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Dr Jayakrishnan C

Dr Jayakrishnan C

Senior Consultant

Neurology

  • BMH Kannur

Dr Jayakrishnan C

Dr. Jayakrishnan C is a Senior Consultant in Neurology at Baby Memorial Hospital, Kannur, with over 15 years of clinical and academic experience. His primary clinical interests include the diagnosis and management of epilepsy, with a special focus on drug-resistant epilepsy and epilepsy surgery.

He has expertise in advanced diagnostic and surgical planning techniques, including video EEG monitoring and electrocorticography, which are used for identifying seizure foci and planning surgical interventions. His areas of clinical interest also include stroke, seizure disorders, dementia and demyelinating disorders.

Dr. Jayakrishnan C also has experience in acute stroke management, including neurointerventional procedures such as mechanical thrombectomy. His profile also lists expertise in the management of multiple neurological conditions and procedures including stroke management, epilepsy management, multiple sclerosis management, nerve conduction studies and electromyography, neuromuscular disorders, headache and migraine, dementia and memory disorders, autoimmune neurological diseases, traumatic brain injury and neurorehabilitation.

Phone- 7593812078 | WhatsApp - 9497826666
  • DM (Neurology) - Sri Chitra Thirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum - 2012
  • MD (General Medicine) - Government Medical College, Kozhikode - 2007
  • MBBS - Government Medical College Jhansi(Maharani Laxmi Bai Government Medical College , Jhani , Bundelkhand University), Uttar Pradesh - 2003

  • Senior Consultant - Neurology - Baby Memorial Hospital, Kannur - 2025-Present
  • Senior Consultant - Neurology - KIMS Hospital, Trivandrum- 2024- 2025
  • Senior Consultant - Neurology - Baby Memorial Hospital, Kannur -  2017 - 2023
  • Associate professor - Neurology - Kasturba Medicalcollege, Udupi, Karnataka -2015 - 2017
  • Assistant Professor - Neurology - Academy Of Medical Sciences, Pariyaram, Kannur - 2013 - 2015
  • Consultant Physician -  Cooperative Hospital Thavam-Kannur - 2008- 2010
  • Provisional Tutor - Neurology - Government medical college Kozhikode.



Epilepsy & Seizure Disorders
  • Epilepsy
  • Drug-resistant epilepsy
  • Epilepsy surgery
  • Video EEG monitoring
  • Electrocorticography
  • Seizure management
Stroke & Neurointervention
Other Neurological Conditions
  • Dementia
  • Demyelinating disorders
  • Multiple sclerosis
  • Neuromuscular disorders
  • Headache and migraine
  • Autoimmune neurological diseases
  • Traumatic brain injury
  • Professor Dr.G.K.Warrier Memorial Gold medal in General Medicine (MD Calicut University examination) in 2007, for best outgoing student in General Medicine from Government medical college Kozhikode, Kerala.
  • Gold Medalist in Final MBBS, and best outgoing student in MBBS.
  • Intracranial hypertension with polyradiculopathy--early CSF diversion to optimize neurological recovery. Sreedharan SE, Sarathchandran P, Menon G, Chellenton J, Sylaja PN. Br J Neurosurg. 2012 Aug;26(4):558-60
  • Reversible pancallosal signal changes in febrile encephalopathy: report of 2 cases. Sreedharan SE, Chellenton J, Kate MP, Kesavadas C. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2011 Oct;32(9):E172-4
  • Cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis: a treatable neurodegenerative disease. Sandeep P, Jayakrishnan C, Sadanan S, Sreekumar S, Thulasidharan NK. J Assoc Physicians India. 2009 Oct;57:716-7
  • Mobile App Based Strategy Improves Door-to-Needle Time in the Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke. Noone ML, Moideen F, Krishna RB, Pradeep Kumar VG, Karadan U, Chellenton J, Salam KA. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2020 ec;29(12):105319
  • Dissecting an Outbreak: A Clinico-epidemiological Study of Nipah Virus Infection in Kerala, India, 2018. Pallivalappil B, Ali A, Thulaseedharan NK, Karadan U, Chellenton J, Dipu KP, Anoop Kumar AS, Sajeeth Kumar KG, Rajagopal TP, Suraj KP, Santosh Kumar GR, Supreeth RN, Yelisetti M, Muthyala PR, Aryasree KS, Apurva Rao KS. J Glob Infect Dis. 2020 Feb 19;12(1):21-27.
  • Bilateral lateral geniculate body lesions causing reversible blindness in a patient with posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome. Karadan U, Supreeth RN, Chellenton J, Ummer A, Muthyala PR. J R Coll Physicians Edinb. 2019 Mar;49(1):34-36
  • Pontine haemorrhage disguised as Bell's palsy. Karadan U, Manappallil RG, Jayakrishnan C, Supreeth RN.BMJ Case Rep. 2018 Feb 5;2018
  • Twenty-Four Syndrome: An Untold Presentation of Pontine Hemorrhage. Karadan U, Supreeth RN, Manappallil RG, Jayakrishnan C. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2018 May;27(5):e73-e74
  • Epidural extension of dorsal vertebral D1-D7 hemangiomas with congenital cutaneous hemangiomas: Case report and literature review. Pillai SS, Ramsheela PA, Deepak R, Francis S, Jayakrishnan C, Praveen A, Mampally N. Surg Neurol Int. 2021 Sep 13
  • Super-Refractory Status Epilepticus: A Therapeutic Challenge in Paediatrics. Aroor S, Shravan K, Mundkur SC, Jayakrishnan C, Rao SS. J Clin Diagn Res. 2017 Aug;11(8):SR01-SR04













Frequently Asked Questions

Dr. Jayakrishnan C is a Senior Consultant in Neurology at Baby Memorial Hospital, Kannur. He specialises in epilepsy, with a particular focus on drug-resistant epilepsy and epilepsy surgery. His clinical interests also include stroke, seizures, dementia and demyelinating disorders.


Yes. Dr. Jayakrishnan C has a special clinical interest in the diagnosis and management of drug-resistant epilepsy and epilepsy surgery. He is also experienced in video EEG monitoring and electrocorticography for seizure evaluation and surgical planning.

Dr. Jayakrishnan C has experience in acute stroke management, including neurointerventional procedures such as mechanical thrombectomy. His BMH profile also lists stroke management and cerebrovascular accident management among his treatments and procedures.