Dr. Kalyani Dilip Karkare

Dr. Kalyani Dilip Karkare

Consultant 

22 years of experience

Neurologists

MBBS, DM

Manipal Medical Centre, Millers Road, Bangalore

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About Dr. Kalyani Dilip Karkare

Dr. Kalyani Dilip Karkare is a well-known neurologist and epileptologist with 22 years of professional experience in healthcare. Her expertise is in stroke, neurology, and epilepsy, where she has gained extensive professional experience treating both adults and children. Dr. Karkare’s academic journey began with an MBBS from the Government Medical Coll., a DM in Neurology from NIMHANS, and a post-doctoral fellowship in electroencephalography. She worked as a Clinical Neurophysiology Specialist at Nicklaus Children’s Health System, Miami (2018) and Neurodiagnostic Specialist at Neuro Network Partners, Miami (2016). She also has some months of professional experience working as a neurodiagnostic specialist at the Neuro Network Partners. Dr. Karkare has established laboratories at several corporate hospitals where she indulges in the research of epilepsy and acute stroke treatment, such as IV thrombolysis. Dr. Karkare has several peer-reviewed publications, tutoring students from medical and paramedical fraternities, and giving academic presentations at conferences. Her professional experience has earned her the position of Chapter Editor and Executive part of the IEA Bangalore.

Education

MBBS - Government Medical Coll., 2002 DM (Neurology) - National Inst. of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, 2010 PDF (Electroencephalography) - Sree Chitra Tirunal Inst. for Medical Sciences and Technology, 2013

Past Experience

Consultant Neurologist and Epileptologist, Sagar Hospitals, India, 2022 Clinical Neurophysiology Specialist, Nicklaus Children’s Health System, Miami, 2018 Neurodiagnostic Specialist, Neuro Network Partners, Miami, 2016 Consultant Electroencephalography and Epilepsy, BGS Global Hosp., Bangalore, 2014 Associate Consultant Neurology, Medanta the Medicity Hosp., Gurgaon, 2011

Associations/Membership

Chapter Editor and Executive Member, IEA Bangalore

Paper Published

Hyslop, A., Wang, S., Bryant, J. P., Bhatia, S., Sandoval-Garcia, C., Karkare, K., & Ragheb, J. (2021). Stereo-electroencephalography (SEEG) in pediatric epilepsy: utility in children with and without prior epilepsy surgery failure. Epilepsy Research, 177, 106765. Karkare, K. D., Menon, R. N., Radhakrishnan, A., Cherian, A., & Thomas, S. V. (2018). Electroclinical characteristics and syndromic associations of “eye-condition” related visual sensitive epilepsies—A cross-sectional study. Seizure, 58, 62-71. Zanzmera, P., Menon, R. N., Karkare, K., Soni, H., Jagtap, S., & Radhakrishnan, A. (2016). Epilepsy with myoclonic absences: Electroclinical characteristics in a distinctive pediatric epilepsy phenotype. Epilepsy & Behavior, 64, 242-247. Karkare, K., Sinha, S., Taly, A. B., & Rao, S. (2013). Sleep abnormalities in Guillain Barre syndrome: a clinical and polysomnographic study. J Sleep Disorders Ther, 2(1), 2-6. Karkare, K., Sinha, S., Taly, A. B., & Rao, S. (2013). Prevalence and profile of sleep disturbances in Guillain?Barre Syndrome: a prospective questionnaire?based study during 10 days of hospitalization. Acta neurologica scandinavica, 127(2), 116-123

Area of Expertise

  • Aortic Valve: Ross Procedure
  • Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) for Spinal Cord Injury
  • Labiaplasty (Labia Rejuvenation)
  • Ovarian Cyst Removal Surgery
  • Revision Rhinoplasty
  • Scar Removal
  • Acoustic Neuroma
  • Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM)
  • Acute Flaccid Myelitis
  • Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM)
  • ALD (Adrenoleukodystrophy)
  • Alzheimer's Disease
  • Amnesia
  • Amyloidosis
  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
  • Anaplastic Astrocytoma
  • Anxiety Disorder (Hypochondria, Hypochondriasis)
  • Arachnoid Cysts
  • Arteriovenous Fistula (AVF)
  • Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
  • Arthritis of the Spine (Spondylosis)
  • Astrocytoma
  • Ataxia
  • Atypical Parkinsonism
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Avoidant Personality Disorder
  • Back Pain in Athletes
  • Back Strains and Sprains
  • Basal Ganglia Stroke
  • Bell's Palsy
  • Benign Rolandic Epilepsy
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Bipolar Psychosis
  • Bladder and Bowel Dysfunction in Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
  • Body Dysmorphic Disorder
  • Botulism
  • Brachial Plexus Palsy
  • Brain Aneurysm
  • Brain Atrophy
  • Brain Cancer (Brain Tumor)
  • Brain Hemorrhage
  • Brain Stem Glioma
  • Brain: Temporal Lobe, Vagal Nerve, & Frontal Lobe
  • Carotid Artery Stenosis
  • Cerebellopontine Angle (CPA) Tumors
  • Cerebral Cavernous Malformation (CCM)
  • Cerebral Palsy
  • Cerebrovascular Insufficiency
  • Cervical Spinal Stenosis
  • Cervical Spondylosis
  • Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease
  • Chiari Malformation
  • Childhood Schizophrenia
  • Chordomas
  • Choroid Plexus Tumor
  • Chronic Migraine
  • Chronic Spine and Back Pain
  • Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)
  • Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorders
  • Cluster Headaches
  • Congenital Malformations of the Brain and Spine
  • Convexity Meningioma
  • Craniofacial Malformations
  • Craniopharyngioma
  • Craniosynostosis (Craniostenosis)
  • Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
  • Degenerative Disc Disease
  • Dementia
  • Developmental Delay in Children
  • Devic's Disease (Neuromyelitis)
  • Discitis
  • Dissociative Amnesia
  • Dissociative Disorders
  • Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)
  • Dysembryoplastic Neuroepithelial Tumor (DNET)
  • Dyslexia
  • Dystonia
  • Encephalitis
  • Encephalocele
  • Ependymoma
  • Epilepsy
  • Essential Tremor
  • Factitious Disorders
  • Febrile Seizures
  • Fibrillary Astrocytoma
  • Frontal Lobe Epilepsy
  • Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD)
  • Generalized Seizures
  • Glioblastoma Tumors
  • Gliomas Tumors
  • Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia (GPN)
  • GLUT-1 Deficiency
  • Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS)
  • Headache
  • Headaches in Children and Adolescents
  • Hemangioblastoma
  • Hemangiopericytoma
  • Hemicrania Continua
  • Hemimegalencephaly
  • Herniated Disk (Slipped, Ruptured or Bulging Disk)
  • HIV Neuropathy
  • HIV-Associated Dementia
  • Hydrocephalus
  • Hydrocephalus in Children
  • Hyperkalemia (High Potassium)
  • Hypothalamic Hamartoma
  • Hypothermia (Low Body Temperature)
  • Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH)
  • Idiopathic Neuropathy
  • Infantile Spasm
  • Insomnia
  • Joubert Syndrome
  • Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy
  • Juvenile pilocytic astrocytoma (JPA)
  • Kleine-Levin Syndrome
  • Korsakoff's Syndrome
  • Leukodystrophy
  • Lewy Body Dementia
  • Lower Back Pain
  • Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
  • Lupus (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)
  • Lyme Disease
  • Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor (MPNST)
  • Medulloblastoma
  • Meningioma
  • Meralgia Paresthetica
  • Metastatic Spinal Tumors
  • Metastatic Tumors
  • Migraines in Children and Adolescents
  • Mild Cognitive Impairment
  • Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)
  • Mitochondrial Diseases
  • Motor Neuron Disease
  • Motor Stereotypies
  • Moyamoya Disease
  • Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
  • Muscular Dystrophy
  • Myasthenia Gravis (MG)
  • Myoclonic Atonic Epilepsy
  • Narcolepsy
  • Narcolepsy in Children
  • Neck Sprain
  • Nerve Injury
  • Nerve Sheath Tumor
  • Neuroblastoma
  • Neurofibroma
  • Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1)
  • Neurofibromatosis Type 2 (NF2)
  • Neurogenic Bladder
  • Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH)
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
  • Occipital Neuralgia
  • Olfactory Neuroblastoma
  • Oligodendroglioma
  • Oppositional Defiant Disorder
  • Optic Nerve Glioma
  • Optic Neuritis
  • Osteoma
  • Paralysis
  • Paraplegia
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Partial Seizures
  • Pediatric Brain and Spine Injuries
  • Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis
  • Periodic Limb Movement Disorder (PLMD) in Adults
  • Peripheral Neuropathy
  • Peroneal Nerve Injury
  • Persistent Depressive Disorder (PDD)
  • Pituitary Adenoma
  • Pituitary Tumor
  • Poland Syndrome
  • Postherpetic Neuralgia
  • Postpartum Depression
  • Primary Central Nervous System (CNS) Lymphoma
  • Pseudomeningocele
  • Rasmussen's Encephalitis
  • Rathke's Cleft Cysts (RCCs)
  • Restless Leg Syndrome
  • Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndrome
  • Schizoaffective Disorder
  • Schizophrenia
  • Schwannomas
  • Seizures
  • Sensory Ataxia
  • Skeletal Dysplasia
  • Small Fiber Sensory Neuropathy (SFSN)
  • Spasticity
  • Spina Bifida
  • Stiff Person Syndrome
  • Stroke
  • Sturge Weber Syndrome
  • Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (SAH)
  • Subcortical Vascular Dementia
  • Subdural Hematoma
  • Susac Syndrome
  • Syringomyelia
  • Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome (TTS)
  • Tethered Spinal Cord Syndrome
  • Tonic-Clonic Seizures
  • Torticollis
  • Tourette Syndrome
  • Transient Global Amnesia (TGA)
  • Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) or Mini Stroke
  • Transverse Myelitis
  • Traumatic Brain Injury
  • Trichotillomania
  • Trigeminal Neuralgia
  • Vasculitic Neuropathy
  • Vestibular Schwannoma

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