Dr. Lakshman I K

Dr. Lakshman I K

Senior Consultant 

19 Years of Experience

Neurosurgeon, Spine Surgeon

MBBS, MS, M.Ch

Reg. No.:70611, Karnataka Medical Council

Gleneagles BGS Hospital Kengeri, Bengaluru

English, Hindi, Kannada

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About Dr. Lakshman I K

  • Dr. Lakshman I K is a Senior Spine Surgeon with 19+ years of experience.
  • He specializes in brain tumor surgery, spinal disc surgery, brain aneurysm treatment, spinal surgery, arteriovenous malformation treatment, pediatric neurosurgery, spinal diseases, spine and traumatic brain injury treatment, as well as spinal cord injury and brain infection treatment.
  • He completed his MBBS at Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS), Bangalore, in 2004, M.S. in General Surgery at MAHE's Kasturba Medical College Hospital, Mangalore, in 2010, and MCh in Neurosurgery at Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India, in 2015.
  • He is a respected member of the Neurological Society of India, the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies, and the American Association of Neurological Surgeons.
  • Dr. Lakshman has also published in various national and international journals.
  • Although he specializes in neurosurgical treatment and research, his focus is on stroke, intracerebral hemorrhage, and pediatric neurosurgery.
  • He speaks English, Kannada, Hindi, and Telugu.

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Education

  • MBBS - Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS), Bangalore, 2004
  • M.S. - General Surgery - MAHE's Kasturba Medical College Hospital, Mangalore, 2010
  • MCh - Neuro Surgery - Manipal Academy Of Higher Education, Manipal, India, 2015

Past Experience

  • Assistant Professor and Consultant Neurosurgeon at Kasturba Hospital - 2019

Associations/Membership

  • Neurological Society of India
  • European Association of Neurosurgical Societies
  • American Association of Neurological Surgeons

Paper Published

  • Clinical Profile and Predictors of Outcome in Spontaneous Intracerebral Haemorrhage from a Tertiary Care Centre in South India Hegde A, Menon G, Kumar V, Lakshmi Prasad G, Kongwad L I, Nair Rand Nayak R Stroke Research and Treatment, 2020(19),1-8
  • Primary Thalamic Haemorrhage –Clinical Profile and Prognostic Predictors from a Series of 117 Cases: Girish Menon, Ajay Hegde, Lakshman I Kongwad and Sandesh Om karappa,The Open Neurology Journal May 2019
  • Influence of admission blood glucose in predicting outcome in patients with Spontaneous intra cerebral hemorrhage: LakshmanIK ongwad Ajay Hegde, Girish Menon,Rajesh Nair 2018 Frontiers in neurology Volume 9 Pages 725
  • Surgery for Supratentorial Spontaneous Intracerebral Haemorrhage: A Retrospective Analysis from a Hospital based Stroke Register :Girish Menon, Ajay Hegde, Lakshman IK, and Rajesh Nair Journal Of Stroke Medicine 2019
  • Standard Of Care in Neurosurgery– But at what Cost –Lakshman IK, Rajesh Nair World Neurosurgery July 2019
  • Late onset meningocele in a case of meningocele manqué, Rajesh Parameshwaran Nair, Lakshman IK on gwad Child's Nervous System Volume 34 Issue 12 Pages 2347-2349
  • Nair R,Kongwad LI. The problem with myelomeningoceles, hydrocephalus, and progressive neurological deficit-what dowe know ? Child's Nervous System. 2017; 33(6):891
  • Nair R,Kongwad LI. Abandoning dislodged shunt catheters —unraveling Pandora's box. Child's Nervous System.2017;1–3
  • Rama chandran GM, Nair R, Kongwad LI, Shanthakumar G. Rapid Brain Shift with Remote –Site Haemorrhage after Arachnoid Cyst Excision: Treatment Dilemmas. Pediatric Neurosurgery. 2017;52(2):98–102

Field of Expertise

  • Aneurysm Coiling
  • Brain AVM Embolization with Onyx
  • Brain Surgery
  • Carotid Angioplasty and Stenting
  • Carotid Endarterectomy (CEA)
  • Cerebral Angiogram
  • Cerebral Angioplasty
  • Cervical Artificial Disk Replacement
  • Chronic Cerebro Spinal Venous Insufficiency (CCSVI)
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Corpus Callosotomy
  • Craniofacial Reconstruction Surgery
  • Cranioplasty
  • Craniotomy
  • CyberKnife Surgery
  • Decompressive Craniectomy
  • Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)
  • Digital Nerve Repair
  • Electroconvulsive Therapy
  • Endovascular Surgery for AVMs
  • Epilepsy Surgery
  • Gamma Knife Surgery
  • Hemispherectomy
  • High Cervical Stimulation
  • Image-Guided Neurosurgery
  • Intrathecal Pain Pump
  • Lesionectomy
  • Liberation Therapy
  • Microsurgery for Arteriovenous Malformations (AVMs)
  • Microsurgical Tumor Removal
  • Microvascular Decompression (MVD)
  • Minimally Invasive Brain Surgery
  • Minimally Invasive Surgery for Brain Tumor
  • Multiple Subpial Transections (MST)
  • Nerve Repair Surgery
  • Neuroendoscopy
  • Pediatric Neurosurgery
  • Percutaneous Balloon Compression (PBC)
  • Percutaneous Stereotactic Radiofrequency Rhizotomy (PSR)
  • Peripheral Nerve Surgery
  • Rhizotomy
  • Robotic-Assisted Nephroureterectomy
  • Skull Base Surgery
  • Speech Therapy
  • Spinal Cord Stimulation
  • Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS)
  • Temporal Lobectomy
  • Thecoperitoneal Shunt
  • Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS)
  • Vagus Nerve Stimulation
  • Ventriculostomy
  • Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty
  • VP Shunt
  • 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
  • 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
  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
  • 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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