Dr. Sheetal Goyal
Consultant Neurologist
MBBS, MD- Internal Medicine, DM Neurology- (NIMHANS), PDF in Cognitive Neurosciences(NIMHANS) and Movement Disorders( CNC- Hyderabad)
Inj Botulinum Toxins, Deep Brain Stimulation surgery, Cognitive Stimulation Therapy, Acute stroke, vertigo, Demyelinating disorders, Seizures, Headache disorders, Sleep disorders, peripheral neuropathy, Muscle disorders and Functional Neurological disorders.
Dr. Sheetal Goyal is a practicing Neurologist at the prestigious Wockhardt Hospitals, South Mumbai, India. Dr. Sheetal Goyal is one of the most eminent and influential names in the Indian medical fraternity. She has completed her MBBS and MD in Internal Medicine. She has completed her DM in Neurology and PDF in Cognitive Neurosciences from the very reputed institute, NIMHANS, Bengaluru. She has also obtained separate training in the treatment of various Memory disorders and Movement disorders, skills of Inj Botulinum Toxins, and Deep Brain stimulation.
Her Core competencies in Neurology are not one but a vast array of excellence ranging from management of acute stroke cases with timely intervention like thrombolysis, Genetics disorders, Epilepsy, Peripheral neuropathy, Demyelinating disorders, various Headache disorders, Muscular disorders, Paediatric neurological disorders, vertigo disorders and various sleep disorders. She is a certified “Raja Yoga” trainer of Heartfulness as well.
She is also a member of many esteemed National and International associations and bodies with multiple publications and numerous awards to her name.
MBBS, MD- Internal Medicine, DM Neurology- (NIMHANS), PDF in Cognitive Neurosciences(NIMHANS) and Movement Disorders( CNC- Hyderabad)
Achievement
Certification courses
1) World Headache Society- AIIMS 1 year Distance learning certification course – World Headache Society.
2) VEEG certification course- 1 year by the Indian Epilepsy Society
3) Certificate for completion of –“Use of Botulinum toxin for cervical dystonia “ at online training conducted by “The International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society”.
4) 2nd National Epilepsy Surgery Support Activity Network (NESSAN)- e-EEG course certification course
5) DBS Programming by ECMT 2022- 4th edition- held on 23-24 April 2022
6) International Neuromodulation Society- 2022- held on 11-13 November 2022
Platform presentation
1) Language profile of primary progressive aphasia in a linguistically diverse cohort in India- AAIC- 2021-, Netherlands.
2) “Study of the clinical study on awareness and efficacy of Post-exposure prophylaxis of HIV among healthcare care workers”- in APICON Assam, 2016 – Won third prize
3) “ Clinical Study to estimate the prevalence of Abdominal Tuberculosis among HIV positive patients”- in Northeastern Conference of Gastroenterology, 2016- Won second prize
Poster presentation
1) Cognitive decline, behavioral symptoms and caregiver stress in dementia during COVID-19 pandemic- TSS conclave 2021- won First Prize
2) “Vertebral artery dissection- Clinical profile, risk factor and imaging of patients with vertebral artery dissection- a tertiary care experience”- in TSS NIMHANS Knowledge Conclave 2020
3) Clinical profile of patients with Vascular parkinsonism – A tertiary care center experiences- In MDSICON 2020-free paper
4) Special tests in cognition for neurodegenerative dementia- ARDSICON-2021
Quiz-
1) MDS- AOS- Rare movement disorder international conference- won 3rd prize
Affiliations
- International Society to advance Alzheimer’s Research and treatment
- Indian Epilepsy Society
- Indian Academy of Neurology
- International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society
- Movement Disorder Society of India
- The Neuromodulation Society- Indian Chapter
- Bombay Neuroscience Association
- Maharastra Association of Neurology
Research / Publications
Dissertations
- “A study on clinical profile of retreatment cases of pulmonary tuberculosis with special reference of detection of drug resistance by line probe assay” Under the guidance of Dr. Swarup Kumar Baruah, Ex Hod and Professor of Medicine, Guwahati Medical College, and Hospital.
- “Auditory cognition in degenerative dementia” Under the guidance of Dr. Suvarna Alladi, Professor of Department of Neurology, NIMHANS, Bengaluru.
- Bilingualism and Cognitive Reserve in Dementia: Structural and Metabolic study – Under the guidance of Dr. Suvarna Alladi, Professor of Department of Neurology, NIMHANS, Bengaluru- to get over by December 2021.
Publications
Article on “Dementia”- Published in – The Assam tribune”.
Case reports
- Artery of Percheron infarct- an unusual complication of Tubercular meningitis-Journal Neurology India
- MRI brain features of CNS lead toxicity occurring covertly in an adult- Journal Acta neurologica Belgica
- Isolated cortical vein thrombosis complicating orbital cellulitis- Journal- Asian Journal of ophthalmology
- A rare case of vanishing white matter leukodystrophy in an adult female due to novel EIF2B4 mutation- Journal of Clinical Neurosciences
- The first care of Post Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Acute cerebellar ataxia- A case report- Journal Neurology India
- Adult-onset leukoencephalopathy with axonal spheroids and pigmented glia (ALSP) masquerading as progressive aphasia- Journal- Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology
- Co-occurrence of anti-NMDA encephalitis and Covid-19 infection- case series of two patients with a brief review of literature- Journal – AJMS
- Posterior Cortical atrophy in logopenic progressive aphasia- A case report- Journal Frontiers in communication.
Original articles
- Determinants of Levodopa Responsiveness in Patients with Vascular Parkinsonism- AIAN
- Isolated thrombosis of cortical vein- Clinical and radiological correlations- Journal of Clinical Neurosciences
- MOCA in five Indian Languages- A brief screening tool in a linguistically diverse setting- Journal of Psychiatry and Neurology.
- Evaluation of vascular cognitive impairment using the ICMR- Neuro-Cognitive Tool Box – (ICMR- NCTB) in a stroke cohort from India- AIAN
Systemic analysis
- CoRe Study- COVID-19 and Remdesevir- an insight into the evidence policy and practice- Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care.
- AI-CoV study- Autoimmune encephalitis associated with COVID-19 and its vaccine- A systemic review and meta-analysis-under review