Dr Darakhshan Naheed

Designation and Specialty

Specialist Neurologist

Degree

• MBBS
• MD
• DM(Neurology)
• Fellowship in Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorder

Work experience

She has worked at various prestigious hospitals in India, including the Indian Spinal Injuries Centre and the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, before relocating to the UAE. In the UAE, she gained experience at a renowned hospital in Abu Dhabi for approximately 2 years before embarking on a fellowship program in Singapore.

Education and Training

• MBBS and MD in medicine from Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College
• AMU Aligarh, India
• DM in Neurology from Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research in Chandigarh India.
• fellowship program specializing in Parkinson’s disease and movement disorders from National Neuroscience Institute in Singapore.

Membership

• Life member of Indian Academy of Neurology, Member of International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society (MDS)

Awards and recognitions

• Received International Congress Travel Grant Award for participation in International Congress of Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders in September 27-October 1, 2024, in Philadelphia.
• Awarded 5th position in poster presentation at 69th APICON 2014 in India.
• Presented various posters in National and International conferences.

Researsch paper/Publications

• Mehta, A., Naheed, D., Tan, L.C.S. and Neo, S. (2024), Paradoxical Gait Response to Levodopa in Parkin-Gene-Related Early-Onset Parkinson’s Disease: Dopa Worsening Dystonia. Mov Disord Clin Pract, 11: 580-581.
• Koul R, Kumar NM, Naheed D, Sarin SK. Chronic liver disease and hepatic encephalopathy patients with new-onset focal motor status epilepticus: Indicates herpetic encephalitis. J Neurosci Rural Pract 2022; 13:764-7.
• Kumar AS, Naheed D, Balaini N, Mehta S, Lal V. “Mercedes Benz Sign: Osmotic Demyelination Syndrome”. Neurol India. 2021 May-Jun;69(3):777-778.
• Kumar A, Naheed D, Khurana D, et al. Varicella related multifocal vasculopathy: underrecognized cause of young stroke. Neurology India 2019:67(4):1147-49.
• Mahesh KV, Bansal R, Naheed D, Tandyala N, Singh R, Takkar A. Opsoclonus Myoclonus Syndrome Due to an Ovarian Teratoma: A Case Report and Review of Literature. Neuro-ophthalmology. 2019 Apr 2;44(4):258-261.
• Naheed D, Balaini N, Mehta S, et al. An interesting and rare association of paraneoplastic myelopathy with Hurthle cell neoplasm. Neurology India2018; 66(4):1191-93.
• Patil A, Shree R, Naheed D, et al. Paraneoplastic cerebral vasculitis: Rare cause of spontaneous convexity subarachnoid hemorrhage. Neurology 2018; 90(9):e815-e817.
• Patil A, Vishnu VY, Naheed D, et al. Rapidly progressive dementia: An eight year (2008–2016) retrospective study. PLoS One 2018; 13(1):e0189832
• Naheed D, Mehta S, Goyal MK, Lal V. Carbamazepine responsive generalized dystonia in Fahr’s disease. Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2017; 40:78–79.
• Takkar A, Naheed D, and Dogra M, et al. Infiltrative optic neuropathies: opening doors to sinister pathologies. Neuro-ophthalmology 2017; 41:279–83.

Specialty Areas/interest

• Management of Parkinson’s Disease and Atypical parkinsonism. Management of other movement disorders (Dystonia, Chorea etc) Administration of Botulinum toxin injections for neurological disorders including hemifacial spasm, blepharospasm and dystonia.

Languages Spoken

• Hindi,
• English