Dr. Peyalee Sarkar

Dr Peyalee Sarkar is a Consultant Neurologist in Kolkata with 10 years of experience in neurology, currently practising at Manipal Hospital, EM Bypass.

A Gold Medallist in MD General Medicine and holder of MRCP London with SCE in Neurology, she serves as co-Principal Investigator in ICMR-funded research projects and has clinical associations with Bangur Institute of Neurosciences, Peerless Hospital, and Charnock Hospitals.

She consults in English, Hindi, and Bengali.

Area of Expertise

Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease

Patients with acute and chronic cerebrovascular conditions are evaluated and managed by Dr Peyalee Sarkar with structured stroke neurology protocols and multidisciplinary care coordination:

• Acute ischaemic stroke assessment and thrombolysis
• Haemorrhagic stroke evaluation and management
• Transient ischaemic attack assessment and secondary prevention
• Cerebral venous thrombosis diagnosis and treatment
• Post-stroke rehabilitation planning and neurological follow-up

Demyelinating Disorders

Patients with primary CNS demyelinating conditions are managed with evidence-based immunological and disease-modifying treatment strategies:

• Multiple sclerosis diagnosis and long-term management
• Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder evaluation and treatment
• Rituximab therapy monitoring and B-cell quantification in CNS demyelination
• Hypomyelinating leukodystrophy assessment and management
• Demyelination-related cognitive and movement disorder evaluation

Cognitive and Memory Disorders

Patients with cognitive decline, behavioural changes, and memory disorders are assessed with structured neurological and neuropsychological evaluation:

• Dementia diagnosis and long-term cognitive management
• Mild cognitive impairment assessment and monitoring
• Adrenoleukodystrophy and metabolic cognitive disorder evaluation
• Cognitive-behavioural movement disorder assessment
• Neuropsychiatric symptom management in neurodegenerative conditions

Movement Disorders

Patients presenting with dystonia, tremors, and complex movement disorder syndromes are evaluated with targeted clinical and investigative neurology assessment:

• Dystonia evaluation and management
• Adult-onset dystonia with epilepsy assessment
• Alien limb phenomenon and corpus callosum stroke evaluation
• Movement disorder differential diagnosis and workup
• Long-term movement disorder monitoring and treatment

Neuroinfectious and Neuroinflammatory Conditions

Patients with infectious and inflammatory neurological conditions are managed with specialist neuroinfectious disease expertise:

• COVID-19 associated rhino-orbital-cerebral mucormycosis neurological management
• Central retinal artery occlusion in COVID-associated mucormycosis
• Encephalitis evaluation and management
• Neuroinfectious disease workup and antimicrobial coordination
• Post-infectious neurological complication management

General Neurology

Patients presenting with a broad range of neurological symptoms are assessed with comprehensive clinical evaluation and evidence-based management:

• Epilepsy diagnosis and seizure management
• Headache and migraine evaluation and treatment
• Peripheral neuropathy assessment and management
• Vertigo and balance disorder evaluation
• Neuromuscular condition assessment and management

Professional Experience

Current Hospital Affiliations

Dr Peyalee Sarkar currently consults at:

• Manipal Hospital, EM Bypass, Kolkata

Previous Associations

• Bangur Institute of Neurosciences, Kolkata
• Peerless Hospital, Kolkata
• Charnock Hospitals, Kolkata

Credentials and Qualifications

• MBBS with Honours
• MD General Medicine, Gold Medallist (2019)
• DM Neurology
• MRCP, Royal College of Physicians, London
• SCE Neurology, Specialty Certificate Examination

Awards and Recognition

• Gold Medal, MD General Medicine (2019)
• First Prize, Oral Paper Presentation, APICON (2019)
• Quiz Winner, NAPCON (2016)
• Multiple poster and oral presentations at national and international neurology conferences

Research and Publications

• COVID-19 Associated Rhino-Orbital-Cerebral Mucormycosis: An Observational Study from Eastern India with Special Emphasis on Neurological Spectrum
• Can Quantitative Monitoring of B Cells Evaluate the Efficacy of Rituximab in Primary CNS Demyelinating Disorders
• Central Retinal Artery Occlusion in COVID-Associated Mucormycosis
• Adult-Onset Dystonia with Late-Onset Epilepsy in TUBB4A-Related Hypomyelinating Leukodystrophy: A New Intermediate Phenotype
• Alien Limb Phenomenon After Diffuse Corpus Callosum Ischaemic Stroke
• A Spectrum of Cognitive-Behavioural-Movement Disorders in Adrenoleukodystrophy: A Case Series from a Tertiary Care Centre in Eastern India
• Co-Principal Investigator in ICMR-funded research projects in neurology

Professional Memberships

• Life Member, Indian Association of Neurology
• Life Member, Indian Stroke Association

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