Dr. Anusha Raj K

Dr. Anusha Raj K Consultant Paediatric Neurologist & Development Paediatrician associated with Kangaroo Care Women & Children Hospitals, Mysore. She has experience with administering intrathecal SPINRAZA(Nusinersen) drug, and oral RISDIPLAM drug for Spinal Muscular Atrophy(SMA) children.

She also has experience with Immunotherapy in Autoimmune and Autoinflammatory disorders, Ketogenic diet for treating drug-resistant epilepsy.

She has been trained in EEG, NCV, EMG, and RNST, and has expertise in Neuro-imaging diagnosis.

She has been trained under the most eminent Pediatric Neurologist Dr.Vykunta Raju During my fellowship course at Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health, Bangalore.

Dr. Anusha Raj K has expertise in treating children with Epilepsy, Cerebral palsy, Development disabilities, CNS infections, Neuro-Autoimmune disorders, Congenital CNS malformations, Neurodegenerative disorders, Neurometabolic disorders, Neuro-genetic disorders, Neuromuscular disorders, Spinal muscular Atrophy, Stroke, Headache, Nutritional diseases, Autism Spectrum disorders, ADHD, Behavior disorders, other brain and spinal cord disorders

Delivered 12 presentations at AOCN 2021, ISIEM 2021, Neuropedicon 2021, AOCN 2022, Neuropedicon 2022, Neurology Simplified 2022.

2nd prize for Oral paper presentation on “The largest Cohort of Congenital Myasthenia Syndrome from Southern India” at Neurology Simplified Conference 2022.

Experience with administering intra-thecal SPINRAZA(Nusinersen) drug, oral RISDIPLAM drug for Spinal muscular atrophy(SMA) children.

Experience with Immunotherapy in Autoimmune and Auto-inflammatory disorders, Ketogenic diet for treating drug resistant epilepsy.

Training in EEG, NCV, EMG, RNST and expertise in Neuro-imaging diagnosis.

Experience in diagnostic lumbar puncture, muscle biopsy, and nerve biopsy.

Diagnosis/Management of Epilepsy, Cerebral palsy, Development disorders, CNS infections, Autoimmune disorders, Congenital malformations, Neurodegenerative disorders, Neurometabolic disorders, Neuromuscular disorders, Spinal muscular Atrophy, Stroke, Headache, Nutritional diseases, Autism Spectrum disorders, ADHD, Behavior disorders, other brain and spinal cord disorders.

Trained under the most eminent Pediatric Neurologist Dr.Vykunta Raju KN, during her fellowship course at Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health, Bangalore.

Research and publications: Research Publications; VK Gowda, KA Raj, DK Vamyanmane, VH Nagarajappa, SM Srinivas, R Tirumala, J Ranganath, C Gaddehosur, GB Vishwanathan. Recurrent Bilateral Lower Motor Neuron Type of Facial Palsy with Hearing Impairment: Hyperphosphatemic Familial Tumoral Calcinosis. J Pediatr Genet. 2022;1(11). DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1741522.; Raj KA, Bhat YR, Kini P, et al. Clinical Profile, Cerebrospinal Fluid Findings, and Outcome of Acute Meningitis in Children: A Recent Audit from a Tertiary Center in India. Pediatr Inf Dis 2021;3(4):135–139.; Andrade SJ, Raj K A, Lewis LE, Purkayastha J, Aiyappa G. Neonatal Acquired Methemoglobinemia - Can Broad Spectrum Antibiotics be Implicated? Indian J Pediatr. 2019;86(7):663. doi:10.1007/s12098-019-02978-5; K Anusha Raj, Padukudru Mahesh, Amrutha D Holla, B.S Jayaraj et al. Does the presence of animals in the home increase the risk of sensitization to the same animals? J Allergy Clin Immunol. February 2013 supplement;131(2):AB129; K Anusha Raj, K Anuradha. Drug susceptibility pattern & detection of ESBL & Amp C β-lactamase in E.coli & Klebsiella isolated from clinical samples. Australas Med J. Apr 2013;6(4):251.; K Anusha Raj, K.M Govindegowda. Relevance of Otoacoustic emissions in neonatal hearing screening in a tertiary care hospital-descriptive & exploratory study. Indian J Med Specialties. Jan-Jun 2013;4(1):217; Research Presentations; 2nd prize for Oral presentation on “The largest Cohort of Congenital Myasthenia Syndrome from Southern India” at Neurology Simplified Conference 2022.; ‘Rare Association of Moyamoya Syndrome with Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein(MOG) encephalitis’ at Neuropedicon 2022.; ‘Case of Left Hemimegalencephaly associated with Type 1b (broad pattern) Pigmentary Mosaicism’ at Neuropedicon 2022.; ‘A Case Series of Ethylmalonic Encephalopathy from Southern India’ at AOCN 2022..

Professional memberships: Life member of Indian Academy of Pediatrics(IAP); Life member of IAP Chapter of Neurodevelopment Paediatrics(IAP-NDP); Life member of Association of Child Neurology(AOCN); Life member of IAP Chapter of Academy of Pediatric Neurology(IAP-Neurology); Junior member of International Child Neurology Association(ICNA); Associate Member of European Paediatric Neurology Society(EPNS); KMC Registration- 115273.