Doctors - Paediatric Neurology

Accolades
1. Part of the team that obtained DM Pediatric Neurology course for Medical College
Trivandrum.
2. Constituted the first SMA clinic in the government sector in Kerala on 28 February 2022
3. Participated in the 2 day perspective plan preparation workshop for disabled children for
the Department of Social Justice Kerala, conducted by Institute for management in Kerala
Trivandrum on 27/4/2022.
4. Editorial Board Member in the Indian Journal of Child Health
Health Education
Several talks on Radio and Television about Epilepsy, Learning disability and Central nervous
system infections
External funded projects
1. PI for a project funded by MRU Government medical College Trivandrum Identification of
specific DNA methylation biomarkers in spinal muscular atrophy and its application as a
therapeutic target
2. Evaluation of the effect of training in magical sciences and a variety of art forms in
comparison to conventional training in addition to training in art, on behavioral and
other outcomes among differently abled children funded by Magic Planet

Kazhakoottam
3. P1 for INFANTILE SPASMS: SURVIVAL ANALYSIS OF A SOUTH INDIAN
COHORT SBMR project
4. Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis in children – A Hospital based follow-up
study funded by SBMR
5. Project to investigate early electroclinical manifestations and evaluate treatment
responses
by video-EEG in infants with newly diagnosed Infantile Spasms (Supported by SAT
Endowment Project)
Coinvestigator in
1. The Spectrum of impairment and prediction of disability in cognitively challenged
children in Kerala funded by CEDS
2. Co investigator in ‘Quantification of Cognitive Disability in children with the new
Malayalam version of International Classification of Functioning, disability and Health:
Children and Youth version (ICF-CY)’ funded by the State Commissionerate for Persons
with Disability Trivandrum
3. Co investigator for Project under Cognitive science research initiative (CSRI)
Photoparoxysmal EEG responses in children with idiopathic generalized epilepsy-
Genetic characterization and clinical correlates
4. Joint P1 FOR ICMR PROJECT Genetic characterization and clinical correlates of
polymicrogyria syndromes .
5. P2 for project funded by The Department of Science and Technology ( Cognitive
Science Research initiative) Government of India. Effect of an early intervention
program in management of cognitive, behavioural and language skills of children with
autism spectrum disorder.
6.PI for a project funded by MRU Government medical College Trivandrum ‘Identification of
specific DNA methylation biomarkers in spinal muscular atrophy and its application as a
therapeutic target’
DM Pediatric Neurology PG Thesis guided
1. Dr Merin Eapen: Proportion of children with childhood absence epilepsy having psychiatric
comorbidities: a descriptive study
2. Dr Azmi Habeeb: Visual Evoked Potential Parameters In Children With Childhood Epilepsy With
Occipital Paroxysms In Comparison To Visual Evoked Potential Parameters In Children With

Symptomatic Occipital Epilepsy
3. Dr Reshmi Raveendran: Prevalence of Peripheral Neuropathy in children with advanced
CKD
4. Dr Shama PerveenP: Health related quality of life of children with SMA
5. Dr Neeraja Beena: Caregiver burden and neuropsychiatric symptoms of primary caregivers of
children with SMA
6. Dr Elizabeth Preethi Thomas: Nerve Ultrasound Normative Data in children
Social service and patient advocacy activities
As part of the Swasthy foundation involved in social service in the society by being part of
free medical camps and relief activities during floods and other crises
As part of the Marthoma church Educational society involved in remedial education of
children with learning disability in the schools run by the Marthoma church educational
society.
Has worked hand in hand with the National Health Mission for training parents of children
with Spinal muscular atrophy regarding multidisciplinary care.
Has worked hand in hand with Cure SMA Kerala chapter to procure Risdiplam from the
National Health mission for children with SMA up to the age five and continues to try to
obtain Risdiplam for older children.
Has worked with Cure SMA to procure oxygen concentrator and Bipap machines for many
children with SMA and continues efforts to obtain the same for others.

International
1. Mary Iype, T.S. Anish, Sanjeev V. Thomas, Hamsa Mullath, Murugan C. Nair,
Nandini Jayachandran, S. Sreekumar, Varghese Mathew, V.S. Santhi, G.S.
Dhanalekshmi, Prasad S. Vishnu. QUANTIFYING DISABILITY IN CHILDREN
CHALLENGED BY COMMUNICATIVE AND COGNITIVE DISORDERS
USING THE ICF-CY-CHECKLIST: RESULTS OF A CROSS-SECTIONAL
STUDY OF A RETROSPECTIVELY ASSEMBLED COHORT. Pediatric
Neurology. 2026; doi.org/10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2026.02.002.
2. Mary Iype, Thekkumkara Surendran Anish, Geetha Saradakutty, PA Mohammed
Kunju, Mini Sreedharan, Shahanaz M Ahamed. Long-term survival and factors
associated with mortality among children with infantile epileptic spasms syndrome –
A retrospective cohort study. Seizure. 2023; 112:18-25. doi:
10.1016/j.seizure.2023.09.005
3. Merin Eapen, Mary Iype, Geetha Saradakutty, Bineej B Jayan, Mini Sreedharan,
Shahanaz Ahamed, Elizabeth Preethi Thomas, Azmi Habeeb, Anchu Anna Cherian.
Childhood Absence Epilepsy- Electroclinical profile and prevalence of attention deficit
hyperactivity disorder among a cohort of 47 children. Pediatric Neurology 2024;150:65-73.
doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2023.10.017
4. Mary Iype, PA Mohammed Kunju, Geetha S, Anish TS, Mini Sreedharan,
Shahanaz M Ahamed. Short Term Outcome of ADEM: Results from a
Retrospective Cohort Study from South India. Mult Scler Relat Disord
2017;18:128-134. DOI information: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msard.2017.09.018.
Epub 2017 Sep 21.
5. Mary Iype, Anish TS, PA Mohammed Kunju, Geetha Saradakutty, Mini S,
Shahanaz Ahamed. Factors related to long term motor, behavioral and scholastic
outcome in children with acute disseminated encephalomyelitis Pediatric Neurology
2018;89:49-57. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2018.08.015 Reference:
PNU9402
6. Mary Iype, Shahanaz Ahamed, Bejoy Thomas, Lalitha Kailas: Acute
encephalopathy with a lesion of the splenium of the corpus callosum – A report of two
cases: Brain & Development 2012;34:322–324.
7. Kalpana D, Parvathy L, Ahamad SM, Iype M, Kunju MPA. A mild variant of
pontocerebellar hypoplasia type I in a 12 yr old Indian boy. Pediatr Neurol 2009;40:302-
305. : 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2008.11.009
8. Anitha A, Thanseem I, Iype M, Thomas SV. Mitochondrial dysfunction in
cognitive neurodevelopmental disorders: Cause or effect? Mitochondrion.
2023;69:18-32. doi: 10.1016/j.mito.2023.01.002. Epub 2023 Jan 6. PMID:
36621534.
9. Thomas Iype , Vafa Alakbarzade, Mary Iype, Royana Singh, Ajith Sreekantan-Nair,
Barry A. Chioza , Tribhuvan M. Mohapatra , Emma L. Baple, Michael A. Patton, Thomas
T. Warner, Christos Proukakis, Abhi Kulkarni and Andrew H. Crosby. A large Indian

family with rearrangement of chromosome 4p16 and 3p26.3 and divergent clinical
presentations. BMC Medical Genetics 2015;16:104-10. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12881-
015-0251-5 PMID: 26554554 PMCID: PMC4641370
10. PA Mohammed Kunju, Riaz I, Mary Iype, Mini S and Kalpana D. Role of
Botulinum Toxin A in Cerebral Palsy – 10yrs Experience. Orthopedics and
Rheumatology Open access journal 2017;9(1):1-4. DOI:
10.19080/OROAJ.2017.09.555765
11. Geetha S, Sanuja Sarasam E, Mary Iype, Sobha Kumar S. Comparison of Clinical
and Etiologic Profile of Neonatal Seizures Over A Decade.- A Hospital Based
Prospective Study. Journal of Medical Science and Clinical Research. 2017;5(3):19496-
19501.
12. Mary Iype, P A Mohammed Kunju, Geetha S, Devi Mohan, Shahanaz Ahamed
The early electroclinical manifestations in children with infantile spasms – a quest for
relation to the outcome or etiology – A video EEG study Clinical Epidemiology and
Global Health. 2014;2(3):102-3. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cegh.2014.10.002
13. Ayyappan Anitha, Vijitha Viswambharan, Ismail Thanseem, Mary Iype, Rahna
Parakkal, Sumitha P. Surendran and Mahesh V. Mundalil. Vitamins and Cognition: A
Nutrigenomics Perspective. Current Nutrition & Food Science. 2021;17(4):348-362.
DOI: 10.2174/1573401316999200901180443
14. Iype M, Melempatt N, James J, Thomas SV, Anitha A. Hypomethylation of Wnt signaling regulator
genes in developmental language disorder. Epigenomics. 2024 Feb;16(3):137-146. doi: 10.2217/epi-
2023-0345. Epub 2024 Jan 24. PMID: 38264859
15.Anitha A, Banerjee M, Thanseem I, Prakash A, Melempatt N, Sumitha PS, Iype M, Thomas SV.
Rare Pathogenic Variants Identified in Whole Exome Sequencing of Monozygotic Twins With
Autism Spectrum Disorder. Pediatr Neurol. 2024 Sep;158:113-123. doi:
10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2024.06.003. Epub 2024 Jun 15. PMID: 39038432.
16.Anchu Anna Cherian, Mini Sreedharan, Priya Sreenivasan, Mary Iype, Shahanaz Ahamed,
Azmi Habeeb, Reshmi Raveendran, Roshni R. Lal. Unraveling Antiseizure Medication Adherence
in Paediatric Epilepsy: Implications for Clinical Practice and Patient Care. Epilepsy & Behavior.
2024;161: 110089. doi.org/10.1016/j.yebeh.2024.110089
17. Quiroz V, Alecu JE, Zubair U, Bernardi K, Zaman Z, Rong J, Tam A, Kunta A, Agianda HAP,
Battaglia N, Schmidt HJD, Resch D, Wyman N, Vogt LM, Uraba WB, Becker LF, Kothur K,
Gill D, Suarez B, Jofre JI, Arias C, Castiglioni C, da Silva Möller PD, Pinto Duarte AF,
Eggers-Lisboa A, Ríos-Pohl L, Gonzalez-Ubilla M, Chaudhari C, Salazar-Villacorta A, Tian X,
Dai L, Ding C, Zamani M, Nourbakhsh P, Shariati G, Pringsheim T, Lim WK, Bartolini E,
Stamelou M, Bhatia P, Kruer MC, Desai S, Iype M, Necpál J, Crosiers D, Jones HF, Perez-
Sanchez JR, Unal ED, Lopez-Ariztegui N, Kola S, Lin WS, Mansour AH, Triki CC,
Fernandez-Alvarez E, Roze E, Sahu JK, Doja A, Nardocci N, Caputo D, Koy A, Bhate S,
Kaliakatsos M, Robinson R, Hassell J, Pons R, Munchau A, Soliani L, Zea-Vera A, Tochen L,
Morales-Briceño H, Dale RC, D'Gama A, Loddenkemper T, Pearl PL, Mohammad SS, Kurian
MA, Gorodetsky C, Ortigoza-Escobar JD, Schierbaum L, Yang K, Ebrahimi-Fakhari D.
Molecular and clinical spectrum of epilepsy-dyskinesia syndromes: a cross-sectional study of
609 patients. Brain. 2026 Feb 7;149(2):563-578. doi: 10.1093/brain/awaf297. PMID:
40811633.

18. Gulati S, Kanth AN, Dalal A,  Gulati S, Kanth AN, Dalal A, Monika Chhajed, Nehal Patel, Shrikant
Jamdade, Surya Prabha, Vineeth Jaison, KN Vykunta Raju, Ajit Singh Baghel, Alpana Konderkar, Ann
Agnes Mathew, Gurpreet Singh Kochar, Harsh Patel, Harshuti Shah, Ilin Kinimi, Jasodhara Chaudhury,
AS Jyotsna, M Ranjith Kumar, Mary Iype et al. Spinal muscular atrophy in India: Patient journey,
access to care, treatment barriers, and strategic recommendations: Insights from experts. Journal of
Neuromuscular Diseases. 2025; Brain. 2026 Feb 7;149(2):563-578. doi: 10.1093/brain/awaf297. PMID:
408116330(0)
19. Rajan G, Iype M, Sreedharan M, Ahamed S, Mithran OS, Jayan BB, et al. An Unusual neurological
masquerade: Stroke?like presentation of herpes simplex virus?1 encephalitis with opsoclonus and
chorea. Curr Med Issues 2025;XX:XX-XX.(Accepted for publication)
20. Mary Iype, Mithran Omana Surendran, Jesmy James, Aadhira Raghu, Smriti Menon, Arya KS, Gokul
Babu, Rahul Kumminimana, Ayyappan Anitha. Differential expression of neurogenesis-relevant genes
in the peripheral blood lymphocytes of children with polymicrogyria. Next Research. 2026;101540 Feb
DOI: 10.1016/j.nexres.2026.101540
21. R Lal, R., Iype, M., Sreedharan, M. et al. Rare and Atypical Manifestations of ARSACS—A Report of
Two Cases. Cerebellum 25, 47 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12311-026-01989-1.
22. Rajan, Greeshmendu; Iype, Mary; Sreedharan, Mini; Ahamed, Shahanaz; Mithran, O. S. 1 ; Jayan,
Bineej B.; Sahu, Priyanka. An Unusual Neurological Masquerade: Stroke-like Presentation of Herpes
Simplex Virus-1 Encephalitis with Opsoclonus and Chorea. Current Medical Issues 24(2):p 237-240,
Apr–Jun 2026. | DOI: 10.4103/cmi.cmi_171_25

National
23. Mary Iype, Jesmy James, Mitran O Surendran, Ayyappan Anitha. Genetic profiling of
polymicrogyria in a South Indian cohort. Ann Ind Acad Neurol 2025;28(3):422-25
24. Thanseem I, Banerjee M, Melempatt N, Prakash A, Iype M, Anitha A. Comprehensive
Genetic Study of a Monozygotic Triplet Discordant for Autism Spectrum Disorder. Neurol
India. 2024;72(2):384-87. doi: 10.4103/ni.ni_349_22.
25. Anitha A, Poovathinal SA, Viswambharan V, Thanseem I, Iype M, Anoop U, et al. MECP2
Mutations in the Rett Syndrome Patients from South India. Neurol India 2022;70:249-53doi:
10.4103/0028-3886.338714.
26. Mary Iype, Maya Prasad, PMC Nair, S Geetha and Lalitha Kailas. The Newborn with Seizures
– A Follow-up Study: Indian Paediatrics. 2008; 45:749-752.
27. Iype M, Jyothy P, Sudhakaran PR, Narayanan N, PAM K. An uncommon presentation of
hexosaminidase deficiency. Ann Indian Acad Neurol 2006;9:110-112. DOI:
10.4103/0972- 2327.25983
28. Iype Mary, Iype Thomas, Geetha S, Retnakumar John: Clinical Brief: Hypomelanosis of Ito
with Cerebral Malformation: Indian Journal of Pediatrics, 2007; 74(11):1044-45.
29. Maya Prasad, Mary Iype, PMC Nair. Corpus Callosum agenesis and bilateral open
lip Schizencephaly Indian Journal of Paediatrics. September 2006 Vol 73.
30. Mary Iype, PY Henry, CS Aravind, K Arun . Baller Gerold Syndrome: further evidence for
association with prenatal exposure to Valproate. Ann Indian Acad Neurol . 2008; 11:53-5.
31. Iype M, Kunju PA, Saradakutty G, Mohan D, Khan SA. The early electroclinical

manifestations of infantile spasms: A video EEG study. Ann Indian Acad Neurol. 2016 Jan-
Mar;19(1):52-7. doi: 10.4103/0972-2327.168627. PMID: 27011629; PMCID:
PMC4782553.21.
32. Mary Iype, Mini Sreedharan, Shahanaz M. Ahamed, Elizabeth P. Thomas, Merin
Eapen, Sheeja Sugunan, Geetha Saradakutty, S Bindusha. Dravet syndrome Presenting
with Extrapyramidal Features, Ataxia and Basal Ganglia Hyperintensity on Brain
Magnetic Resonance Imaging. AIAN 2021;24(5):839-41. DOI:
10.4103/aian.AIAN_1216_20
33. Suvasini Sharma, Jaya Shankar Kaushik, Kavita Srivastava, Jyotindra Narayan Goswami,
Jitendra Kumar Sahu, K P Vinayan, Rekha Mittal, Razia Adam ….Mary Iype, Sangeeta
Yoganathan. Association of Child Neurology (AOCN) – Indian Epilepsy Society (IES)
Consensus Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of West Syndrome Indian
Pediatrics 2021;58:54-56. PMID: 33452776.
34. Mary Iype, Kiren George Koshy. Infantile spasms- An updated review International Journal
of epilepsy. 2020;6(1):4-14 doi: 10.1055/s-0040-1708562.
35. Iype M, Jayachandran N, Vinod D, Suresh PA. Impact of a short term awareness teaching
programme on primary and middle school teachers about the neurological factors that
affect learning disability. Indian J Child Health. 2020; ; 7(5):205-209.
doi: 10.32677/IJCH.2020.v07.i05.003
36. Mary Iype, Mithran OS, Anitha Ayyappan, Mathew Iype "Congenital Muscular Dystrophy
Due to POMGNT1 Mutation Presenting As Cardio-embolic Stroke AIAN 2022;25(3):551-
3. "doi:10.4103/aian.aian_944_21
37. James Jesmy, Iype Mary, Surendran Mithran Omana, Anitha Ayyappan, Thomas Sanjeev V
The genetic landscape of polymicrogyria AIAN 2022;25(4):616-26.
doi:10.4103/aian.aian_97_22
38. Elizabeth Preethi Thomas*, Bineej B Jayan**, Mary Iype***, Mini
Sreedharan****,Shahanaz Ahmed*****,Merin Eapen*,Azmi Habeeb*,Anchu
Cherian* SIRPIDS in a child with Complex brain malformation IJPN. 2022
39. Dr.Merin Eapen*, Dr. Mary Iype**, Dr. Mini Sreedharan***, Dr. Shahanaz Ahamed****,
Dr. Elizabeth Preethi Thomas*, Dr.Azmi Habeeb*, Dr. Anchu Cherian* Acute Onset
Paraparesis in a child with thoracic butterfly vertebra: A case report IJPN. 2022
40. Infantile spasms: A prognostic evaluation. Iype M, Saradakutty G, Kunju PA, Mohan D, Nair
MK, George B, Ahamed SM. Ann Indian Acad Neurol. 2016 Apr-Jun;19(2):228-35. doi:
10.4103/0972-2327.173314.PMID: 27293335
41. Anitha A, Banerjee M, Thanseem I, Melempatt N, Prakash A, Iype M, Thomas SV. Whole
Exome Sequencing Study of a Multizygotic Quadruplet Discordant for Autism Spectrum
Disorder Reveals Novel Autism Candidate Genes. Neurol India. 2025 Jan 1;73(1):152-155.
42. Greeshmendu Rajan, Mary Iype, Mini Sreedharan, Shahanaz Ahamed, Sankar V Hariharan1,
Reshmi Raveendran, Roshni R Lal, Priyanka Sahu. Neimann–Pick Disease Presenting as a
Case of Severe Dementia and Seizures. AIAN (accepted for publication) 2024
(PMID:39632403)
43. Kiren George Koshy, Mary Iype. Valproic acid in women of reproductive potential: Panacea or
Pandora’s Box. Neurol India. 2025;73:967-72.

State
44. Maya Prasad, Mary Iype, Nair PMC, Geetha S, Lalitha Kailas Neonatal Seizures – A Clinico-
Etiological Profile: Kerala Medical Journal: 2011;55-59
45. Iype Mary, Radhakrishnan Neelima, Ahamed M Shahanaz, Radhakrishnan NS, Sanker VH,
Radhakrishnan VV. Acute Myositis with myoglobinuria: Kerala Medical Journal:
2012;2(8):341- 343.
46. Anju A Kamal, Mary Iype, Rajalekshmy K, Preetha S, Shahanaz M Ahamed: Nutritional and
feeding problems among children with Cerebral Palsy: Kerala Medical Journal 2014;3(7):5-
11.
Abstracts Published
1. Mary Iype, Sanjeev V Thomas, Anish TS, Hamza Mullath, Murugan C Nair ICF-CY: A
Better Tool to Assess Disability in Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders. AIAN
2023;26(Suppl 2):S79-S80.
2. Murugan Nair, Vishnu Prasad, Amal Ahammed, Sanjeev Thomas, Mary
Iype, Amal Ahammed, Varna V. Nair. Electrical Source Localisation
(ESL) of Epileptiform Activity in Children with Neurodevelopmental
Disorders (NDD) Ann Indian Acad Neurol. 2023 Aug 4;25(Suppl
3):S287–S425. doi: 10.4103/0972-2327.383515
3. Swetha Damodharan , Mary Iype , Ayyappan Anitha. Neurodevelopmental genes in
photoparoxysmal EEG response. In the conference proceedings of 8th Annual Conference of
Cognitive Science (ACCS8) 2022
4. Dr. Nandini Jayachandran, Dr. Immanuel Thomas, Dr. Mary Iype, Dr. Suresh P.A. and Sneha
Sebastian Cultural Adaptation of M-CHAT R/F Malayalam version In the conference
proceedings of 8th Annual Conference of Cognitive Science (ACCS8) 2022
5. M. Kunju, M. Sreedharan, M. Iype, K. Devadathan, I. Desai, B. Parachuri, V. Lekshmi, G.
Shibu. Anti nmdar encephalitis syndrome in children: seasonal trends observed from a case
series. Journal of the Neurological Sciences 381 (2017) 54–180.
doi:10.1016/j.jns.2017.08.462
6. M. Kunju, M. Sreedharan, M. Iype, C.V. V, S. Jaykrishnan, K. Devadathan. A study on
comparative efficacy and adverse effects of methylphenidate versus atomoxetine. Journal of
the Neurological Sciences 381 (2017) 757–944. doi:10.1016/j.jns.2017.08.2624
7. Mary Iype, PA Suresh. Catastrophic Neuropsychiatric Issues in Phenyketonuria Carriers Ann
Indian Acad Neurol 2017;20:S30.
8. Mary Iype, Jain AR, Kunju PAM, George B, Sreedharan M, Ramteke P, Sheikh H,
Venugopal R, Thankappan B, Geethi S. Infantile spasms: A prospective study of the long
term outcome beyond 5 years of age. AIAN 2019;22(Suppl 1):S18.
9. Mary Iype, Nandini Jayachandran, Poovathinal Azhakan Suresh, Divya Vinod. Differential
awareness among pre-primary, primary and middle school teachers about the neurological factors
that affect learning disability AIAN 2018;11(suppl 2):S131

10. Iype M, Muraliraj N, Geetha S, Kailas L Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis. Do
Paediatric Patients have a better outcome? (Abstract) Ann Indian Acad Neurol 2006;9(Suppl)35.
11. Mary Iype, Roy CV, Geetha S, MS KumariIndira, AM Marykutty, Lalitha Kailas. A pilot
study to assess the pattern of reading writing and mathematical errors in 9-11 year old children
identified to have specific learning disability. Abstract AIAN Vol 11,Supplement 2, 2008
12. Mary Iype, Anju A Kamal, Rajalekshmy K, Preetha S, Shahanaz Ahamed Nutritional And
Feeding Problems Among A Cohort of Children With Cerebral Palsy Annals of the Indian
Academy of Neurology. 2012;15(Suppl 2):141-142.
13. Maya Prasad, Mary Iype., Geetha S, PMC Nair, Lalitha Kailas Neonatal Seizures – A Profile
of the Etiology and time of occurrence. Ann Indian Acad Neurol . 2009;12 suppl(1)S39.
14. Varied Presentations Of Neurofibromatosis Jeevan, Mary Iype, Kalpana D, Shahanas
Ahamed, Mohammed Kunju P.A ; SAT Hospital, Thiruvananthapuram. Conference proceedings
of the National conference of the Neurology subsection of Indian Academy of Paediatrics 2008.
15. A Case Of Caudal Regression Syndrome Muraliraj.N, Kalpana D, Shahanaz Ahamed, Mary
Iype, Mohammed Kunju SAT Hospital,Trivandrum. Conference proceedings of the National
conference of the Neurology subsection of Indian Academy of Paediatrics 2008.
16. Mary Iype, PA Mohammed Kunju, Geetha S, Anish TS, Mini S Clinical and functional
evaluation of children with ADEM Ann Indian Acad Neurol 2016;19:S62.
17. K Devadathan, M Sreedharan, PAM Kunju, M Iype, BP Vidyalekshmi Pediatric NMDAR
syndrome: Clinical diagnostic clues and atypical features – Experience froma tertiary care
pediatric neurology centre Ann Indian Acad Neurol 2016;19:S61.
18. M Sreedharan, D Kalpana. PAM Kunju, M Iype, S Chalipat Hypopigmented Skin and hair in
infants: An important diagnostic clue in neurology Ann Indian Acad Neurol 2016;19:S126
19. Mary Iype, Geetha S, PA Mohammed Kunju, Devi Mohan, MKC Nair, Babu George,
Shahanaz Ahamed M. Infantile Spasms: A prognostic evaluation. Ann Indian Acad Neurol
2015;18, Suppl S2:36
20. P.A.M. Kunju, M. Iype, M. Sreedharan, B. Thankappan. Etiology and short term outcome of
acute febrile encephalopathy among children in a tertiary care centre in South India. Journal of
the Neurological Sciences. 2019; 405S: 103902
21. Mary Iype, Anitha Ayyappan, Bineej B. Jayan, Suresh A. Poovathinal, Ismail Thanseem
Whole Exome Sequencing Reveals Novel Candidate Genes in Children with Photoparoxysmal
response in an Indian population AIAN. 2024;27(suppl 7):S104
22. P.A.M. Kunju, M. Sreedharan, M. Iype, A. Jain R. Jain. Seizure mimics in children-
Awareness detects the abnormality Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 2019; 405S: 104019.
23. R. Raveendran, Mary Iype, Susan Uthup, Mini Sreedharan, Shahanaz Ahamed et.al.
Prevalence of peripheral neuropathy in children with advanced chronic kidney disease in a
tertiary care center - a cross-sectional study Neuromuscular Disorders 2025;53:106045
doi: 10.1016/j.nmd.2025.106045

Book review:
Book review: Understanding of Autism. Editor: Dr Shabina Ahmed, Genesis Printers and

Publishers Pvt. Ltd. Guwahati -781024, First Edition 2008 :Indian Paediatrics: 2008;45:522.
Contribution to book:
1. Floppy Infant: Recent Advances in Paediatrics: 2013 of the IAP Rajasthan
2. Viral Encephalitis: Postgraduate Textbook of Pediatrics, edited by Prof. Piyush Gupta, PSN
Menon, Siddarth Ramji and Rakesh Lodha : 3 rd edition 2022 Gupta P, Menon
PSN, Ramji S, Lodha R. Postgraduate (PG) Textbook of Pediatrics Vol 1-. 3. 3rd Edition. New
Delhi; Jaypee Brothers; 2022
3. Chapter on Neurological examination in Clinical Methods in Pediatrics: Edited by Dr Santosh
Kumar 2002
4. Chapter on Neurological examination in Clinical Methods in Pediatrics: Edited by Dr Piyush
Gupta 2008. Revised in 2014.
5. The neurological complications of congenital heart disease. Progress in Paediatric Cardiology:
Vol 1: 2001
6. Myasthenia Gravis in The Consensus Statement on the Management of Common Diseases in
Kerala: Vol IV: Published by the Kerala Chapter of the Association of Physicians of India:
2004- 2005
7. Contributed to the teaching module of the Child development centre’s distance education
course on diploma in developmental neurology—two chapters 2000
8. Contributed to the conference proceedings of the Paediatric Neurology Chapter of the
IAP(State level) 2007 Topic - Approach to a child with seizures.
9. An approach to inborn errors of metabolism in Reviews in Neurology- Continuing Medical
Education Program of the Indian Academy of Neurology 2000 MM Mehndiratta, D Chowdhury
Eds Pg 55 – 67.
10. Encephalitis in children – Let us get familiar with the second common immune mediated
encephalitis after ADEM: Pediatric Companion – 2014
11. Nandini Jayachandran, Mary Iype, Divya Vinod, PA Suresh."Knowledge, Attitudes &
Practices of Primary and Secondary School Teachers on Specific Learning Disorders – A
report of evidence from Thiruvananthapuram: KAP of Primary and Secondary School
Teachers on SLD," Handbook of Research on Psychosocial Perspectives of Human
Communication Disorders. 2018. Page 39-71.
12. Mary Iype. The Floppy Infant in Trivandrum Neuroped 2011 PG training program and
CME book. page 9-14
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1. Member of the National Academy of Medical Sciences (MNAMS) in Neurology
2. Fellow of International Medical Sciences Academy (FIMSA).
3. Life Member of the Indian Academy of Neurology (LM 348)
4. Life Member of the Neurological Society of India (INP -04)
5. Life Member of the Indian Academy of Pediatrics ( L/ 2000/ I-34)
6. Life Member of Neurology Chapter of IAP L/ 2000/ I-34(NEU/190)
7. Life Member of Indian Medical Association KRL/4575/33/343/63188/98-99/L
8. Life member of Indian Epilepsy Association LKT 20
9. Life member of Indian Epilepsy Society LM 354
10. Member of Indian Stroke Association ISA/502 /LM
11. Life Member of the IMA Academy of Medical Specialities
12. Founder Member of IAP Neurology Kerala Chapter
13. Life member of the Movement Disorders Society of India RM-019
14. Life member of Association of Child Neurology India AOCN 343/21
15. Full Member of the International Child Neurology Association Membership No 2019003139
16. Member of the International Parkinson and Movement disorder Society ID 22967 since 2019
17. Member of the World Federation for Neurorehabilitation membership no 6225
18. Member of the American academy of Neurology since 2020 Member ID:316542
19. Life member of the Dravidian Linguistics Association 1158/2015
20. Life member of the International League against Epilepsy
21. Life member of Kerala Association of Neurology membership no 75
22. Life member of the Indian Society for inborn errors of metabolism LM-97/2023
23. Member of the International Neurotoxin association since 2024

24. Member of Telerehab SIG of WFNR
25. Member of the Tic and Tourette syndrome study group of Movement Disorder Society
26. Member of the infection related movement disorder study group of Movement Disorder
Society
27. Member of Pediatric Movement Disorders Special Interest Group of MDS
28. Women in Neurology Special Interest Group of MDS
29. Life member of Asian Oceanian Child Neurology Association Membership number 10451
30. Member of the Society for Behavioral and Cognitive Neurology 2025
31. Member of the Clinical Neurophysiology subsection of IAN
32. Member of the Pediatric Neurology subsection of IAN
33. Member of the Movement disorder subsection of IAN
34. Member of the Neuromuscular subsection of IAN
35. Member of the Tropical Neurology subsection of IAN
36. Member of the Neurorehabilitation subsection of IAN
37. Member of Telemedicine Delphi project & Neurotechnology task force of ILAE
38. Member of WFNR Pediatric Neurorehabilitation Special Interest Group
39. Member of the International Rare Movement Disorder Study Group
40. WFNR Brain Modulation for Neurorehabilitation SIG Member