Dr. Vrajesh Udani

• Dr. Vrajesh Udani is a pediatric neurologist with 34+ years of experience.


• His areas of expertise include treating intractable epilepsy, autism, neurometabolic disorders and other neurologic problems.


• He is a life member of Indian Academy of Pediatrics and member of Indian Epilepsy Association, Indian Academy of Neurology, The Neurology Society of India, Asia Pacific IVIG Advisory Board, Consensus committee convened by Indian Academy of Pediatrics and past member of Child Neurology Society, USA and American Epilepsy Society, USA.


• He did MBBS from the Grants Medical College University of Bombay, Mumbai, MD in pediatrics from Grant Medical College & JJ group of Hospitals, Mumbai, Diplomate of the American Board of Clinical Neurophysiology and Diplomate of the American Board of Neurology with special competence in Child Neurology.


• Dr. Udani also manages “Child Developmental Clinic" – a postgraduate training program that attracts pediatricians from all parts of the country.


• He has presented papers, authored books, and participated as faculty at various national and international conferences.


• He also headed various national and international level research activities.

Publications:

• Detection of HTLV I DNA & Antigen in Blood & Spinal Fluid in Patients of Chronic Progressive Myelopathy: S.Bhagavati, R.Kula, V.P.Udani, B.Poiesz. NEJM 318(18) 1141-7.May 1988.


• Megelencephalic Leukodystrophy in an Asian Indian Ethnic Group.B.Singhal, R. Gurshahni, V. Udani, V. Biniwale.Pediatr Neurol 1996 14(4) 291-6.


• Difficult to control epilepsy in childhood-a long term study of 123 cases: V.P.Udani, Dharnidharka, A.Nair, M.Oka. Indian Pediatrics 30:10 1190-1206.Oct. 1993


• Guidelines for diagnosis and management of childhood epilepsy - expert committee on pediatric epilepsy, Indian academy of pediatrics - volume 46.August 17, 2009. Pg 681-698


• Biotinidase deficiency presenting as Recurrent Myelopathy in a 7-year-old boy and a review of the literature – pediatric neurology 45 (2011) 261-264.

Chapters in Textbooks & Other Publications:

• Motor Weakness in Infancy and Childhood - Clinical Approach. VP Udani Pg 278-281, IAP Textbook of Pediatrics 1999. Editor: A Parthasarthy. Jaypee Medical Publishers, New Delhi.


• Metabolic Disorders of the Nervous System. VP Udani in  API Textbook of Medicine Ed: SN Shah, MP Anand, VN Acharya, SK Bichile, DR Karnad, SA Kamath, YP Munjal, SR Joshi, RB Pathak, MY Nadkar, ME Yeolekar. 7th edition 2003. Pgs 853-861. Published by the Assn. Of Physicians of India. Urvi Compugraphics, Mumbai.


• Pediatric Neurology - An Indian Perspective.  VP Udani in “Textbook of Tropical Neurology” Ed Prof N. H. Wadia -2005.


• Acute Flaccid Paralysis. VP Udani in Advances in Pediatrics – Second Edition by Pedicon 2012.