Dr. Arulselvan V L is a leading Neurologist at Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, with over 14 years of clinical experience in neurosciences. He specialises in diagnosing and managing neurological disorders like epilepsy, stroke, movement disorders, and neuromuscular diseases. With advanced training and qualifications in neurology, he has a well-established reputation for patient care and clinical excellence. Dr. Arulselvan also engages in academic activities and neurological research.

Educational Qualifications:

• MBBS – Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
• MD – General Medicine
• DNB – Diplomate of National Board (General Medicine)
• DM – Neurology

Professional Experience:

• Consultant Neurologist at Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, since approximately 2011.
• Over 14 years of dedicated experience in managing acute and chronic neurological conditions.
• Actively involved in hospital-based neurological care and outpatient consultations.

Professional Memberships:

• Member, Indian Academy of Neurology (IAN)
• Member, Indian Stroke Association (ISA)
• Member, Neurological Society of India (NSI)

Awards and Achievements:

• Dr. Hande Endowment Award
• Various certificate course in Rational emotive behaviour therapy, Cognitive behaviour therapy.
• Zonal winner and Finalist in Torrent Young Scholar Award 2010

Research and Publication:

• Right Hemispheric Dysfunction in Patients with Acute Stroke – Presented at Indian Academy of Neurology Annual Conference (IANCON), Madurai, 2000.
• Clinical Spectrum of Epilepsy in 164 Patients attending a Tertiary Epilepsy Clinic – IANCON, Delhi, 2001.
• A Case of Hashimoto’s Encephalopathy – Presented at IANCON, Lucknow, 2002.
• Effects of a Change in Ryles Tube Feeding Pattern in Patients with Acute Stroke – Presented at IANCON, Vishakhapatnam, 2003.
• Hyperhomocysteinemia in Patients with Young Stroke – Presented at Neurological Society of India (NSI) Conference, Indore, 2004.
• Cerebral Venous Thrombosis in the Elderly – IANCON, NIMHANS, Bangalore, 2006.
• A Case of Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) as the Presenting Manifestation of SLE – Published in Apollo Medicine, Sep 2013, Pages 226-229.
• A Case of Tropical Ataxic Neuropathy – Published in Apollo Medicine, Sep 2013, Pages 223-225.
• Development of Data Acquisition System and Analysis of EEG Signal for Motor Imagery Based BCI – Published in International Journal of Electrical, Electronics and Data Communication, Vol 6, Issue 3, April 2018.

Research Projects:

• Clinical Profile and SEP in Amyotropic lateral sclerosis - 2016
• Neuropathy and RLS - pre and posttransplant in Chronic Kidney Disease - 2018
• Parkinson’s Disease in the young – 2018
• Functional Electrical stimulation of hemiplegics using EEG based Brain Computer Interface – collaboration with Anna University – 2017

Current Research Projects:

• Clopidogrel resistance in patients with recurrent Ischemic events
• Cerebral small vessel ischemic disease – A Clinico radiological study

Chapters in Textbooks:

• Approach to Neurology – Apollo’s Textbook of Medicine, Dr.TV DEVARAJAN
• Dementia – Manual of Clinical Neurology – Dr. KN VISWANATHAN