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Vol. No. 28 Issue No. 01 April, 2018

IAN SecretariatResearch & Development Centre

Dayanand Medical College & HospitalCivil Lines, Ludhiana-141001, Punjab

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In this issue:

s Future speak

s Events

s Minutes/Reports (Mid-term meeting)

s Election Notice

s IANCON-2018, Raipur

Newsletter Vol. No. 28 Issue No. 01 April, 2018

Message

The Secretary Writes

Dear IAN Members,

It is pleasing and very sa�sfying to note that a number of successful ac�vi�es have taken place

under the IAN banner in the preceding six months. Foremost among the successful ac�vi�es

was the World Congress of Neuro-rehabilita�on held at Mumbai. A number of fascina�ng

delibera�ons marked this mee�ng, which needless to add, was a�ended by over 2200

delegates from 58 Countries. A report by the Organising Chairman, Dr. Nirmal Surya features in

this issue of the Newsle�er. A completely novel concept, a conference exclusively by Women in

Neurology was another notable highlight. The Conference, held at Udaipur was really well

a�ended and this goes a long way to convey the message that the IAN in no way suffers from

any gender discrimina�on. Finally, the 11th Annual Mee�ng of the Tropical Neurology

Subsec�on was held at Lucknow. A report of this highly acclaimed mee�ng, which covered a

range of tropical disorders also features in this edi�on of the Newsle�er.

A very momentous occasion, the IAN Textbook of Neurology was finally made available. Dr.

Arabinda Mukherjee, the Chief Editor and his en�re team of Sec�on Editors deserve kudos for

this colossal effort. Efforts are on to make the book available to all members.

We look forward to future events, most of the 26th Annual Conference, IANCON 2018 at Raipur

from September 27 to 30, 2018. Some of the highly thriving features of the earlier conferences

will be carried forward in to this mee�ng: Neu-Ro-Gama, a talent compe��on for members,

Running for Neurology are welcome add-ons to the scien�fic program. Without doubt, Dr.

Sanjeev Thomas, President , IAN has cra�ed an excellent and cu�ng-edge scien�fic program.

The Organizing Secretary, Dr. Sanjay Sharma and his team is working hard to make your stay in

Raipur very comfortable, enjoyable and memorable. The Execu�ve Commi�ee in in mid-term

mee�ng found all arrangements at the local venue and the host city to be in order and hence,

there is li�le doubt the Conference will turn out to be great event.

We look forward to mee�ng you all in person at Raipur in September.

Best Wishes

Gagandeep SinghSecretary, IAN

Group Photo: Members of IAN Execu�ve Commi�ee and Organising Commi�eeIANCON 2018 at Raipur on January 13-14, 2018 during the Mid-term IAN-EC Mee�ng

IAN Executive Committee

(2017-18)

President

Dr. Sanjeev Thomas, Thiruvanthapuram

President-Elect

Dr. Satish Khadilkar, Mumbai

Past Presidents

Dr. Subhash Kaul, Hyderabad

Dr. A. V. Srinivasan, Chennai

Secretary

Dr. Gagandeep Singh, Ludhiana

Treasurer

Dr. Nirmal Surya, Mumbai

Editor

Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

Dr. Vinay Goyal, New Delhi

Executive Committee Members

Dr. Debashish Chowdhury, New Delhi

Dr. U. Meenakshisundaram, Chennai

Dr. Roop Gursahani, Mumbai

Dr. Sangeeta Ravat, Mumbai

CME Convener

Dr. R. Lakshmi Narasimhan, Chennai

IAN Secretariat :Research & Development CentreDayanand Medical College & Hospital,Civil Lines, Ludhiana-141001, PunjabE-mail : [email protected]: www.ianindia.org Contact : 98780-24460/98765-11974Fax : +91-161-2300082

ErratumReference to previous newsle�er Vol. No. 27, Issue No.3, December 2017, page no.10, item no. GB/2017/01/14 may be read as:

Dr. R. Lakshmi Narasimham, Chennai was elected unopposed as CME Convener.

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Newsletter Vol. No. 28 Issue No. 01 April, 2018

Notices, Conference Calenderand Forthcoming Events

Bids For IANCON 2020The form for Bids for IANCON 2020 are available at www.ianindia.org

The forms may be downloaded, completed and sent to Secretary, IAN by July, 31, 2018.

Secretary, IANEmail ID: [email protected]

IAN Summer School 2018

Dear Students/Associate Members,

The Indian Academy of Neurology Summer

School 2018 will be held on May 5-6, 2018

at Hyderabad. Those interested may

kindly register for the same by filling the

registration form available at IAN website

(www.ianindia. org).

Contact persons :

Dr. Subash Kaul (Email: [email protected])

Dr. Sita Jayalakshmi (Email: [email protected])

Important Dates

Deadline & time June 15, 2018for receipt of Nomination 05:00 pm

Deadline & time for July 06, 2018withdrawal of nomination 05:00 pm

Deadline & time for August 31, 2018receipt of Ballot Paper 05:00 pm

Eligibility Criteria:

Applicants for the post of President

Elect, IAN should be Life-Members

of 15 years standing. Proof of

membership should be appended.

Applicants should have served in the

IAN Execu�ve Commi�ee for a

minimum period of three years. Only

Life Members can file nomina�ons and

propose and second candidates.

For more information: Please visit

www.ianindia.org or

write to us [email protected]

ICTRIMS 2018(July-14-15, 2018, Kochi)

Dear Friends, Greetings from Kochi & KAN, the Kerala Association of Neurologists.

We have been given the responsibility of hosting lCTRIMS-2018, the conference of the demyelination subsection of the Indian Academy of NeuroIogists (lAN). This is the 4th Conference of its kind and will be held at Kochi on July 14th and 15th 2018.

KAN is an organization you are all, by now, familiar with. We are a group of about 150 Neurologists across Kerala, and have been very active in the field of academics during the last decade. We have had the pleasure of hosting many of you for a number of national conferences IANCON 2009, ECON 2012, ISACON 2014, and the most recent International one, KAM Monsoon Summit 2017. Each of these, you will acknowledge, has set a benchmark for its organizational and academic excellence. We promise to do even better this time.

We have a very focused and dynamic programme that is being put in place by our academic committee. lt's main goal is to update the neurology fraternity, specialists in MS and other autoimmune neurological disorders, and enhance their ability to deliver quality clinical care to patients.

Already, some of the most distinguished Neuroscientists in the field from all over the world, have accepted our invitation to be on the faculty. 50 you can certainly look forward to an academic feast. Besides, Kerala in the Monsoon is spectacularly beautiful, green and welcoming. So do block these dates in July 2018, to be with us. It would be our pleasure to host you for an unforgettable event.

Warm regards for the season and every good wish for the New Year.

Yours Sincerely,Dr. Suresh Kumar

Organising SecretaryE-mail : [email protected]

IAN Elections 2018

Elections will be held of Indian Academy

of Neurology 2018-19 for the post of

President Elect.

The prescribed nomination form is

available on the website, www.ianindia.

org The completed form may be sent to

following address:

Dr. Satish KhadilkarPresident Elect & Election Officer, IAN110, New Wing, First Floor, Bombay Hospital, 12 New Marine Lines, Mumbai-400020 Award

Neurological Association of

Trichupally

The Neurological Association of

Trichupally has donated Rs. 20,00,000

towards instituting a prize for the Best

Paper in Basic Neuroscience presented

during the Annual Conference of Indian

academy of Neurology each year.

Please visit the IAN website for further

details. Secretary, IAN

Address UpdateIAN Members, who have moved or relocated might wish to avail of the online facilities of updating their correspondence address by visiting the links

http://www.ianindia.org

Kindly note that address updates are extremely important in order to ensures delivery of various official newsprint, ballot papers and other correspondence.

Secretary, IAN

Email : [email protected]

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ObituaryNewsletter Vol. No. 28 Issue No. 01 April, 2018

Dr. MC Maheshwari died on 14 January 2018 a�er a short illness. He was born in Saharanpur

on 19 April 1939 and a�er meritorious school and premedical studies he entered KG

Medical College, Lucknow for his MBBS in 1956. He qualified MD in 1963.

A�er about 5 years of residency in KG Medial College Hospital, Lucknow, he went over to the

Temple University , Philadelphia where he worked in neurophysiology and clinical

neurology. He later shi�ed to Birmingham, UK to con�nue his work in various fields of

neurology.

“Mool must join us for a meal in the evening” thus said Prof Peter Jeavons, then Senior

Consultant in Neurology in Dudley Road Hospital and Aston University in Birmingham. Mool

was Dr Maheshwari. This happened in 1976 when I had called on Prof Jeavons who was

designated the lead inves�gator for valproate by the Commi�ee for the Safety of

Medicines, UK. Not many people called him by his first name! That �me was my first

introduc�on to him in 1976 as we con�nued to meet each other.

He returned to India and worked as Head of Neurology in Safdarjang Hospital, New Delhi

from 1976 to 1979, when he joined AIIMS as Associate Professor of Neurology. He became

full Professor and Head of Neurology in 1984. He contributed to the all-round development

of the department on clinical side, academics as well as the subspecial�es. Under his care

the department flourished to one of all round excellence and repute, an apt tribute to his devo�on

and hard work.

I recall his interest in clinical research even when the local infrastructure did not permit. He was an ardent adherent to the concept of

affordability in this land of teeming millions of poor. For him economic suitability o�en won over all other aspects. Phenobarbitone and

valproate were on two ends of affordability and he wished to establish if the two could be co-administered in suitable cases to reduce the

total cost of treatment. He established therapeu�c drug monitoring to gain indicators for such use in India.

His keen interest in epilepsy led to his being designated Organising Secretary for the 18th Interna�onal Epilepsy Congress, New Delhi held

in 1989, the very first �me such congress in India. Two or three years before the Congress and some years a�er, I got an opportunity to

work closely with him in India and with ILAE and IBE outside.

The Congress turned out to be a landmark for us in India as its success was unques�onable. For our pains, the ILAE and IBE conferred both

of us with Interna�onal Ambassadors of Epilepsy Awards and appoin�ng us on the organising commi�ee for 19th IEC in Brazil. The

financial gains from the 18th IEC were duly converted into the corpus of the IEA-18th IEC Trust in 1992.

This Trust con�nues its charitable work for the benefit of all working for epilepsy. Dr. Maheshwari worked as a Trustee from 1992 to 2008.

He kept up his hard work for a separate body for medical aspects of epilepsy through local and interna�onal bodies. Thus, Indian Epilepsy

Society came into existence in 1997 where he was a founder member and secretary remaining ac�ve for many years. He worked with

energy in Asian Oceania Epilepsy Associa�on as he organised its second regional conference in 2000 in New Delhi. This again was a

success contribu�ng to the cause of epilepsy and further enrichment of the corpus of the Trust.

He diligently worked to Abstract all papers published in the Journal of Neurology India in first 35 years as he brought out two volumes. He

published over 250 papers in na�onal and interna�onal journals. His keen interest in educa�ng public resulted in publica�on of booklets

on epilepsy, stroke and similar common condi�ons through Na�onal Book Trust. He was President of Neurology Society of India in 2001.

The Government of India recognised his contribu�on in the field of medical sciences and conferred on him the award of Padma Sri in 2001.

A�er re�rement from AIIMS in 2001, he pursued his interest in epilepsy and general neurology as a senior consultant in VIMHANS, New

Delhi which he con�nued �ll a few months before death.

He is survived by his wife Mrs Shashi Maheshwari and daughter, Dr. Anupama and son Dr. Kaushik their respec�ve spouses and three

grandchildren.

We pray for peace to the departed soul.

Dr. Vinod Saxena

Gurgaon

Dr MC Maheshwari(19 April, 1939 -14 Jan, 2018)

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Obituary Newsletter Vol. No. 28 Issue No. 01 April, 2018

Dr. EP Bharucha, popularly known as EP, was one of the pioneers of neurology in India. He was

blessed with exemplary a�ributes of simplicity of mind, high moral values, superb bedside

manners and a great desire to help the sufferers of neurological ailments. He was a complete

physician, having many achievements in the fields of clinical neurology, neurological research

and neurological teaching.

Born on 28 December 1916, Dr. Eddie Bharucha had is early medical educa�on at Mumbai

(then Bombay), followed by further studies at London. He returned to Bombay and was

appointed as a Honorary Physician in the Medicine Department at the King Edward Memorial

Hospital and Seth G S Medical College. A�er serving for four years, he decided to pursue

training and specializa�on in Neurology. He spent four years at the Hospital for Nervous

Diseases and the Maida Vale Hospital in London, acquiring skills from reputed teachers. He

topped up his training with a short trip to United States of America, coming in contact with

Drs. Houston Merri� and Denny Brown at Boston. On his return in 1952, he was one of the

first few specialists to establish an independent Department of Neurology at the KEM

hospital. Over the following years, Dr. Bharucha incorporated electroencephalography,

electromyography and neuropathology within the clinical discipline and many students and pa�ents

availed of the training programs and excellent facili�es. He was instrumental in crea�ng a department

with na�onal and interna�onal recogni�on.

Dr. EP Bharucha founded the Indian Epilepsy Associa�on along with Drs. Noshir Wadia and Anil Desai. He also promoted the

establishment of the Spas�cs Society of India. He had interests in Pediatric Neurology and visited the children’s orthopedic hospital where

he worked for sufferers of poliomyeli�s and other pediatric neurological diseases. He held many offices and important posi�ons. He was

the President of Neurological Society of India in 1961, the foremost na�onal organiza�on for neuroscien�sts of India at that �me. He was

member of the Na�onal Academy of Medical Sciences and Medical Council of India. The Armed Forces of India honored him with the �tle

of Honorary Lieutenant Colonel. He was the President of the Organizing Commi�ee of the World Congress of Neurology, which took place

at New Delhi in 1989 and served as the Vice President of the World Federa�on of Neurology from 1969 to73. He was on the editorial

advisory board of the well know series, "Handbook of Clinical Neurology", edited by P. Vinken & G. Bruyn.

His passing away is an irretrievable loss to Indian neurology. EP has been a guiding light for genera�ons of neurologists who will

miss him but will con�nue to work on the principles imparted by him.

Sa�sh Khadilkar, MD, DM, DNBE, FIAN, FICP, FAMS

Professor and Head, Department of Neurology,

Bombay Hospital Ins�tute of Neurology,

Mumbai, India.

Dr. EP Bharucha(28 Dec. 1916 - 2018)

Relax and Enjoy during IANCON 2018 September 27-30, 2018

· Running for Neurology

(Contact: Dr. Sudhir Kothari Email: [email protected])

· Neu Ro Ga Ma

An Entertainment Programme by and for IAN Members (Contact: Dr. Vijay Sardana, Email: [email protected])

Abstracts: IANCON 2018The Online Abstract Management System for IANCON-2018, Raipur to be held on September 27-30, 2018 is now live. Please submit your abstract by visiting.

www.ianindia.org/abstract

Please note that only one submission as first author is allowed. The deadline for abstract submission is Saturday, June 30, 2018.

Secretary, IANEmail : [email protected]

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ReportsNewsletter Vol. No. 28 Issue No. 01 April, 2018

Dr. Ashok Panagariya, Jaipur has been conferred with Doctor of Science (DSc), by two Universities, the State Health University, Rajasthan and the International Amity University, Rajasthan.

Dr. Chandrashekhar Meshram has been nominated Brand Ambassador of Nagpur City for Swatch Bharat Abhiyan by the Nagpur Municipal Corporation.

The Inaugural Ora�on was

given by Padma Bhushan Shri

Prof. N. K. Ganguly on “Issues

related with neurological

disorders of old age and

re h a b i l i ta� o n ”. P l e n a r y

session of the conference

w e r e d e l i v e r e d b y D r.

Leonardo Cohen from USA on

topic “Janus Head – The

enigma�c role of motor

learning in Neuro-rehabilita�on”, Prof Stanley Thomas Carmichael on

“Molecular Neurorehabilita�on - From Smart Mice to

Smarter Human”, and by Professor Da�n Muresanu on the

subject of “An�correlated processes in Neurobiology”.

During the Presiden�al lecture “Neurorehabilita�on –

Challenges Ahead”, Professor Leonard Li made a strong

case for promo�ng be�er neurological rehab care

worldwide.The final closing lecture was delivered by

Professor Alarcos C ieza on “WHO strategy on

Rehabilita�on”. “Public Forums” program was added first

�me in schedule of the WCNR, which provided a pla�orm

where the pa�ents and caregivers could interact with each

other as well as the na�onal and interna�onal specialists in

their respec�ve field. 9 Public Forum concerning

with different neurological d iseases requir ing

neurorehabilita�on were organized.

Dr. Nirmal Surya, Mumbai

The 10th World congress for Neurorehabilita�on 2018

(WCNR 2018), was held on 7th-10th February, 2018 at

Renaissance Conven�on Center and Hotel, Mumbai,

hosted by Indian Federa�on for Neurorehabilita�on in

associa�on with World Federa�on for Neurorehabilita�on

and Neurorehab subsec�on of the Indian Academy of

Neurology. This congress was endorsed by Ministry of

Home Affairs and Ministry of Health & Family welfare,

Government of India & supported by Indian Council of

Medical Research and Ministry of Tourism, Maharashtra government and

supported by 22 suppor�ng organiza�ons. The congress was a�ended by over

2200 delegates from 58 countries including Neurologists, Neuro-surgeons,

Physiatrists, Physiotherapists, Occupa�onal therapists, Speech therapists,

Psychologists, Pa�ents, caregivers and other Rehabilita�on professionals at

large.

The Scien�fic Program consisted of 15 "Meet the Professor" sessions, 6

Breakfast sessions, 18 WCNR symposiums, 6 Developing World Forum

symposiums, 6 IFNR symposiums, 8 Sponsored symposiums, 4 plenary sessions,

120 oral presenta�ons, 482 poster presenta�ons, and 9 public forums.

(Left to Right) : Dr. Gagandeep Singh (Secretary, IAN), Dr. Volkar Humberg (Secretary General, WFNR),

Dr. Leonard LI (President, WCNR), Dr. Nirmal Surya (President, WCNR-2018),

Sh. Raj K Purohit (Cabinet Minister & Chief Whip, Maharashtra), Sh. HH Maharaja Gaj Singh (Jodhpur),

Dr. Mike Barnes (Founder President, WFNR), Dr. Sanjeev Thomas (President, IAN), Dr. Abhishek Srivastava (Secretary, IFNR)

CongratulationsCongratulationsCongratulations

Report:

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Globally, tropical countries are suffering from addi�onal burden of infec�ons along with non-communicable diseases. Despite tremen-dous research advances in m e d i c a l fi e l d s , h u g e economic burden is being borne due to these infec�ous disorders. Dissemina�on of knowledge about recent advances and spreading of

awareness to society is the need of hour. Tropical Neurology conference is an excellent pla�orm for discussing these issues and sharing expert opinions. This year, we were pleased to get an opportunity to organize TROPICON 2018 under the aegis of Indian Academy of Neurology and KGMU Neurology Trust. The conference was organized by Department of Neurology, King George's Medical University with support of other neurologist of Lucknow. The venue of conference was Atal Bihari Vajpayee Scien�fic Conven�on Centre, a state of art structure in Lucknow. Under the able leadership of Dr R K Garg (organizing chairman), the job was easy for Dr Neeraj Kumar (organizing secretary) and other organizers( Dr Rajesh Verma, Dr H S Malhotra, Dr PK Sharma, Dr Ravi Uniyal, Dr Shweta Pandey and Dr Imran Rizvi).

TROPICON 2018 theme was decided to be “Neuroinfec�ons in Tropics”. In health sector, tuberculosis elimina�on by 2025 is our countries priority. We also gave special focus on this issue. A half-day symposium on tuberculosis was conducted with help of many eminent doctors like Dr Shyamal Kumar Das, Dr Vimal Kumar Paliwal, Dr Vivek Lal, Dr Amita jain, Dr Anita Mahadevan, Dr Ravindra Kumar Garg, Dr Rakesh Kumar Gupta, Dr Kameshwar Prasad and Dr BK Ojha. The discussions included epidemiology, pathology, pathogenesis, clinical presenta�on, inves�ga�ons, treatment, complica�ons and recent advances in management.

Inaugura�on ceremony was conducted before lunch. During inaugura�on, the conference was blessed with the blessings of Dr MLB Bha� (Chief Guest, Honorable Vice Chancellor, KGMU), Dr Abbas Ali Mahdi (Guest of Honor, Vice Chancellor, ERA University), Dr Devika Nag (Guest of Honor, Eminent Neurologist, 1st Head of Department, Neurology, KGMU), Dr Chandrashekar Meshram (Special Guest, President,Tropical & Geographical Research Group, World Federa�on of Neurology), Dr Pratap Sanchetee (Special Guest, C h a i r m a n , T r o p i c a l subsec�on, IAN).

Post Lunch session focused o n a c u te e n c e p h a l i � s , another grave medical issue i n t ro p i c a l re g i o n a n d Northern India too. Exemp-lary presenta�ons were d e l i ve re d o n J a p a n e s e e n c e p h a l i � s , D e n g u e , Cerebral Malaria, movement disorder, headache and s p i n a l i n f e c � o n s . T h e Session was glorified by the presenta�ons of Dr Parul Jain, Dr Anup Kumar Thacker, Dr Rajesh Verma, Dr Ravi Yadav, Dr Debashish Chowdhury, Dr Kamal Kumar Sawlani and Dr Imran Rizvi. The academic feast of first day concluded in late evening. Rejuvena�ng cultural program and Gala dinner followed the daylong brain storming session.

The Sunday morning started with a City tour at 6:00 am. The delegates visited Bada Imambara, Cho�a Imambara and Clock Tower to have a look of tradi�onal

Lucknow, “ The City of Nawabs”. The scien�fic session on 2nd day started with pla�orm presenta�ons. The first session included excellent lectures on Fungal infec�ons, Leprosy, Neurocys�cercosis and SSPE. The pillars of Neurology in India, Dr Lakshmi Narasimhan, Dr Sa�sh V Khadilkar, Dr Gagandeep Singh, Dr Pratap Sanchetee and Dr Hardeep Singh Malhotra delivered these lectures. The last session was also mesmerizing with talks on HIV, Rabies and spinocerebellar degenera�on by eminent speakers like Dr P Sa�shchandra, Dr Dinkar Kulshreshtha and Dr Achal Srivastava.

The valedictory func�on was held to award the winners of pla�orm and poster presenta�ons.

The conference registra�on reached more than 350 with more than 225 delegates a�ended the scien�fic sessions.

The success of this conference is a collec�ve result of contribu�ons of eminent speakers, chairperson, organizing commi�ee members, residents, staff, sponsors and media persons.

Wide coverage in media, served the purpose of conference, leading to an increased awareness in society.

We wish great success to the next TROPICON.

Dr Neeraj Kumar Dr Ravindra Kumar Garg Organizing Secrtary Organizing Chairman Assistant Professor, Dept. of Neurology Prof. and Head, Dept. of NeurologyKing George's Medical Univ., King George's Medical Univ.Lucknow Lucknowe

Award Name Topic Pla�orm Presenta�ons

1st

Dr Amrit Bansod

(SR, Neurology, KGMU)

Magne�c resonance venographic findings in pa�ents of tuberculous meningi�s: predictors and outcome

2nd

Dr Abhisek Kumar Goyal

(JR, Medicine, KGMU)

Study of demographic profile, clinical profile and outcomes of adult tetanus pa�ents admi�ed at a ter�ary care centre in Northern I ndia

3rd

Dr Zeba Siddiqi

(Consultant, Medicine, Era medical college)

CSF lactate in tuberculous meningi�s: Prognos�c or diagnos�c marker?

Poster Presenta�ons

1st

Dr Ravi Shekhar

(SR, Neurology, KGMU)

Acute vision loss in post partum period as presen�ng symptom of HIV associated Cryptococcal meningi�s-An unusual case report

2nd

Dr P K Maurya(Consultant,Neurology, RMLIMS, Lucknow)

Mul�focal infract and hemorrhage in pa�ent with varicella zoster infec�on associated vasculopathy

3rd

Dr Kamakshi Dhamija(SR, Neurology, GIPMER)

Associa�on of dengue with longitudinal extensive transverse myeli�s and subarachnoid hemorrhage: An unusual presenta�on

TROPICON 2018

Inaugural func�on: (Le� to Right) Dr. C.S. Meshram, Dr. R.K. Garg, Dr. Pratap Sanche�ee, Dr. M.L.B. Bha� (Hon'ble VC, KGMU), Dr. Devika Nag and Dr. Abbas Ali Mahdi (Hon'ble VC, ERA University)

(Le� to Right) : Dr. Vimal Kumar Paliwal, Dr. S.K. Das, Dr. Vivek Lal, Dr. Meena Gupta, Dr. Atul Aggarwal, Dr. Mala Kumar

Release of Souvenir during TROPICON 2018

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Newsletter Vol. No. 28 Issue No. 01 April, 2018

ReportsTeaching Course in Cogni�ve Neurology (TCCN 2018)

The First Teaching Course in Cogni�ve Neurology 2018 was conducted under the aegis of Department of Neurology, NIMHANS and the

Cogni�ve Neurology subsec�on of Indian Academy of Neurology. Four courses in different zones of India are planned to be conducted by

Cogni�ve Neurology Subsec�on of IAN in associa�on with academic ins�tu�ons. The first course was held in NIMHANS Bangalore on thMarch 4 2018 and organisers were Dr. Atanu Biswas and Dr Amitabh Varma (Cogni�ve subsec�on of IAN), Prof. Suvarna Alladi, Prof. SR

Chandra, Prof. Mathuranath PS and Dr Subasree R (NIMHANS).

Prof. P Sa�sh Chandra, Former

Director and Vice Chancellor of

NIMHANS along with Dr Pramod

Ku m a r Pa l , H O D N e u ro l o g y,

NIMHANS inaugurated the course.

The course was well a�ended by

around 140 par�cipants, neurology

and psychiatry postgraduates and

consultants from the south zone of

India from different ci�es. The talks

covered by renowned na�onal

faculty included several important

topics such as clinical evalua�on of

demen�a, neuropsychological

assessment , de l i r ium, nove l

biomarkers & imaging, common and

unusual causes of demen�a,

psychiatr ic perspec�ves and

ca re g i ve r m a n a ge m e nt . T h e

lectures were both didac�c and

interac�ve and well appreciated by

par�cipants. The par�cipants were

educated and sensi�sed regarding

iden�fica�on and t reatment

aspects of various demen�a cases

and problems encountered in daily

prac�ce. There was a posi�ve

feedback regarding the program

and there was also an interes�ng

quiz compe��on at the end of

session and the prize winners were

awarded with the book “Cogni�ve

Assessment for Clinicians by John

Hodges”. Eisai Pharma provided an

unrestricted educa�onal grant to

conduct this course and there shall

be three more such sessions in the

following months at different ci�es

of the country.

Dr. Suvarna Alladi

During the Inaugura�on Ceremony(Le� to Right): Dr. Suvarna Alladi, Dr. Gangadhar, Dr. Parmod K. Pal, Dr. P. Sa�shchandra

Group photograph of Faculty with delegates

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Reports Newsletter Vol. No. 28 Issue No. 01 April, 2018

Women envisaged as the maiden, residen�al academic event where dis�nguished women neurologists would expound on women related neurological issues on 8-9th March 2018 (Interna�onal Women’s Day), hosted in Udaipur (Rajasthan).

The inaugural was held at 8.00am on 8th March where deaf-dumb girls presented a dance and au�s�c ones jazzed on the concept and theme of the event. There were 22 lectures of 30 minutes each by lady luminaries over two days on a broad spectrum of subjects, ranging from the general “Neurology for women - Chal lenges and opportuni�es” (Dr.Sangeeta Ravat) to the spec ia l i sed “Myasthenia management in pregnancy” (Dr.A.Nalini). Video-clippings sent by the first Asian lady in neuroscience and the first Asian lady neurophysician-cum-neurosurgeon, (both were present in spirit, though frail�es prevented their being present in person) were played. The keynote address was delivered by Dr.M.Gourie-Devi, who recounted her golden

associa�on with Motor Neuron Disease. An interac�ve and lively CPC was conducted by Dr.A.O.Saroja and Dr. Anita Mahadevan. Best Poster presenta�on prize was bagged by Dr. Akshata Huddar. 80 par�cipants comprising residents, faculty, consultants, doyens and matriarchs of neurology graced the event.

Dr. Renu Khamesra, Organising Secretary

Women In Neurology- New, Emerging Research Symposium WINNERS 2018

Dr. Sangeeta Rawat, IAN-EC Member, Mumbai delivering her lecture

(Left to Right): Dr. Renu Khamesra (Organising Secretary), Dr. Samitha Panda (Zonal Chairperson, AIMS Jodhpur), Dr. Piroja Noshir Wadia (Mumbai), Dr. M. Gourie Devi (New Delhi), Dr. Devika Nag (Lucknow), Dr. B. Vengamma (Tirupati), Dr. Sangeeta Ravat (IAN-EC Member), Dr. A. Nalini (Bengaluru)

Dr. M. Gouri Devi, New Delhi and Dr. Piroja Noshir Wadia, Mumbai

Group Photograph of Delegates

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Reports

This is real life story of a person with severe cerebral palsy who does pain�ng with his le� foot. Film Guru Mr. Samar Nakhate and Dr. Jabbar Patel interacted with the audience a�er the movie.

On 18 th December interview of Dr. Chandrashekhar Meshram regarding Brain Health was broadcasted by All India Radio. Interviews of Dr. Neeraj Bahe� on epilepsy, Dr. Vasant Dangra on Stroke, Dr. Vivek Junewar on Parkinsons Disease, Dr. Abhishek Wankar on Headache, Dr. Alok Umredkar on Head Injury and Dr. Pavitra Patnaik on Brain Tumours were broadcasted by All India Radio during the week. Dr. Vinit Wankhede and Dramarjeet Wagh gave talks in the schools on Epilepsy.

On 24th December, a sports meet was organized for pa�ents with neurological problems like stroke and parkinson's disease at Dr. Ambedkar sports academy ground. Pa�ents par�cipated in the sports ac�vi�es like walking, running, basketball, pu�ng ball in the bucket, pu�ng ring around gi� objects, toppling pyramid of glasses etc. Enthusiasm of pa�ents was overwhelming. One pa�ent came in the wheelchair to par�cipate in the ac�vity.

Marathon runners Dr. Amit Samarth and Mr. Vaibhav Andhare presented trophies to winners and medals to all par�cipants. They also highlighted the importance of physical exercise for brain health.

All the ac�vi�es were extensively covered by Newspapers with publica�on of Press release, Interviews, Ar�cles, news items and Photographs.

Ahmedabad

Dr. Sudhir Shah and his team celebrated the Na�onal Brain week in a grand way at Ahmedabad. They had arranged a state level two days conference for Neurologists and Physicians along with a public educa�on program. During the occasion four senior Neurologists including Dr. B. S. Singhal and Dr. M V Padma were felicitated.

Lucknow

A CME with debate on Epilepsy was organized on 18th December. It was chaired by Prof. A K Thacker, Dr. Ruchika Tandon and Dr. Varun Mehrotra discussed the discon�nua�on of AEDs a�er seizure freedom. Dr. Abdul Qavi and Dr. Durg Vijay Singh discussed mono-therapy and ra�onal poly-therapy in drug treatment.

On 20th December, an Interac�ve program with school children and teachers of St. Mary School, Para, Alambagh, Lucknow was organized by Dr. Atul Agarwal. Mr. S C Shukla, Director welcomed Dr. Agarwal who discussed various aspects of Epilepsy and Headache. Various ques�ons in MCQ style were also presented to them. Students who answered correctly were given prizes.

The event was also celebrated in other centers but they were late in sending the report. Some members could not get enough �me to organize the event this year. It was a great public health educa�on ini�a�ve and was the best way to reach out to the masses and interact with them and therefore it would be con�nued in future with more enthusiasm.

Dr. Chandrashekhar MeshramPast President, IAN & Convener Na�onal Brain Week, IAN

December 18, 1991 is the founda�on day of Indian Academy of Neurology and to celebrate it appropriately, it was decided to start a new important event "Na�onal Brain Week" from 18 to 24 December in 2015. This ac�vity was aimed at public awareness and educa�on about neurological disorders throughout the country, to inform people about manifesta�ons of various diseases, importance of early consulta�on with concerned doctors and means to prevent these diseases. Posters were designed ,printed and distributed to all IAN members. This is a third consecu�ve year of this campaign. The theme for the year was "Healthy diet, healthy Brain". Press note in English, Hindi and local languages was released on this occasion.

This is how different centers celebrated the event.

Nagpur

Dr. Chandrashekhar Meshram Past President IAN and Convener, Na�onal Brain Week arranged the mee�ng of Neurologist, Neurosurgeons, Physicians, Neuroradiologists Psychiatrists and Media persons. During the week 12 ac�vi�es were done with 21 newspaper publica�ons. The campaign was carried under aegis of Indian Academy of Neurology in Collabora�on with Nagpur Neuro Society, Orange city cultural founda�on, Indian Psychiatry Society, Saptak, Indian Epilepsy Society, Dhanwate Na�onal College, Dr. Ambekar College Sports Academy and Nagpur Union of Working Journalists. Each day was dedicated to different themes like Brain Health, Headache, Stroke, Epilepsy, Demen�a, Parkinsons Disease and Head Injury. Na�onal Brain Week poster was released at the hands of Dr. Siddharth Vinayak Kane, Vice Chancellor of Rashtrasant Tukdoji Maharaj Nagpur University and renowned film director Dr. Jabbar Patel.

Public awareness ac�vity was inaugurated by Dr. Siddharth Vinayak Kane. Dr. Ni�n Chandak gave a talk on Parkinson's Disease, Dr. Sanjay Ramteke on Headache, Dr. Ankur Jain on Epilepsy an Dr. Chandrashekhar Meshram on Power of Brain for general public and college students. This was followed by ques�on answer session.

Oscar award winning movie "My Le� Foot" was screened for general public.

Na�onal Brain Week

Inaugural func�on at St. Mary's School by Dr. Atul Aggarwal

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Minutes of the Mid-term Execu�ve Commi�ee Mee�ng of the Indian Academy of Neurology was held on Saturday, January 13, 2018

Venue: Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Auditorium, Science College, Raipur

Attendees:

Dr. Sanjeev V. Thomas, President Dr. Vinay Goyal, Editor, AIAN

Dr. Satish V Khadilkar, President-Elect Dr. R. Lakshmi Narasimhan, CME Convener

Dr. Subhash Kaul, Past President Dr. Debashish Chowdhury, Member

Dr. A V Srinivasan, Past President Dr. Roop Gursahani, Member

Dr. Gagandeep Singh, Secretary Dr. U. Meenakshisundaram, Member

Dr. Nirmal Surya, Treasurer Dr. Sangeeta Ravat, Member

EC/2018/01/01 Dr. Sanjeev Thomas, President, IAN

welcome all Executive Committee members and introduced each to others.

EC/2018/01/02 Roll call was performed by Dr.

Gagandeep Singh, Secretary. All Executive Committee members were present. No regrets were received.

EC/2018/01/03 The Minutes of Executive Committee

Meeting held in Chennai on September 06, 2017 (published in the newsletter Vol. 27: Issue no. 3, December 2017; issue page 8-9) were approved. Proposed by Dr. Satish Khadilkar, seconded by Dr. A V Srinivasan.

EC/2018/01/04 i) Secretary’s report was presented by

Dr. Gagandeep Singh (IAN Newsletter Vol. 28; Issue No. 01, April, 2018, Page No. __). Proposed by Dr. Nirmal Surya seconded by Dr. Sangeeta Ravat.

ii) Treasurer’s Report was presented by Dr. Nirmal Surya (IAN Newsletter Vol. 28; Issue No. 01, April, 2018, Page No. __). Proposed by Dr. A V Srinivasan and seconded by Dr. U Meenakshisundaram.

iii) Editor’s Report was presented by Dr. Vinay Goyal (IAN Newsletter Vol. 28; Issue No. 01, April, 2018, Page No. __); Proposed by Dr. Sanjeev Thomas and seconded by Dr. Debashish Chowdhury.

iv) C M E C o nv e n o r ’s Re p o r t wa s presented by Dr. Lakshmi Narasimhan (IAN Newsletter Vol. 28; Issue No. 01, April, 2018, Page No. __). Proposed by Dr. Roop Gursahani and seconded by Dr. Satish Khadilkar.

EC/2018/01/05 Action Taken Report was presented

by Dr. Gagandeep Singh. The following 3 points were briefed to EC:

1. Neuro Learn: As per communication received from American Academy of Neurology, the online modules are in transitioning stage and will be available by the end of 1st quarter of 2018.

2. The proposal by Dr. M A Aleem on behalf of Neurological Association of Tiruchirappally to donate a corpus of Rs. 20,00,000/- (Twenty Lakhs) in order to sponsor an award for Best Paper presented in field of basic sciences during IANCON for a period of 10 years. Dr. Aleem will revert back with confirmation in late January.

3. IAN Directory: The IAN Secretariat Office is working on the IAN Directory and sending letters to all IAN Members to get their photographs and obtain updated details. The Directory should be ready by September, 2018 and will be released during IANCON-2018, Raipur.

The report was approved by Dr. Sanjeev Thomas and seconded by Dr. Vinay Goyal.

EC/2018/01/06 R e p o r t o n I A N C O N - 1 8 f r o m

September 27 to 30, 2018, Raipur, Chhattisgarh was presented by Dr. Sanjay Sharma, Organising Secretary, IANCON-18. All arrangements were found to be in order by Executive Committee.

i) The Executive Committee asked the Local Organising Committee to finalize lunch symposia within the next 2

months so that there is no overlap between speakers at the lunch symposia and the main Conference. Executive Committee requested the local organizing committee to look into the provision of lunch in the symposia hall during lunch symposia.

ii) Instead of Public Awareness forum held after the valedictory function on the concluding day of IANCON, public hea l th lectures may be held concurrently during the conference at hospitals/schools/colleges in the host city. Lectures will be delivered by eminent delegates attending the IANCON. Dr. U. Meenakshisundaram will coordinate this activity.

iii) Dr. Subhash Kaul proposed that poster presentations should be in the E-poster format. It was agreed that both conventional poster and E-poster formats would be available to presentations during IANCON-2018.

Re p o r t wa s P ro p o s e d by D r. Gagandeep Singh and seconded by Dr. A V Srinivasan.

EC/2018/01/07 The report on IAN Indemnity Insurance

scheme was presented by Dr. Gagandeep Singh. The IAN EC appreciated the report and feels that scheme is going well. Proposed by Dr. Nirmal Surya and seconded by Dr. Sanjeev Thomas.

EC/2018/01/08 Dr. Lakshmi Narasimhan informed to

Executive Committee that the theme for CME during IANCON-2018 would be Myelin. Efforts are underway to find a set of speakers who have undertaken committed work in this area. Further, he informed that an online version of

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the CME book would be commissioned during IANCON-2018. Proposed by Dr. Roop Gursahani and seconded by Dr. Vinay Goyal.

EC/2018/01/09 Dr. Sanjeev Thomas presented the draft

scientific programme of IANCON-2018. 1. A total of 51 proposals were received in

response to the care for session proposal. A total of 25 symposia can be accommodated in IANCON-2018. Hence, some of sessions of similar topics might have to be amalgamated.

2. One speaker-one lecture policy was highly successful during IANCON-2017, Chennai and will be strictly followed in IANCON-2018.

3. It was also proposed to organize IAN Global Neurology Initiative in which, overseas speakers from a selected region of the World could take part. The first such symposium will take place during IANCON-2018 and delegates from African region would be invited for this symposium.

4. Dr. P. Satishchandra’s name was proposed for the IAN Oration. The speakers for Dr. N H Wadia Oration and Dr. Anupam Das Gupta Oration will be decided soon.

Proposed by Dr. Subhash Kaul and seconded by Dr. Gagandeep Singh

EC/2018/01/10 Dr. Subhash Kaul, Past President, IAN

informed that IAN Summer School would be held in May, 2018 at Hyderabad. Preparations for the same are in place. The exact dates of the same will be announced shortly. Proposed by Dr. Gagandeep Singh seconded by Dr. Sangeeta Ravat.

EC/2018/01/11 Dr. Subhash Kaul proposed that a cap

on honorarium for overseas (non-members) invited speakers should be placed. This should cover their travel arrangements. It was agreed to put a cap of US $1000 for invited speakers from Asia, US $1500 for those from Europe/Australia and US $2000 for those from Americas. Offcourse, local hospitality would be provided by the Local Organising Committee. Proposed by Dr. A V Srinivasan and seconded by Dr. Lakshmi Narasimhan.

EC/2018/01/12 Proposal from Dr. Gagandeep Singh

regarding removal of the clause of 3 years service in Executive Committee as an elected member as a pre-requisite for the post of Editor IAN was discussed. The EC approved the proposal and recommended that it was not mandatory to have any Executive Committee experience for the post of Editor. Proposed by Dr. Sanjeev Thomas seconded by Dr. Satish Khadilkar.

EC/2018/01/13 Dr. Gagandeep Singh proposed that a

formal plan for media engagement by the IAN should be in place. The Executive Committee asked him along with Dr. Roop Gursahani and Dr. Nirmal Surya to draft strategic media plan. Furthermore, a budget of Rs. 4.5 Lakhs was approved for Media Engagement. Proposed by Dr. A V Srinivasan and seconded by Dr. Meenakshisundaram.

EC/2018/01/14 Dr. R. Lakshminarasimhan offered to

create online teaching modules on the lines of Neuro-Learn of the American Academy of Neurology. Three modules will be created in 2018. It was suggested that the modules would cover topics relevant to neurological practice in India. These modules could be freely accessed by all IAN Life and Associate Members. The Executive Committee approved a seed money grant of Rs. 5,00,000/- (Five Lakhs) to support this activity. Proposed by Dr. Sanjeev Thomas and seconded by Dr. A V Srinivasan.

EC/2018/01/15 Progress in the IAN Textbook of

N e u ro l o g y wa s rev i ewe d . D r. Gagandeep Singh informed the efforts to secure industry support for distribution of books to IAN members and it was hoped that the textbook would be distributed free of cost to all IAN Members.

EC/2018/01/16 I A N F e l l o w s h i p s : A t o t a l 1 5

nominations for FIAN were received in 2017. Based on criteria set in the IAN Constitution, the Nomination

Committee unanimously recomm-ended the following nominees award of the FIAN during the IANCON-2018.

1. Dr. Dhanpat Kochar, Bikaner 2. Dr. S. Kumaravelu, Guntur 3. Dr. Sudhir Shah, Ahmedabad 4. Dr. Vinay Goyal, New Delhi 5. Dr. Vivek Lal, Chandigarh The names were approved by the

Executive Committee. Proposed by Dr. Satish Khadilkar and seconded by Dr. U. Meenakshisundaram.

EC/2018/01/16 The Executive Committee discussed a

proposal laid by Dr. Sanjeev Thomas and Dr. Vinay Goyal to institute research grants to members on an annual basis. The grants would be available for deserving, small scale, short duration projects. It was agreed that the IAN can support upto 3-4 projects with a maximum budget of Rs. 2,00,000/- (Two Lakhs) each, on an annual basis. The Executive Committee requested Dr. Vinay Goyal to put up a draft of the previous of the grant, eligibility criteria, monitoring and other operational details.

EC/2018/01/17 Dr. U. Meenakshisundaram would be

the IAN Delegate and will represent the IAN during the Council of Delegates meeting of the WFN in 2018 as the President, President-Elect or the Secretary are not attending the WFN Council of Delegates meeting.

EC/2018/01/18 A proposal from Dr. Sanjeev Thomas to

form a subsection of “Critical Care Neurology” was approved. The members of the subsection are listed (IAN Newsletter Vol. 28; Issue No. 01, April, 2018, Page No. __). The subsection would conduct a Business meeting during IANCON-2018 and would need to elect the Chairperson and Convener. Proposed by Dr. Nirmal Surya seconded by Dr. Roop Gursahani.

The President thanked all present for attending the mid-term meeting.

Gagandeep SinghSecretary, IAN

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Secretary's ReportI am both honoured and pleased to present to you the report of the Indian Academy of neurology from October, 2017 to January, 2018.

1.0 Academic Meetings: The IAN held very successful academic meetings in the past six months, including the 25th IANCON, the Annual Conference of the IAN at Chennai, attended by 1883 delegates with 357 free papers including 72 Platform Presentations, 250 Posters and 35 E-Posters.

Upcoming Meetings/Conferences:

1.1 10th World Congress for Neuro-rehabilitation : The 10th World Congress for Neurorehabilitation to be held from February 07 to 10, 2018 at Mumbai by Dr. Nirmal Surya, President and Organising Secretary, WCNR.

1.2 TROPICON: The Annual Conference of Tropical Neurology will be held under the aegis of Tropical Neurology Subsection of IAN from March 31 to April 01, 2018 at KGMU, Lucknow. Dr. Neeraj Kumar is the Organising Secretary of TROPICON-2018.

1 . 3 H e a d a c h e M a s t e r S c h o o l : T h e International Headache Master School held in Australia.

1.4 ICTRIMS: The joint meeting by IAN subsection on CNS Autoimmune diseases and ICTRIMS will be held at Cochin in July 14-15th 2018. Dr. Suresh Kumar, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences will be the Organising Secretary.

2.0 Membership Status: The latest membership status is as follows:

Life Members: LM-1446

Associate Members: AM-1063 (Active Members: 289)

Life Associate Members: LAM-201

3.0 Session Proposals for IANCON 2018: We initiated a session proposal service wherein members can propose scientific sessions, topics and speakers online for IANCON 2018 in order to enhance their participation in various decision-making processes. In all, 51 session proposals were received.

4.0 U p d ate o n P ro fe s s i o n a l I n d e m n i t y Insurance: The IAN Professional Indemnity Scheme is LIVE and Insurance form is available on IAN Website.

Summary: In 2017, total 135 Members (including some of their spouses) has taken Indemnity Insurance Policy through IAN. We are in process to send them reminders

5,44,83,138.00

3.0 Investment in Bonds

3.1 RBI Relief Bonds – Rs. 17,50,000.00

3.2 UTI Bonds – Rs. 3,07,800.00

4.0 Membership Status:

The membership status is as follows:

Life Members : LM-1446

Associate Members : AM-1063

Life Associate Members : LAM-201

5.0 Summary of sub-section membership fees received from 01.04.2017 to 15.12.2017:

Autoimmune disorder subsection : Rs. 2,000.00

Clinical Neurophysiology subsection : Rs. 14,500.00

Cognitive Neurology Subsection : Rs. 1,000.00

Headache subsection : Rs. 5,000.00

Interventional Neurology Subsection : Rs. 1,500.00

Moment disorder subsection : Rs. 3,000.00

Neuromuscular Subsection : Rs.3,000.00

Neuroopthomology subsection : Rs. 1,000.00

Neurorehab Subsection : Rs. 26,000.00

Pediatric Neurology Subsection : Rs. 21,000.00

Stroke subsection : Rs. 10,000.00

Tropical Neurology subsection : Rs. 6,000.00

6.0 Indian Summer School

An amount of Rs. 29,081.00 is received during the period towards Indian Summer School.

7.0 IUTSSTF Conference 2017

D u r i n g t h e p e r i o d , a m o u n t o f R s . 19,44,000.00 is received and amount of Rs. 11,75,575.00 is expended for the same. Net proceeds amount to Rs. 8,24,425.00

8.0 INTROPICON 2017:

Amount of Rs. 2,04,24,263.50 has been received upto15.12.2017 and amount of Rs. 1,28,88,808.02 has been expended for the

Category

2015

2016

2017

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2018

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October,

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January,

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Life

Members 43 140 129 71

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5 7 05 13

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51

141

80

3

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261

214

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IAN Membership Stats

2014-15

LAM 0.56

AM 2.88

LM 2.92

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2015-16 2016-17 2017

0.94 0.08 1.69

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LAM AM LM

2017-18

1.69

3.55

16.55

Membership Fees Received

through Emails and SMS to renew their policies.

Overall a good and positive response has been received from IAN Members in last one year.

5.0 IAN Website and Mobile App: As approved in GBM, Chennai, the IAN has launched the APP for its existing and new members to access the updated news of IAN timely. The website has also refurbished and domain has changed to www.ianindia.org.

6.0 Neuro-Learn: We have received mail from Geri Martin, Senior Director Business Development, American Academy of Neurology regarding the Neurolearn online courses. As per information received, they are in process of transitioning to a new learning management system platform and the same process will be complete by end of March, 2018.

7.0 IAN Directory: The work on IAN Directory has also been started. We are writing letters to our members to get their updated details with photograph and current address. We shall try to get ready with the complete address book of IAN Members before this year IANCON, Raipur.

Many thanks,

Looking forward to have an exciting 26th Annual Conference of the Indian Academy of Neurology at Raipur

Gagandeep Singh

Secretary, IAN

Treasurer's ReportI am both honoured and pleased to present to you the report of the Indian Academy of Neurology for the period 01.04.2017 to 15.12.2017.

1.0 Funds with Banks:

The IAN at present holds two bank accounts in Mumbai for the treasurer for the purposes of receiving fees from various personnel for obtaining the objectives of the trust and for its operational activities. The balances of which as on 15th December, 2017 are as follows:

1.1 Kotak Mahindra Bank (Account no. 5611519897) at New Marine Lines, Mumbai is having balance of Rs. 41,71,690.47

1.2 State Bank of India (Account no. 10313054753) at Churchgate, Mumbai is having balance of Rs. 13,20,453.40

2.0 Fixed Deposits:

The IAN as on 15th December, 2017 holds investments as bonds in RBI and UTI, fixed deposits in Kotak Mahindra Bank and State Bank of India as follows:

2.1 Kotak Mahindra Bank – 5 Fixed Deposit (along with accrued interest) amounting to Rs. 3,13,65,527.00

State Bank of India – 13Fixed Deposits (along with accrued interest) amounting to Rs.2,31,17,611.00

The total of fixed deposits amounts to Rs.

2014-15

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AM 852

LM 1032

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Facts about AIAN

• AIAN impact factor 2016 (Thomas reuters, 2017): 0.95

• 491 articles were submitted to AIAN in 2017

• Acceptance rate of 20%: 96 articles

o 37 original article

o 15 review articles

o 12 case reports

o 15 letter to editor

o 3 images in neurology

o 2 history of medicine

• Submission to decision time 2017

• Articles from different countries

o India 325

o Turkey 43

o China 33

o Iran 13

o USA 8

o Thialand 8

o Korea 7

• Vision for future

o Residents column:

§ Residents training in neurology can write about their exprinaces during training or observership at other institutes, change in practice over period of time, teaching /learning habits, etc

§ Short report from their thesis

o Point of view articles / Review: Article b y e x p e r i e n c e d a u t h o r a b o u t

Date Amount Amount in Rupees

05/04/2017 USD 340 22,444.76

Date Amount Amount in Rupees

05/04/2017 USD 6430 4,24,470.02

Date

Amount

Amount

in

Rupees

12/05/2017

EUR 763

54,320.18

same. Net proceeds amounting to Rs. 75,35,455.48

9.0 Indemnity Insurance

Amount of Rs. 2,64,603.79 have been received towards Indemnity Insurance.

10.0 Oration

Amount of $ 1000 (Rs. 65,030.00) was given as B. S. Singhal oration to Prof. Van Der Knaap on 18th September, 2017.

11.0 Travel Fellowship

Amount of Rs. 2,00,000.00 is awarded as Travel Awards during the period out of which only Rs. 50,000.00 is been presented by the awardee.

12.0 Awards Paper

During the period amount of Rs. 20,000.00 is awarded for Best Paper.

13.0 Poster Awards

During the period aggregate amount of Rs. 10,000.00 is awarded for Best Posters.

14.0 Affiliation fees:

Aff i l iat ion fees paid toInternat ional Federation of Clinical Neuro Physiology

Affiliation fees paid to World Federation of Neurology

Affiliation fees paid to World Federation of Neuro Rehabilitation

Total affiliation fees paid amounts to Rs. 5,01,234.96

15.0 Status of 80G Certificate:

The Jurisdiction of PAN was is transferred to Mumbai by Income Tax Deptt. An application for the same is made to the Income-tax department. The follow up for renewal of 80G Certificate will be made once the jurisdiction is transferred to Mumbai.

16.0 Books of Accounts:

The books of accounts for FY 2017-18are updated upto 15th December 2017 and are updated regularly.

Dr. Nirmal Surya

Treasurer, IAN

Editor's Report I want to thanks IAN for giving me opportunity to be editor of AIAN.

I especially want to thanks previous Editor Prof Satish Khadilkar for teaching me every aspect of editing journal and being constant support all the time.

Submitted to First Decision for the Year : 2017

Number of Articles Submitted

Days to Suggest Reviewers

Days Taken by Reviewers

Days taken by Editor for Decision

Days unit Paper is Under Review

491

3.55 (0,24)

12.28 (0, 37)

5.80 (0, 106)

21.63

Revision time by Authors 2017

Days from first decision unit Revision Arrives

Days for Editor to take Decision

Articles Re-Reviewed

Days for Re-Review by Reviewers

Days to send revision decision by Editors

Days from Revision Receipt to Revision Decision

11.52 (0,37)

2.49 (0, 15)

40

4.20 (0, 9)

2.49 (0, 15)

9.18

Report of accepted articles

Days from first submission to acceptance

Days from acceptance to Publication

62.38 (0, 164)

70.37 (7, 118)

Report of Reviewers

Total Referees

Numbers of reviewers used (/article)

Numbers of reviewers responded (/article)

Reviewers on Time

Returned Late

Never Returned

1611

591 (3)

407 (1)

247 (42%)

160 (27%)

436 (74%)

controversial topics describing his point of view

o 10 question quiz with prices ??

• I want ideas from EC members to improve the impact actor of journal.

• New Cover design from Jan 2018

Dr. Vinay Goyal

Editor in chief, AIAN

CME Convener's Report

This year the theme of the CME Proceedings of IANCON-2018 is chosen as “Myelin” and approved by the execu�ve commi�ee and the General Body of the Indian Academy of Neurology.

16 chapters are planned to be authored by seasoned senior authors who will be contribu�ng for the publica�on and among which 8 topics of clinical relevance are to be presented on stage during the CME proceedings of IANCON 2018.

We would like to convey our sincere thanks to all speakers for their excellent presenta�ons and all authors for their scien�fically rich chapters in 2017. Prof. Dr. Sanjeev V Thomas, President-Elect,IAN 2017, and the Chairman of the CME Commi�ee, provided us with all the required guidance and we are immensely grateful to him for this. Prof. Dr. A.V. Srinivasan, President IAN 2017and Prof. Dr. Gagandeep Singh, Secretary IAN, were also consulted from �me to �me and both provided the best advice. Our sincere thanks to Prof. Dr. U. Meenakshi Sundaram, Organizing Secretary, IANCON 2017 for his kind help in all aspects.

The publica�on services were done by Wolters Kluwer (India) Private Limited and We thank Ms. Sangeetha Parthasarathy and her team for the excellent publica�on services and for their associa�on with the Indian Academy of Neurology. 1500 copies were ordered and purchased. We sincerely thank Prof. Dr. Nirmal Surya Treasurer, IAN for his role in promptly paying the publishers with proper TDS and a l so thank Prof. Dr. U. Meenakshisundaram for contribu�ng generously, buying all printed copies to the tune of 4.5 Lakh and distribu�ng it to the delegates visited during IANCON 2017 at Chennai.

Our sincere thanks to Prof. Dr. Sanjay Sharma, Organising Secretary, IANCON 2018, for his kind help in all aspects and accep�ng to pay the publica�on charges of 1500 copies. This year, CME is under the able guidance of Prof. Dr. Sa�sh V Khadilkar. President-Elect, IAN 2018 and Chairman of the CME commi�ee. I am also ably guided by Prof. Dr. Sanjeev V Thomas, President IAN 2018 and Prof. Gagandeep Singh, Secretary IAN, �me and again. Our sincere thanks to all the execu�ve commi�ee members of the Indian Academy of Neurology and the members of the local organising commi�ee of IANCON 2018, Raipur.

Prof. Dr. Lakshmi Narasimhan RanganathanCME Editor, Reviews in Neurology 2018

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Dear IAN Members, The IAN Textbook of Neurology edited by Prof. Arabinda Mukherjee, Kolkata in now available. Those of you who would like to place an order online may do so by visiting the following link: http://www.jaypeebrothers.com/MyShop.aspx?CatID=Medical%20|%20Neurology.

Dr. Sanjeev ThomasPresident, IAN

IAN Textbook of Neurology

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