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

Experiences

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.