Dr. Sangeetha Yoganathan is a faculty member in the Department of Neurological Sciences at Christian Medical College, Vellore. She completed her training in Paediatric Neurology from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, and joined the faculty at CMC Vellore in 2013.
Her clinical and research expertise is centred on rare and complex paediatric neurological conditions, including neurometabolic disorders, mitochondrial diseases, leukodystrophies, epilepsy, and autoimmune encephalitis. She has contributed significantly to the characterisation of rare neurogenetic disorders in the Indian subcontinent, with publications in leading national and international neurology journals.
Dr. Sangeetha Yoganathan is an active contributor to the global paediatric neurology community, participating in international case studies and collaborative research on rare childhood neurological conditions. Her work reflects a strong commitment to advancing the diagnosis and management of complex paediatric neurological diseases in South Asia.
Publications
1. Muthusamy K, Thomas M, Yoganathan S, Sudhakar SV. Clinical Profile, Prognostic Indicators, and Therapeutic Outcomes of Pediatric Opsoclonus-Myoclonus-Ataxia Syndrome: A Single-Center Experience from South India. Ann Indian Acad Neurol. 2019 Jul-Sep;22(3):295-301. doi: 10.4103/aian.AIAN_101_18. PMID: 31359941; PMCID: PMC6613420.
2. Muthusamy K, Sudhakar SV, Thomas M, Yoganathan S, Christudass CS, Chandran M, Panwala H, Gibikote S. Revisiting magnetic resonance imaging pattern of Krabbe disease – Lessons from an Indian cohort. J Clin Imaging Sci. 2019 May 24;9:25. doi: 10.25259/JCIS-18-2019. PMID: 31448176; PMCID: PMC6702867.
3. Muthusamy K, Yoganathan S, Thomas MM, Alexander M, Verghese VP. Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis in a child with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection on antiretroviral therapy. Ann Indian Acad Neurol. 2015 Jan- Mar;18(1):96-8. doi: 10.4103/0972-2327.144299. PMID: 25745323; PMCID: PMC4350227.
4. Valmiki RR, Venkatesalu S, Chacko AG, Prabhu K, Thomas MM, Mathew V, Yoganathan S, Muthusamy K, Chacko G, Vanjare HA, Krothapalli SB Phosphoproteomic analysis reveals Akt isoform-specific regulation of cytoskeleton proteins in human temporal lobe epilepsy with hippocampal sclerosis. Neurochem Int. 2020 Mar;134:104654. doi: 10.1016/j.neuint.2019.104654. Epub 2019 Dec 27. PMID: 31884041.
5. Yoganathan S, Mariappan R, Sudhakar SV, Mani SE, Mathew V, Thomas M, Aboobacker FN. An Unusual Cause of Chronic Headache in an Adolescent Boy: A Case Report Neuropediatrics. 2019 Dec;50(6):395-399. doi: 10.1055/s-0039- 1694974. Epub 2019 Sep 17. PMID: 31529425.
6. Sharma S, Kaushik JS, Srivastava K, Goswami JN, Sahu JK, Vinayan KP, Mittal R; Association of Child Neurology Indian Epilepsy Society Expert Committee. Association of Child Neurology (AOCN) – Indian Epilepsy Society (IES) Consensus Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of West Syndrome. Indian Pediatr. 2021 Jan 15;58(1):54- 66. PMID: 33452776.
