Dr. Annu Aggarwal
Neurologist
Neurology
Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital
About
Dr Annu Aggarwal is a consultant neurologist and specialist in Cognitive and Behavioural Neurology, attached to Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital and Medical Research institute, Mumbai. Dr. Aggarwal runs the Memory Clinic at the Kokilaben Hospital. After graduation Dr Aggarwal obtained her postgraduate MD degree in Internal Medicine from Mumbai University and then specialized in neurology from Jaslok Hospital, Mumbai. She pursued her Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, and University of South Australia. She was awarded the MRCP (UK) by the Royal College of Physician, London, UK. Dr Aggarwal complements her clinical work with research and has won several awards for her academics and research.
Awards
- The Diplomate of the National Board (Neurology) from the NBE, New Delhi
- The Membership of the Royal College of Physicians of UK (MRCP (UK)) by the Royal College of London
- Second Best Paper award, APICON Conference 2017 at the 72nd Annual conference of the Association of Physicians of India (APICON), Mumbai, India for, Patil L, Sorathiya P, Munshi M, Sanghvi D, Mani J, Kulkarni N, Bhatt M, Singhal T, Aggarwal A, \Listeria monocytogens infection in a tertiary care center from 2009-2016: Incidence, clinical features and outcomes."
- Best Paper Award, BNA Meet Oct 2016 At the Bombay Neurosciences Association meet for “Patil L, Shetty NR, Shaikh J, Doshi B, Aggarwal A, \Acute ascending accid quadriparesis in a 55 year man."
- Blue Ribbon Highlights, MDS Congress 2015 at the 19th International Congress of Parkinsons Disease and Movement Disorders, San Diego,USA for, “Chandhok G, Horvath J, Aggarwal A, Bhatt M, Zibert A, Schmidt H.H.J, “Drug response to zinc and D-penicillamine in ATP7B mutant hepatic cell lines"
- Blue Ribbon Highlights, MDS Congress 2015 at the 19th International Congress of Parkinsons Disease and Movement Disorders, San Diego, USA, for “Chandhok G, Sauer V, Aggarwal A, Bhatt M, Zibert A, Schmidt H.H.J, Establishment and validation of the _rst stable human ATP7B knockout hepatoma cell line: A Wilson disease cell
- model"
- Best Paper, IAN Conference 2013 at the 21st Annual Indian Academy of Neurology Conference, Indore, India, for
- “Chhabria MA, Bhatt M, Balasubramanium A, Aggarwal A, \Deep Brain Stimulation in Neuroacanthocytosis and Tardive Dyskinesia."
- Shortlisted for Best Paper, AARS Meet 2013 at the 113th Annual Meeting of the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS), Washington DC, USA, for, “Munshi M, Aggarwal A, Sanghvi D, Ravan A, Parekh S, Bhatt M, \Correlation of brain MRI abnormalities in Wilson disease with clinical disability"
- Best paper award, International Dystonia Symposium 2011 at the 5th International Dystonia Symposium, Barcelona, Spain for, “Schneider S, Aggarwal A, et al, \Indian-subcontinent NBIA: Unusual phenotypes, novel PANK2 mutations, and undetermined genetic forms"
- Dr Jane Page Research Fellowship 2008-09 for training in Cognitive and Behavioural Neurology, Department of Neurology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia
- Hargobind Foundation Medical Fellowship 2008-09 for training in Cognitive and Behavioural Neurology
- Postdoctoral Fellowship in Movement Disorders 2005-08 at Jaslok Hospital and Medical Research Centre, supported in part by Parkinsons Disease Foundation of India
Treatments / Specialities
- Diagnosis,
- treatment,
- rehabilitation (physical and cognitive) and,
- education and counselling services for patients and their caregivers,
- Dementias such as Alzheimer disease and Fronto-Temporal Dementias (FTDs). ,
- Neurodegenerative dementias including Parkinson disease Dementia (PDD),
- Corticobasal Syndrome (CBS),
- Diffuse Lewy Body Disease (DLB),
- Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP),
- Neuroacanthocytosis (NAC),
- Huntington disease,
- Vascular dementia following stroke or hypoxic-brain injury,
- Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease(CJD, mad cow or prion disease)and other rapidly progressive dementias,
- Normal pressure hydrocephalous (NPH),
- Antibody-mediated dementias,
- Stroke,
- Critical care neurology,
- Movement disorders,
- Metal deposition disorders in the brain, such as Wilson Disease,
- Brain Iron Accumulation Disorders (NBIA),
- Brain Manganese Accumulation Disorders (AHLD),
- Brain Calcium Accumulation Disorders,
- Multiple sclerosis (MS) and other demyelinating diseases like Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) and Acute Dissminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM),
- Gait disorders,
- Neurogenetic disorders,
- Autoimmune neurological disorders, such as Limbic Encephalitis,
- Vasculitis,
- Myasthenia Gravis,
- Autoimmune Neuropathy (AIDP, GBS),
- Brain infections
Membership
- American Academy of Neurology
- Bombay Neurosciences Association
- Cognitive Neurology Section of Indian Academy of Neurology (Founding member)
- Diplomate of National Board, New Delhi, India
- Indian Academy of Neurology
- Indian Stroke Association
- International Child Neurology Association
- International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society
- Maharashtra Association of Neurology
- Medical Council of Maharashtra
- Movement Disorders Section of Indian Academy of Neurology
- Neurorehabilitation section of the Indian Academy of Neurology
- Parkinsons Disease Foundation of India
- Royal College of Physicians, London, UK
- Neurological Society of India
Paper Published
- Sanghvi D, Aggarwal A, Kulkarni B, Singh S, Kothari VM. “Primary CNS vasculitis: Radiopathological correlation", Neurology India, 2019
- Aggarwal A, Bhatt M. “Neurological Wilson disease", In Clinical and translational perspectives on Wilson disease, First edition, Editors: Kerkar N, Roberts EA, Elsevier, 2018
- Aggarwal A, Bhatt M. “Advances in treatment of Wilson disease", Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements, 8, 2018
- Aggarwal A, Thompson PD. Belly Dancers Dyskinesia", In Reference Module in Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Psychology, Elsevier, 2017
- Aggarwal A, Bhatt M. Wilson Disease Update", In Understanding Parkinsonism: The Clinical Perspective, Editors: Batla A, Vibha D, Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd, New Delhi, India, pp. 289-302, 2017
- Chandhok G, Horvath J, Aggarwal A, Bhatt M, Zibert A, Schmidt HH Functional analysis and drug response to zinc and D-penicillamine in stable ATP7B mutant hepatic cell lines", World J Gastroenterol, vol. 22(16), pp. 4109-19,2016
- Kapoor H, Wagh H, Tapiawala S, Aggarwal A. Anesthetic management of a known case of serotonin syndrome undergoing renal transplant", J Anaesthesiol Clin Pharmacol, vol. 32(3), pp. 399-400, 2016
- Aggarwal A, Bhatt M, Hyperkinetic movement disorders", In Neurological Practice: An Indian perspective, Second edition, Editors: Khadlikar S, Wadia NH. Elsevier, pp. 241{259, 2015
- Aggarwal A, Bhatt M. The pragmatic treatment of Wilsons disease", Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, vol. 1(1), pp. 14{23, April 2014
- Aggarwal A, Bhatt M, "Neurologic Aspects of Gastrointestinal / HepatoBiliary Diseases: Commonly used gastrointestinal drugs", In Neurological Aspects of Systemic Disease, Volume 120, Editors: Biller J and Ferro JM. Handbook of Clinical Neurology Series, Third Series Editor: Aminoff MJ, Boller F, Swaab DF, Elsevier, vol. 100, pp.633-643,2014
- Aggarwal A, Bhatt, "Hyperkinetic movement disorders & Wilson disease, Neurological Practice: An Indian perspective, Edition 2, Editors: Khadilkar S, Wadia, NH, Elsevier, 2014
- Aggarwal A, Fung V, Thompson P. Hyperkinetic Movement Disorders. In Hankeys Clinical Neurology, Second Edition. Editors: Gorelick P, Testai F, Hankey G, Wardlaw JM. CRC Press, 2014
- Aggarwal A, Bhatt M, "Wilson Disease: an update", In Metals Related Neurodegenerative Diseases, International Reviews of Neurobiology, Editors: Bhatia KP and Scheinder SA, Elsevier, 2013
- Aggarwal A, Thompson PD, "Unusual focal dyskinesias", In Hyperkinetic Movement Disorders, Volume 100 (3rd series), Editors: W.J. Weiner and E. Tolosa. Handbook of Clinical Neurology Series, Third Series Editors:Aminoff MJ, Boller F, Swaab DF, Elsevier B.V., pp.617-628, 2011.
- Aggarwal A, Bhatt M, "Neurologic Aspects of Gastrointestinal / HepatoBiliary Diseases: Commonly used gastrointestinal drugs", In Neurological Aspects of Systemic Disease, Volume 1, Editors: Biller J and Ferro JM. Handbook of Clinical Neurology Series, Third Series Editor: Aminoff MJ, Boller F, Swaab DF, Elsevier B.V., 2011
- Aggarwal A, Geschwind MD "Rapidly progressive dementias", In Reviews in Neurology Editors: Khadilkar S, Singh G Indian Academy of Neurology, pp. 307-28, 2011
- Aggarwal A, Thompson PD. Belly Dancers Dyskinesias. In Encyclopedia of Movement Disorders, vol. 1. Editors: Kompoliti K, Verhagen Metman L. Oxford Academic Press, pp. 127-128, 2010
