Overview :
Clinical experience of 8 years of treating various movement disorders.
Work Experience
Clinical experience of 8 years of treating various movement disorders such as Parkinson's disease as well as atypical parkinsonism Tremor Dystonia Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) programming for Parkinson's disease and dystonia Chorea Myoclonus Tics and stereotypies Ataxia and related disorders Botulinum toxin injection for various dystonia, hemifacial spasms, tremors, post-stroke spasticity, and migraine Sleep related behavioral disorders (RBD and others)
Qualification
- Post-doctoral fellowship in Parkinson's disease and Movement Disorders from the renowned Neurology Institute of India
- the institute of National importance
- Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences & Technology (SCTIMST)
- Trivandrum
- Kerala under the mentorship of Prof. Dr. Asha Kishore DM - Neurology from V.S. Hospital
- N.H.L Municipal Medical College
- Ahmedabad MBBS and MD (Medicine) - from B.J. Medical College and Civil Hospital
- Ahmedabad
Area of Expertise
- Parkinson's disease and its management including Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) Botulinum toxin administration for various dystonia and tremors Dystonia
- Ataxia and related disorders Myoclonus
- Tremors
Awards & Accolodates
- Did Gujarat's first in-house Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) case for Parkinson's disease and established DBS in Gujarat. Wrote two book chapters on treatable cerebellar ataxias in International books with Prof. Dr. Asha Kishore. Winner of Quiz contest at two National level conferences: 1) MDSICON 2018, Hyderabad and 2) 2nd Indian Rare Movement disorders Congress 2021
- New Delhi
Research & Publications
- Chandarana M, Saraf U, Divya KP, Krishnan S, Kishore A. Myoclonus- A Review. Ann Indian Acad Neurol. 2021 May-Jun
- 24(3):327-338. Shah, H., Chandarana, M., Sheth, J. and Shah, S. (2020). A Case Report of Chronic Progressive Pancerebellar Syndrome with Leukoencephalopathy: L2 Hydroxyglutaric Aciduria. Mov Disord Clin Pract
- 7: 560-563. Chandarana MV, Cherian A, KPD, Krishnan S, Glenda M. Saraf U. Writer's Cramp Presentation of Woodhouse-Sakati Syndrome "Out of the Woods". Can J Neurol Sci. 2021 Aug 24:1-3. Chandarana M, Saraf U, Divya KP, Krishnan S. Huntington's disease presenting with adult onset tourettism a case report. Annals of Movement Disorders 2021
- 4:153-6 Cherian A, Chandarana M, Susvirkar AA, Divya KP, Saraf UU, Krishnan S. Abnormal Saccades Differentiate Adolescent Onset Variant Ataxia Telangiectasia from Other Myoclonus Dystonia. Ann Indian Acad Neurol. 2021 Jul-Aug
- 24(4):630-632. Saraf U, Chandarana M, Puthenveedu DK, Kesavapisharady K, Krishnan S, Kishore A. Childhood- Onset Dystonia Attributed to Aicardi-Goutières Syndrome and Responsive to Deep Brain Stimulation. Mov Disord Clin Pract. 2021 Apr 19:8(4):613-615 Saraf U, Chandarana M, Divya KP, Krishnan S. ADCY5-related dyskinesia with myoclonus-dystonia syndrome: Clues to diagnosis. Ann Mov Disord 2021:4:86-8 Saraf U, Chandarana M, Divya KP, Krishnan S. Oromandibular dystonia a systematic review. Ann Indian Acad Neurol. 2022 Jan-Feb
- 25(1): 26-34. Chandarana M, Shah H, Desai S. Spectrum of de novo movement disorders in the setting of COVID-19 infection: Part 2: Hyperkinetic movement disorders. Ann Mov Disord 2022
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- 23-37 Shah H, Chandarana M, Desai S. Spectrum of de novo movement disorders in the setting of COVID-19 infection: Part 1: Pathogenesis and Hypokinetic rigid syndrome. Ann Mov Disord 2022
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- 12-22 Chandarana M, Shah H, Trivedi S, Patel M, Shah N. A case report of Adrenomyeloneuropathy- A variant of X linked Adrenoleukodystrophy. Gujarat Medical Journal: 73
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- 81-2
Memberships
- International Parkinson's and
- Movement Disorders
- Society (MDS)
- Movement Disorders
- Society of
- India (MDSI- Life member)
- Indian Academy of
- Neurology (IAN)
- (Life member)
- Academy of
- Neurologists of
- Ahmedabad (ANA)
- Indian Medical
- Association (IMA-Life
- Member)
