Dr. Jigyasha Sinha
Paediatrician
Paediatric
About
Dr. Jigyasha Sinha is an experienced and highly enthusiastic pediatric neurologist and was associated with the institute of neurosciences Kolkata as consultant and head in the past. after completing her MBBS and MD Pediatrics, she did her post doctoral fellowship in pediatric neurology and epilepsy from Mumbai and has done an advanced training in pediatric neurology from Vrije University, Amsterdam, Netherlands. She had the opportunity to gain experience in white matter disorders in children under the guidance of Prof. Marjo Van Der Knaap and Prof. Dr. Nicole wolf. She has special interest in pediatric white matter disorders, movement disorders and epilepsy. She is the member of various national and international neurological and pediatric societies. She deals with all types of pediatric neurological and developmental disorders. She is involved in research and academics and is always keen in finding light in the darkness.
Treatments / Specialities
- Movement Disorders,
- Leukodystrophy,
- Epilepsy,
- Neurometabolic & Neurodegenerative Disorders,
- Neuromuscular Disorders- DMD/SMA,
- Stroke,
- Neuro Infections & Demyelination,
- Neuro Genetic and Syndromic Disorders,
- Headaches,
- Develpomental Disorders,
- Cerebral Palsy,
- Autism & ADHD
Membership
- European Pediatric Neurology Society
- Indian Academy of Neurology
- Indian Epilepsy Society
- Association of Child Neurology
- Indian Academy of Pediatrics
- Indian Academy of Pediatrics- Pediatric Neurology chapter
- Society of Pediatric neurology West Bengal Chapter
- International Parkinsons Movement disorder Society
- International Child Neurology Association
- United Leukodystrophy Foundation
- Movement disorder Society of India- MDSI
- International League Against Epilepsy- ILAE
Paper Published
Dr. Jigyasha Sinha is a keen Academician and has been a faculty speaker in various national and international conferences.
She has also conducted ketogenic diet workshop at a national child neurology conference.
Having ardent interest in leukodystrophy she has worked on a special genetic mechanism of Pelizaeus Merzbacher disease with prof. Nicole wolf.
She was a part of the AOCN expert committee on formulation of consensus guidelines foe febrile seizures.
She has done various publications and written a book chapter titled “the handbook of neuromodulation”; chapter 26; epilepsy – evolution in classification, medical to surgical management.
