Dr. Jacob Chacko
MBBS, MD General Medicine, DM Neurology
Sr. Neurologist
Overview
- MBBS: Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, 1997
- MD General Medicine: MKCG Medical College, Behrampur, Orissa, India. 2004
- DM Neurology: NIMHANS, Bangalore, 2010
Experience
- 13 Years, Post DM neurology.
Professional Record
- Consultant in Neurology: Sunrise Hospital, Kakkanad, Kerala, India. 2013-2014 and 2022 March onwards.
- Consultant in Neurology: Rajagiri Hospital, Aluva, Kerala, India. 2014-2022
- Visiting Consultant in Neurology: Don Bosco Hospital, North Paravur, Kerala, India. 2012 onwards.
- Consultant in Neurology: Indo American Hospital, Vaikom, Kerala, India. 2011 – 2013
- Senior Resident in Neurology: Department of Neurology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India. 2007- 2010.
- Registrar in Neurology: Department of Neurology, Lakeshore Hospital, Ernakulum, Kerala, India. 2006- 2007
- Junior Consultant in Internal Medicine: Department of Medicine at Lisie Hospital, Ernakulum, Kerala, India. 2004 –2006
Publications
- Para-infectious Opsoclonus- myoclonus syndrome with COVID-19. Annals of Indian academy of Neurology 2022.
- A tale of two patients: Levodopa and creative awakening in Parkinson’s disease-a qualitative report. Asian Journal of Psychiatry 43(2019) 179-181.
- Elucidating the etiology in a subject with undiagnosed dyspnea- Thinking out of the box. Pulmonology, Volume 21. Issue 1, January-April 2019.
- Branch Atheromatous Disease (BAD) Versus Lipohyalinosis(LPH)-MRI Brain Imaging Helps to Classify and in Turn Prognosticate Patients with Lacunar Infarcts. Journal of Neurological Disorders and Stroke 6(2): 1139 (2018).
- Gas in the venous sinus: An incidental finding. Neurology India, July-August 2017, Volume 65, Issue 4.
- Clinical, neuroimaging and pathological features of 5-nitroimidazole-induced encephalo-neuropathy in two patients: Insights into possible pathogenesis. Neurology India, September-October 2011, Volume 59, Issue 5.
- Contributor in the book International Review of Movement Disorders- Movement Disorders Emergencies, First edition 2023.
Memberships
- Life member, Bangalore Neurological Society, 2009.
- Life member, Indian Academy of Neurology, 2010.
- Life member, Indian Medical Association, 2010.
- Life member, Cochin Neurological Society, 2011.
- Life Member, International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society, 2015.
- Life member, Indian Stroke Association, 2015
- Life member, Movement Disorders Society of India, 2015.