Autism

Biography

Alok Sharma is a Neurosurgeon and presently is the Director of the NeuroGen Brain & Spine Institute,  Professor & Head of Department of Neurosurgery at the LTMG Hospital & LTM Medical College & Consultant Neurosurgeon Fortis Hospital  in Mumbai, India. He completed his MS and MCh  from Seth G.S. Medical College and KEM Hospital of Mumbai University and subsequently trained at the Karolinska Hospital in Stockholm Sweden & the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center Denver USA. He has authored 12  books, edited 2 books, contributed chapters to 8 other books,  has 112 scientific publications  and has made over 150 scientific presentations nationally and internationally. He has published path breaking results of Stem cell therapy in pediatric neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism and cerebral palsy. He is currently doing pioneering research on the neurobiology of the brains of children with autism in a bid to better understand the disease and thereby create opportunities for correction of these with newer technologies. He is founding President of the “Stem Cell Society of India” and Vice President of the “International Association of Neurorestoratology.” He is Founder of “The Indian journal of Stem Cell therapy” and on the editorial board of 4 journals. He has been conferred with  numerous awards and honors in his distinguished career. His other areas of special interest are Neuroendoscopy, Psychosurgery, Spinal fixations & Revascularization for cerebral ischemia.

Abstract

Abstract : Understanding Neurobiology of Autism through Neuroimaging