Pramod Kumar Pal

Biography

 He is working as a Professor for Neurology, India. His international experience includes various programs, contributions and participation in different countries for diverse fields of study.  His research interests reflect in his wide range of publications in various national and international journals.

Research Interest

 Movement Disorders (Parkinson's disease, tremor, dystonia, myoclonus, tics, Hallervorden-Spatz disease, progressive supranuclear palsy, corticobasal degeneration, and other neurodegenerative syndromes); Spinocerebellar ataxias; Sleep problems in neurodegenerative disorders; Psychogenic movement disorders; Genetics, epidemiology, and functional imaging of movement disorders and ataxias; Botulinum toxin injections for dystonia, spasticity, writer's cramp, drooling of saliva, excessive local sweating (hyperhidrosis), certain types of headache (e.g. chronic migraine); Balance and gait training in ataxias; Surgical treatment of movement disorders including thalamotomy, pallidotomy, and deep brain stimulation (DBS); Electrophysiology of movement disorders, transcranial magnetic stimulation (including TMS) and research in motor physiology