Main areas of research:

Multiple Sclerosis
Epilepsy
Stroke

Interests/keywords:

Multiple Sclerosis
Movement Disorders
Parkinsons disease'
Epilepsy
Stroke
Headache

Current title/position:

Consultant Neurologist

Current affiliation/employer:

Ruby Hall Clinic
Jehangir Hospital
Sancheti Hospital
Lokmanya Hospital

PhD Advisor and University:

Dr. P. U. Shah Bombay University

Postdoc Advisor and University:

Dr. George Rice University of Western Ontario London ON CA

Personal or laboratory homepage:

http://www.medindia.net/healthnetwork/member/rajasdeshpande

Publications:

“The Natural History of Multiple Sclerosis” (Chapter 1) in Advances in Neurology: Multiple Sclerosis (Lippincott Williams and Wilkins) edited by Dr. Mark Freedman, with co authors Dr. M. Kremenchutzky and Dr. GPA Rice (published December 2005).


Deshpande R, Kremenchutzky M, Rice GP. Clinical Spectrum:
Definition and Natural Progression of MS. IN Schapira AV, et al (eds)
Neurology: Basic and Clinical Neuroscience. Mosby. Philadelphia. Published Jan 2007.



Case reports and poster presentation on “Cerebral cryptococcoma in an immunocompetent patient” Neurology, India, 2001


Case report “Landau- Kleffner Syndrome”, Neurology, India, 2001


CME chapter on “Management of Refractory Epilepsy” (co-author
DR. P.U. Shah), published at the UPICON 2000, a National Neurological Conference,
Lucknow, India, 2000