad AN, Joshi C. Epilepsia, Vol 44, suppl.9,141, 2003. 26. Risk Factors for the Development of Holoprosencephaly: A Manitoba-Based Case Control Study. Vaz S, Prasad AN, Chodirker BN, Prasad C, Seabrook J, Chudley A. Third NIH Conference on Holoprosencephaly (HPE):Midline and Laterality Development. April 18-20. (Platform Presentation) 27. Callosal Dysgenesis In Inborn Errors Of Metabolism: A Case Of Plasticity Misdirected? Prasad AN, Bunzeluk K, Prasad C, Chodirker B, Magnus K & Greenberg C. Journal of Inherit Metab. Dis. 27 (2004) Suppl. I:247 . 28. Outcome variables of status epilepticus (SE) in a tertiary pediatric intensive care unit. Shah SH, Johnson R, Shah N, Prasad AN. Critical Care Med Vol. 32 (12) (Suppl) A85 2004. 29. Does Proximity to a tertiary pediatric intensive care unit(PICU) affect outcome of patients with status epilepticus (SE). Johnson R, Shah SH, Shah N, Prasad AN. Critical Care Med Vol. 32 (12) (Suppl) A105. 30. Study of Significance of Photoparoxysmal Responses and Simultaneous Epileptiform discharges in Childhood Epilepsy. Barnes J, Booth. F, Patrick J, Prasad AN. Epilepsia Vol 46, Suppl. 6, 2005. P1334 31. Epilepsy in Canadian Children: A Birth Cohort study of Health Care Utlilization Records. Stannard K, Prasad AN, Kozyrskyj A. Epilepsia Vol46, Suppl. 8, 2005 32. Phenotypic variability in craniofacial and organ system development in holoprosencephaly. Vaz S, Deshpande N, Chodirker B, Prasad C, Chudley A, Prasad A Neuropediatrics 2006; 37 Suppl. 1, S44. DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-943696 33. Risk factors for the development of holoprosencephaly: a Manitoba-based case-control study. Vaz S, Chodirker B, Seabrook J, Prasad C, Chudley A, Prasad A Neuropediatrics 2006; 37 Suppl. 1, S44 DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-943697 34. Cellular Bioenergetics and Cerebral Dysmorphogenesis: Lessons from Amish Microcephaly. Prasad A, Rupar CA, Prasad C, Mok Siu V. Neuropediatrics 2006; 37 Suppl. 1, S72 DOI: 10.1055/S-2006-945606 35. Outcome variables of Status Epilepticus in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. Shah N, Shah S, Prasad A, Johnson R. Neuropediatrics 2006; 37 Suppl. 1, S84 DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-945653 36. Prescribing practices in childhood epilepsy: use of a population health care drug database. Stannard K, Prasad A, Kozyrskyj A. Neuropediatrics 2006; 37. Suppl. 1, S156 DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-945941 Miscellaneous assignments - Reviewer "Journal of Postgraduate Medicine", Journal of Pediatric Neurology - - Hon. Visiting Professor to the Departments of Pediatrics and Neurology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India. - Organizing committee. Western Canada Pediatrics Conference Banff, Alberta. Nov 2-4 2001. Collaborative Research Efforts - Co-investigator in a multicentric study on "Toward Developing a Canadian health related quality of Life Instrument in Childhood Epilepsy". - Co-investigator in the Canadian Pediatric Epilepsy Network (CPEN), - Member Canadian Epilepsy Consortium (CEC) - Member Canadian Epilepsy Research Initiative (CERI) - Participated in the Western Canada Waiting List Study Future ResearchDeveloping an animal model for striatal injury in glutaric aciduria I am interested in neuroprotective effects of AED's and their potential in the management of catastrophic neurometabolic disorders particularly Glutaricaciduria. Pharmacogenomic aspects of antiepileptic medication effects in children with epilepsy. study of aberrrant responses to AED in different neurogenetic and neurometabolic disorders. Craniofacial dysmorphogenesis in neurogenetic and neurometabolic disease. Industrial RelevanceAnti epileptic drugs Anti headache medications Drug trials KeywordsCOS Keywords:Biochemistry, Developmental Disabilities, Epilepsy, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Genes, Genetics, Medical Genetics, Mental Disorders, Neuroethology, Neurology, Neuroscience, Pediatrics, Prenatal Factors, Speech and Language Disorders, Substance Abuse.Additional Terms:Childhood Epilepsy Syndromes, Developmental Aphasias, Epilepsy, Fetal Alcohol and Solvent Abuse, Genes, Neurobehavior, Pervasive Developmental Disorders.Languages(Reading, Writing, Speaking)English: (Fluent, Fluent, Fluent) Hindi: (Fluent, Fluent, Fluent) Kannada: (None, None, Fluent) Tamil: (None, None, Fluent) Telugu: (None, None, Functional) MembershipsAmerican Academy of Neurology American Epilepsy Society Canadian Association of Child Neurology Canadian Medical Association Canadian Medical Protective Association Canadian Neurological Society Canadian Pediatric Society Child Neurology Society Garrod Association Program Committee, Canadian Association of Child Neurologists Publication Committee, Canadian Neurosciences Federation Scientific Program Committee Honors and Awards1995, Outstanding Resident Research Abstract,
Child Neurology Society,
Child Neurology Society/USA,
Lysosomal Storage disorders
1979, Silver Medal,
Maulana Azad Medical College,
University of Delhi,
Obstetrics & Gynaecology
1979, Second Prize and Medal,
Maulana Azad Medical College,
University of Delhi,
Internal Medicine
1978, Dr. Tulsi Ram Gold Medal,
Maulana Azad Medical College,
University of Delhi,
Pathology
1977-1999,
Merit Scholarship,
University of Delhi,
Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi,
Medicine
1974-1975,
National Science Talent Scholar,
National Talent Search Unit,
National Council of Educational Research and Training, Government of India,
Undergraduate Science
Dr. John Darte Memorial Research Prize (Runner Up),
Janeway Child Health Centre,
Memorial University of Newfoundland,
Pediatrics
Previous Positions2002-2003, Associate Professor,
University of Manitoba,
Faculty of Medicine,
Neurology,
Pediatric Neurosciences
2002-2003, Adjunct Professor,
University of Manitoba,
Faculty of Medicine,
Biochemistry
1996-1999, Clinical Assistant Professor,
Memorial University of Newfoundland,
Pediatrics,
Pediatric Neurology
1995-1996, Fellow,
New England Medical Centre Hospitals,
Pediatrics,
Pediatric Neurology
1989-1991, Staff Pediatrician,
Burin Peninsula Health Centre,
Pediatrics
Funding Received
Publications
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