Designation:- Consultant - Pediatric Neurologist
Qualification:- MBBS, DNB(Pead), MRCPCH(UK), IAP-AOPN fellowship in Pediatric Neurology (Gold medal)
Experience:- 8+ Years
About:- Dr. Aarthi B Pramod is a Pediatric Neurologist with over 8 years of dedicated experience in Pediatrics. She has completed the IAP-AOPN Structured Clinical Fellowship in Pediatric Neurology and secured First Rank and a Gold Medal in the national-level fellowship exit examination conducted in 2025.
Her clinical interests encompass a wide range of neurological conditions affecting infants, children and adolescents, with particular expertise in epilepsy, neuromuscular disorders, neurodevelopmental and neurobehavioural disorders, neonatal neurology, pediatric stroke, and inflammatory and demyelinating disorders of the central and peripheral nervous systems.
Expertise:- Pediatric Epilepsy
Neuromuscular Disorders
Neurodevelopmental & Neurobehavioural Disorders
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Pediatric Stroke
Inflammatory & Demyelinating Disorders of the CNS and PNS
Neonatal Neurology
Fellowship:- IAP-AOPN Structured Clinical Fellowship in Pediatric Neurology – KIMS Health, Thiruvananthapuram
Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP)
Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH), UK
Association of Paediatric Neurology (AOPN)
Awards:- First Rank & Gold Medal – IAP-AOPN Fellowship Exit Examination, Rainbow Children's Hospital, Hyderabad, April 2025
Gold Medal & Certificate – AOPN National Conference, NEUROPEDICON 2025, Guwahati, Assam
National Bursary Award – Asian Oceanian Congress of Child Neurology (AOCCN) 2025, New Delhi
Second Prize – Quiz Competition – APNMD 2025, Advances in Pediatric Neuromuscular Diseases International Symposium, Thiruvananthapuram
Best Poster Award – “Clinico-radiological Pattern of Neonates with Subcortical Diffusion Restriction,” KIDS BRAIN RESCUE Conference, Thiruvananthapuram, May 2025
Second Best Paper Award – “Clinico-demographic Profile of Acute Demyelinating Syndromes,” CHILD NEUROCON 2023, Thiruvananthapuram
Second Best Poster Award – Case Series of Craniopharyngioma, CHILD NEUROCON
Best Paper Award – “Clinico-demographic Profile of Acute Demyelinating Syndromes,” Trivandrum Neuroexchange 2023
Research:- Ajit Karthika V, Aarthi B, et al. “A Prospective Observational Study on the Clinical Profile of Migraine in Children.” International Journal of Neurological Sciences. 2026;8(1):53–56. DOI: 10.33545/26646161.2026.v8.i1a.65
Devadathan K, et al. “Apraxia of Eyelid Opening - An Often-Missed Clinical Sign in Children.” Annals of Movement Disorders. 2026.
Pachat D, et al. “Clinicodemographic and Genetic Profile of Children with Spinal Muscular Atrophy in Kerala, India: A Single-Center Experience.” Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology. 2026;29(2):206–209. DOI: 10.4103/aian.aian_671_25.
Balaji A, et al. “Twisting Tale of Neuropathy in a Toddler.” Pediatric Companion. 2023;1(3):73–75. DOI: 10.4103/pedc.pedc_15_23.
Karthika AV, Aarthi B, et al. “Steroid Responsive Encephalopathy Associated with Autoimmune Thyroiditis (SREAT).” Indian Journal of Pediatrics. 2025;92(4):421. DOI: 10.1007/s12098-025-05422-z.
Balaji A, et al. “Retrobulbar Neuritis Associated with Mumps Infection in a Toddler.” Neurology India. 2025;73:1066–1068.
Balaji A, et al. “Genome-Based Therapeutics: Era of Precision Medicine in Genetic Epilepsies and Epileptic Encephalopathies.” Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology. 2023;26(5):723–727. DOI: 10.4103/aian.aian_314_23.
Balaji, Aarthi, et al. “An Unusual but Treatable Cause of Autistic Regression.” Clinical Case Reports. 2022;12:1512.