Fellowships / Memberships:

• International child neurology Congress (ICNA)
• Association of Child Neurology, India
• Indian Academy of Pediatrics – Pediatric Neurology Subsection
• Indian academy of Neurology – Pediatric Neurology Subsection
• Indian epilepsy society (IES)
• International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE)
• ILAE-Young Epilepsy Section (YES)
• Pediatric epilepsy society – India

Awards and Honours:                               

• Best outgoing student year 2009 – Winner of the prestigious Johnstone Medal for academic excellence from Madras medical college, India
• Chief editor “Scott’s pediatric neurology” in India, a book for pediatric residents

• Prize and Medal winner from Dr MGR medical university for year 2010 from the His excellency former president of India Dr APJ Abdul Kalam 
•  Ten prizes for academic excellence in subjects like biochemistry, surgery from Madras medical college 
• Tmt. Leelarani Seshachalam of Lions club of Madras East endowment prize – 2009 
• Best outgoing student (Male) – Dr C. Senthilnathan Gold Medal, 2009 
• Dr S. Govindarajan Endowment prize year 2009 
• Dr Broad Field Prize, Highest marks in university exams, Anatomy and surgery,   2009 
• Dr JAS Masilamani memorial prize, Highest marks in all university exam 
• Dr Nanjunda Rao gold medal for proficiency in surgery 
• Dr S. Govind Reddy Medal first marks in pathology and microbiology 
• Dr KV Bhatt memorial prize highest marks in university examinations in pathology, microbiology and community medicine 
• Dugar welfare foundation prize, Highest marks in university surgery and biochemistry 
• Won many regional and national mediquiz competitions 
• Winner of NNF North Zone Neonatology quiz - 2013 
•  Runner up in Delhi IAP PG quiz - 2013 
•  Winner of Medigencon Quiz – 2013 
•  Runner up PHOCON quiz - 2013 
• Runner up at AOCN child neurocon quiz – 2012 
• Winner Quiz Child Neurocon Kolkata -2015 
• Runner up Pediatric Neurology Quiz ICNC Mumbai 2018
•  "Body Image Perception in Urban School-going Adolescents" - 1st prize, 3rd Biennial meeting of Indian Society of Pediatric and Adolescent Endocrinology at Bengaluru 
• Winner – 2nd prize for best poster: Cerebral Venous Sinus thrombosis Tubercular meningitis and Moya Moya pattern of vasculopathy: A rare combination 
•  "Nuclear – Mitochondrial cross-talk: Implications in mitochondrial function and disease pathophysiology" received first prize in poster presentation in Third National Conference of the Society for Indian Academy of Medical Genetics (SIAMG) 2016 held in AIIMS from 7th-10th December 2016. ]
•  First prize: Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis in a child with Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome: AOCN Delhi 20175. First prize: Acute encephalopathy with biphasic seizures and late reduced diffusion associated with Dengue infection in a child: International Science Symposium on HIV and infectious disease: Chennai 2019

Academic and teaching activities involving post graduates and nursing staff. Presentations & Posters

• "Body Image Perception in Urban School-going Adolescents" - 1st prize, 3rd Biennial meeting of Indian Society of Pediatric and Adolescent Endocrinology at Bengaluru 
• Identification of perceived concerns and awareness levels on health related issues among urban Indian adolescents – Annual meet of IAP endocrinology Delhi Chapter, New Delhi, 2014
• Cerebral Venous Sinus thrombosis Tubercular meningitis and Moya Moya pattern of vasculopathy: A rare combination at Association of child neurology conference, Kolkata, 2014 
• Leptomeningeal primary PNETs mimicking chronic meningitis at Association of child neurology conference, Kolkata, 2014 
• Anti GAD positive autoimmune epilepsy in children: a report of 3 cases: presented at International epilepsy congress, Istanbul 2014 
• Encephalopathy in a child with hydrocephalus: Role of EEG: International epilepsy congress, Istanbul 2015 
• Basal Ganglia Stroke precipitated by trivial trauma: Paediatric Cohort: International child neurology conference: Amsterdam 2016 
• Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder(NMOSD) presenting as bilateral internuclear opthalmoplegia in a 12 year old girl child: a rare entity: Neuropedicon Delhi 2018
• Smooth muscle dysfunction in DMD children: ICNC Mumbai 2018
• Advanced SEEG course : Calgary Canada 2022
• 11: ACNS conference : Austin 2023

Publications / Research  : Has 40 national and international publications

   Has written 20 chapters in national and international books

• Aparna K, Kewalramani D, Mahalingam H, Manokaran RK; Guillain-Barre Syndrome in a child with preserved reflexes in a child after COVID-19 infection. Indian Journal of Pediatrics;2021; 10.1007/s12098-021-03792-8
• Manokaran RK, Varsha R. A Common Seizure Mimic Masquerading as Recurrent Status Epilepticus. Indian J Pediatr. 2021 May 20. doi: 10.1007/s12098-021-03798-2. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34018131
• Ganesh A, Sivakumar S, Manokaran R, et al: Atypical presentation of rapid-onset dystonia–parkinsonism in a toddler with a novel mutation in the ATP1A3 gene: BMJ Case Reports CP 2021;14:e244152
• IJPE: Your manuscript entitled Recurrent Muscle Cramps in a Boy - [EMID:83ac7a84b86ca0e1]
• Neuropediatrics - Manuscript ID neuped-03-2021-2893-SC.R3:  "FAVOURABLE RESPONSE TO "MEMANTINE" IN A CHILD WITH GRIN2B EPILEPTIC ENCEPHALOPATHY"
• Madhubala B, Mahalingam H, Manokaran RK. Hypermanganesemia with Dystonia Type 2. Neurol India. 2023 Mar-Apr;71(2):399. doi: 10.4103/0028-3886.375417. PMID: 37148093.
• Sneha LM, Mangam NGR, Scott JX, Manokaran RK, Deveram S, Jayaraman D. Ataxia-telangiectasia after hepatoblastoma: The reverse chronology. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2022 Dec;69(12):e29778. doi: 10.1002/pbc.29778. Epub 2022 May 13. PMID: 35561060.

• Manokaran RK, Al Shehhi W, Ochi A, Jain P. Absence Status Epilepticus in a 10-y-old Girl. Indian J Pediatr. 2023 Jun 5. doi: 10.1007/s12098-023-04656-z. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37273130.
• Manokaran RK, Patel J, Sharma S, Ochi A, Jain P. Myoclonic Status Epilepticus in TBC1D24-Related Developmental/Epileptic Encephalopathy (DEE). Neuropediatrics. 2023 Jul 18. doi: 10.1055/a-2090-5922. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37164316.
• Bhurat R, Premkumar S, Manokaran RK. Serum Magnesium Levels in Children With and Without Migraine: A Cross-Sectional Study. Indian Pediatr. 2022 Aug 15;59(8):623-625. Epub 2022 Jun 11. PMID: 35751375
• Yoganathan S, Whitney R, Thomas M, Danda S, Chettali AM, Prasad AN, et al. KCTD7-related progressive myoclonic epilepsy: Report of 42 cases and review of literature. Epilepsia. 2024;00:1–16. https://doi. org/10.1111/epi.17880
• Sabharwal ^a b e 1, Vishu Gupta ^a b 1, Shamsudheen KV ^a b, Ranjith Kumar Manokaran ^c, Ankit Verma ^a, Anushree Mishra ^c, RahulC. Bhoyar ^a, Abhinav Jain ^a b, Ambily Sivadas ^a b, Sonali Rawat ^d, Bani Jolly ^a b, Sujata Mohanty ^d, Sheffali Gulati ^c, Neerja Gupta ^c, Madhulika Kabra ^c, Vinod Scaria ^a b, Sridhar Sivasubbu. Whole genome sequencing followed by functional analysis of genomic deletion encompassing ERCC8 and NDUFAF2 genes in a non-consanguineous Indian family reveals dysfunctional mitochondrial bioenergetics leading to infant mortality.  Mitochondrion: March 2024.

Research:

Identification of perceived concerns and awareness levels on health related issues among urban Indian adolescents (Chief Guide – Dr Vandana Jain, Pediatric Endocrinologist, AIIMS, New Delhi) 

• Sleep abnormalities and abnormal polysomnographic profile among children with drug resistant epilepsy (Chief Guide – Prof Sheffali Gulati, Chief, Child Neurology Division, AIIMS, New Delhi) 

• Prevalence of smooth muscle dysfunction among children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (Chief Guide – Prof Sheffali Gulati, Chief, Child Neurology Division, AIIMS, New Delhi) 
• Clinical profile of childhood epilepsy in a tertiary care referral hospital
• Diagnostic yield of Hyperventilation in Pediatric EEG: 3 minutes versus 5 minutes
• Epilepsy outcomes in children following Perinatal arterial ischemic stroke

Books: Chapters and Contributions 

1. IAP/AIIMS: Antibiotic policy: Chapter on nosocomial infections: 2012: Dr Ranjith Kumar

2. AIIMS Newborn Protocol 2015: Chapter on Thermal regulation, Dr Ranjith Kumar 

3. Dr Suraj Gupte: Chapter on Metabolic crisis: Dr Sheffali Gulati, Dr Ranjith Kumar 

4. Differential diagnosis in Pediatrics IAP: Chapter on Neurodenegerative disorders

5. Textbook of Pediatrics by Dr Padmasani:  Chapter on epilepsy

6. IAP Specialty series: Chapter on Acute flaccid paralysis

7. Chapter on Peripheral neuropathy: Scott`s Pediatrics

8. Section Editor: Pediatric Neurology; Scott’s superspeciality series