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{{Short description|Indian neurologist}}
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{{Infobox person
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1957|06|25}}
| birth_place = [[Najibabad]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
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| occupation = Neurologist
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| awards = [[Padma Shri]] [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize]] [[Dr. B. C. Roy Award]] Uttar Pradesh Vigyan Ratna Dr. H. B. Dingley Memorial Award Shakuntala Amirchand Memorial Award Rajib Goyal Award Amrut Modi Unichem Award Maj Gen. Amir Chand Award Dr. S. T. Achar Award Best Poster Paper Award Best Paper Award Vocational Excellence Prize}}
'''Sunil Pradhan''' (born 25 June 1957) is an Indian [[neurologist]], medical researcher and writer, known for the invention of two [[electrophysiological]] techniques.
He has also described five [[medical signs]], of which one related to [[Duchenne muscular dystrophy]] is known as ''Pradhan Sign'',<ref name="CSIR" /><ref name="Controversy">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/news-feed/nm17/sgpgi-doctor-forced-to-apologise/article1-159913.aspx|title=Controversy|publisher=Hindustan Times|date=10 October 2006|access-date=1 October 2014}}</ref> and the others associated with [[facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy]] (FSHD) and similar neuro diseases.<ref name="Pradhan sign">{{cite journal |last1=Pradhan |first1=Sunil |title=New clinical sign in Duchenne muscular dystrophy |journal=Pediatric Neurology |date=November 1994 |volume=11 |issue=4 |pages=298–300 |doi=10.1016/0887-8994(94)90005-1 |pmid=7702689 }}</ref> The [[Government of India]] awarded him the [[Padma Shri]], the fourth highest civilian award, in 2014 for his contributions to the field of [[neuroscience]].<ref name="Padma">{{cite web |url=http://www.pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=102735 |title=Padma Awards Announced |publisher=Press Information Bureau, Government of India |work=Circular |date=25 January 2014 |access-date=23 August 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222101141/http://www.pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=102735 |archive-date=22 February 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

==Biography==
{{quotebox|align = right|width=21em|''Dr. Pradhan's extensive clinical research in the area of muscular dystrophy has led to the discovery of five new clinical signs, each indicative of a specific type of the disease.'' [[Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences]] circular.<ref name="CSIR" />}}
Pradhan was born in the hill station of [[Najibabad]], [[Bijnaur District]], in the Indian state of [[Uttar Pradesh]], on 25 June 1957.<ref name="CSIR">{{cite web | url=http://www.csir.res.in/external/Heads/pressroom/RnDNewsLetters/csirnews2k3/csirnews_30jun03.asp | title=CSIR | publisher=Central Council of Industrial Research | date=30 June 2003 | access-date=2 October 2014}}</ref><ref name="Vidhwan" /> He did schooling at many local schools in [[Jhansi]], [[Aligarh]], Banda, [[Allahabad]] and [[Lucknow]]<ref name="CSIR" /> and, choosing medical profession, he graduated in medicine, [[MB BS]], from the [[King George's Medical University]], Lucknow, in 1979 and did his post graduate studies in [[Internal Medicine]] (MD) there, which he completed in 1983. He did further specialization in [[neurology]] and secured the degree of DM.<ref name="CSIR" />

Pradhan started his career at [[Jaslok Hospital]], Mumbai and later, shifted to the [[National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences]] (NIMHANS), Bangalore. After a further move to the [[Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences]], Hyderabad, in 1989, he joined the faculty of the [[Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences]], [[Lucknow]],<ref name="CSIR"/><ref name="Vidhwan">{{cite web|url=http://vidwan.inflibnet.ac.in/searchr.php?id=24059|title=Vidhwan|publisher=Vidhwan|date=2014|access-date=1 October 2014}}</ref> and worked there till 2007, in various capacities. The next move was to the [[Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences]] (IHBAS) as the Head of the Department of Neurology and works there now as the Medical Superintendent since 2008.

Pradhan brought about many changes at the IHBAS. He was instrumental in updating and elaborating the signage, displays and boards and constructing patient shelters. The [[electrophysiology]] Lab was started where he arranged for the setting up of modern equipment like 32 Channels [[Polysomnography]], Nicolet 32 Channels digital Portable [[Electroencephalography]] and [[Electromyography]].{{cn|date=November 2024}}

Pradhan lives in Lucknow, along the [[Rae Bareilly]] Road, in Uttar Pradesh.<ref name="Vidhwan"/>

==Legacy==
The legacy of Pradhan centres primarily around the five [[medical signs]] he has discovered, the two [[electrophysiological]] techniques he has invented and his research findings on the neuro diseases of [[Japanese Encephalitis]], [[Monomelic amyotrophy|Hirayama type monomelic amyotrophy]] and [[epilepsy]].<ref name="CSIR" />

===Medical signs===
'''Pradhan sign or Valley sign''': The first of the signs he discovered is related to [[Duchenne muscular dystrophy]] (DMD).<ref name="TOI">{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/ICMR-award-for-SGPGI-doctor/articleshow/10636186.cms|title=TOI|publisher=TOI|date=7 November 2011|access-date=1 October 2014}}</ref> He discovered that the DMD patients tend to suffer visible enlargement of the [[infraspinatus]] and [[Deltoid muscle|deltoid]] muscles, which when contracted shows partial wastage. Pradhan clarified that this revealed ''a valley between the two mounts'', visible behind the outstretched shoulders and called it ''valley sign''.<ref name="Valley sign">{{cite journal |last1=Pradhan |first1=S |title=Valley sign in duchenne muscular dystrophy: importance in patients with inconspicuous calves |journal=Neurology India |date=June 2002 |volume=50 |issue=2 |pages=184–186 |pmid=12134184 |url=http://www.neurologyindia.com/article.asp?issn=0028-3886;year=2002;volume=50;issue=2;spage=184;epage=6;aulast=Pradhan }}</ref> The sign was evident in patients with little calf muscle enlargement and visibly positive in DMD cases with 90% sensitivity. The sign was later renamed as ''Pradhan Sign'', on recommendation from the [[American Academy of Pediatrics]].<ref name="CSIR" /><ref name="TOI"/>

'''Poly hill sign''': ''Poly Hill Sign'',<ref name="Poly Hill sign">{{cite journal |last1=Pradhan |first1=Sunil |title=Poly-Hill sign in facioscapulohumeral dystrophy |journal=Muscle & Nerve |date=May 2002 |volume=25 |issue=5 |pages=754–755 |doi=10.1002/mus.10108 |pmid=11994973 |s2cid=45754265 }}</ref> the second of the signs Pradhan discovered related to [[facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy]](FSHD).<ref name="TOI"/> Pradhan noticed that the shoulder abduction of a patient with external rotation resulted in the formation of six bulges on the back of the shoulders and arms and named it ''poly hill'' due to the bulges.<ref name="CSIR"/> He has also reported of an extra hill in one of the cases he attended to.<ref name="Extra hill">{{cite journal |last1=Pradhan |first1=Sunil |title=An extra hill in a poly-hill sign in a patient with facioscapulohumeral dystrophy |journal=Neurology India |date=2007 |volume=55 |issue=4 |pages=436–437 |doi=10.4103/0028-3886.37109 |pmid=18040140 |s2cid=32263219 |doi-access=free }}</ref>

'''Shank sign''': The third sign, ''Shank Sign,''<ref name=pmid17092719>{{cite journal |last1=Pradhan |first1=Sunil |title=Shank sign in myotonic dystrophy type-1 (DM-1) |journal=Journal of Clinical Neuroscience |date=January 2007 |volume=14 |issue=1 |pages=27–32 |doi=10.1016/j.jocn.2005.10.009 |pmid=17092719 |s2cid=21870075 }}</ref> is related to [[myotonic dystrophy]] type 1 (DM-1). When patients suffering from the disease abduct their arms to 90 degrees, a tapering of the upper arm musculature is observed when examined from behind, due to wasting of the biceps, triceps and forearm muscles. This gives a visual resemblance of the shanks of an animal. This sign had an occurrence on 78% of the patients examined by Dr. Pradhan.<ref name="TOI"/><ref name=pmid17092719/>

'''Calf-head sign''': [[Distal muscular dystrophy|miyoshi myopathy]] patients, when they raise their arms with shoulders abducted and elbows flexed to 90 degrees, returned a visual similar to a calf head trophy, on magnetic resonance imaging.<ref name=pmid17030657>{{cite journal |last1=Pradhan |first1=Sunil |title=Calf-Head Sign in Miyoshi Myopathy |journal=Archives of Neurology |date=1 October 2006 |volume=63 |issue=10 |pages=1414–7 |doi=10.1001/archneur.63.10.1414 |pmid=17030657 |doi-access=free }}</ref> The test returned positive on 10 of the 15 patients examined by Dr. Pradhan.<ref name="TOI"/><ref name=pmid17030657/>

'''Diamond on quadriceps sign''': The sign is related to [[dysferlinopathy]].<ref name="TOI"/> A clinical study of 31 patients revealed that the patients with the disease developed a diamond shaped bulge on the upper half of the anterolateral aspect of thighs when they stand with knees slightly bent, thereby putting pressure on the quadriceps muscles. The bulge did not appear when the patients were sitting or standing. MRI images confirmed focal bulging out of muscles.<ref name="Diamond on quadriceps">{{cite journal |last1=Pradhan |first1=Sunil |title=Clinical and magnetic resonance imaging features of 'diamond on quadriceps' sign in dysferlinopathy |journal=Neurology India |date=2009 |volume=57 |issue=2 |pages=172–5 |doi=10.4103/0028-3886.51287 |pmid=19439848 |s2cid=10645075 |url=http://www.bioline.org.br/abstract?id=ni09048 |doi-access=free |hdl=1807/56294 |hdl-access=free }}</ref> The occurrence is observed on 66% of the patients.

===Electrophysiological techniques===
Pradhan is credited with two new techniques related to electrophysiology.<ref name="CSIR"/>

The first technique is related to the non-invasive study of intercostal nerves.<ref name="Intercostal nerve conduction study in man">{{cite journal |last1=Pradhan |first1=S |last2=Taly |first2=A |title=Intercostal nerve conduction study in man |journal=Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry |date=1 June 1989 |volume=52 |issue=6 |pages=763–766 |doi=10.1136/jnnp.52.6.763 |pmid=2526200 |pmc=1032029 }}</ref> The technique is reported to have been included in a text book published from the US, calling it as ''Pradhan Method''.<ref name="CSIR"/> The technique advises surface stimulation of the intercostal skin while using specific sites of the [[rectus abdominis]] muscle for surface recording. This helps in early detection of the symptoms in patients with [[Guillain–Barré syndrome]]. It is also used in the diagnosis of diabetic thoraco abdominal [[neuropathy]].<ref name="CSIR"/>

The second technique involves stimulating the intercostal nerves to study the ''somatosensory evoked potentials'', for localizing the non compressive spinal cord lesions.<ref name="Peripheral and segmental spinal abnormalities of median and ulnar somatosensory evoked potentials in Hirayama's disease">{{cite journal |last1=Polo |first1=A |last2=Curro' Dossi |first2=M |last3=Fiaschi |first3=A |last4=Zanette |first4=GP |last5=Rizzuto |first5=N |title=Peripheral and segmental spinal abnormalities of median and ulnar somatosensory evoked potentials in Hirayama's disease |journal=Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry |date=1 May 2003 |volume=74 |issue=5 |pages=627–632 |doi=10.1136/jnnp.74.5.627 |pmid=12700306 |pmc=1738443 }}</ref>

Pradhan was successful in elucidating the mechanisms of neurophysiological F‑response generation in healthy and diseased bodies and discovered a phenomenon, F-response multiplicity, a symptom of the lower motor neuron disorder. Pradhan asserted, by way of his findings, loss of early components and scattering of late components are responsible for the different F-response parameters in the lower neuron disorders.<ref name="CSIR"/> He has also demonstrated standardized variables of contraction enhanced H‑reflex called R‑1 response and its utility in nerve root lesions where H-reflex is not electable. This was ratified by many researchers.<ref name="CSIR"/>

===Research on Japanese Encephalitis===
Pradhan found out that the Japanese‑B encephalitis (JE) sometimes produced selective lesions on the substrata nigra and this observation has assisted in eliciting a clue in explaining the early onset of [[Parkinson's disease]].<ref name="Parkinsonism due to predominant involvement of substantia nigra in Japanese encephalitis">{{cite journal |last1=Pradhan |first1=S. |last2=Pandey |first2=N. |last3=Shashank |first3=S. |last4=Gupta |first4=R. K. |last5=Mathur |first5=A. |title=Parkinsonism due to predominant involvement of substantia nigra in Japanese encephalitis |journal=Neurology |date=1 November 1999 |volume=53 |issue=8 |pages=1781–6 |doi=10.1212/wnl.53.8.1781 |pmid=10563628 |s2cid=25764800 }}</ref> This was ratified by Japanese scientists with the help of an animal model of the disease using rats.<ref name="CSIR" /> His findings led to a new clinical entity called ''Parainfectious conus myelitis'', thus drawing an explanation for the unexplained urinary symptoms in young patients. He is credited with the discovery of the role of [[immunoglobin]]s in acute disseminated [[encephalomyelitis]], a finding confirmed by many other researchers.<ref name="CSIR"/>

===Research on Epilepsy===
Pradhan has done extensive research on epilepsy.<ref name="Perilesional gliosis and seizure outcome: a study based on magnetization transfer magnetic resonance imaging in patients with neurocysticercosis.">{{cite journal |last1=Pradhan |first1=Sunil |last2=Kathuria |first2=Manoj K. |last3=Gupta |first3=Rakesh K. |title=Perilesional gliosis and seizure outcome: A study based on magnetization transfer magnetic resonance imaging in patients with neurocysticercosis |journal=Annals of Neurology |date=2000 |volume=48 |issue=2 |pages=181–187 |doi=10.1002/1531-8249(200008)48:2<181::aid-ana7>3.0.co;2-c |pmid=10939568 |s2cid=24449302 }}</ref> His studies revealed that patients are likely to suffer from chronic [[epileptogenesis]] with poor seizure outcome if [[gliosis]] is present around their lesions. He averred that the patients with [[neurocysticercosis]] are prone to developing perilesional gliosis, may develop drug resistance during anti‑epileptic drug (AED) therapy and may suffer seizures if the drug is stopped. He has also explained ''tickling seizures''<ref name="Tickling Seizures">{{cite journal |last1=Pradhan |first1=S |last2=Kalita |first2=J |title=Tickling seizures |journal=Neurology India |date=January 1996 |volume=44 |issue=1 |pages=27–29 |pmid=29542652 |url=https://www.neurologyindia.com/article.asp?issn=0028-3886;year=1996;volume=44;issue=1;spage=27;epage=29;aulast=Pradhan;type=0 }}</ref> and ''micturition induced reflex epilepsy'',<ref name="Reflex epilepsy"/> both reported to be first time findings.<ref name="CSIR"/>

===Research on Hirayama type Monomelic Amyotrophy===
Pradhan has done research on Hirayama type [[monomelic amyotrophy]],<ref name="Hirayama type Monomelic Amyotrophy">{{cite journal |last1=Hassan |first1=Km |last2=Jha |first2=Atul |last3=Sahni |first3=Hirdesh |title=Clinical and radiological profile of Hirayama disease: A flexion myelopathy due to tight cervical dural canal amenable to collar therapy |journal=Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology |date=2012 |volume=15 |issue=2 |pages=106–12 |doi=10.4103/0972-2327.94993 |pmid=22566723 |pmc=3345586 |doi-access=free }}</ref> a disease described by Dr. Hirayama in 1959.<ref name="Hirayama">{{cite journal |last1=Neves |first1=Marco Antonio Orsini |last2=Freitas |first2=Marcos R.G. de |last3=Mello |first3=Mariana Pimentel de |last4=Dumard |first4=Carlos Henrique |last5=Freitas |first5=Gabriel R. de |last6=Nascimento |first6=Osvaldo J.M. |title=Benign monomelic amyotrophy with proximal upper limb involvement: case report |journal=Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria |date=June 2007 |volume=65 |issue=2b |pages=524–527 |doi=10.1590/s0004-282x2007000300032 |pmid=17665029 |doi-access=free }}</ref> In 1977, he published a report explaining the features of diagnostic magnetic resonance imaging.<ref name="CSIR"/> Since the diagnosis of the disease remains primarily clinical, it has been reported that Dr. Pradhan's findings provide the only objective diagnostic method. In 2003, Dr. Hirayama published a study that supported and confirmed these findings.<ref name="CSIR"/>

===Other studies===
Pradhan is also credited with other findings such as:
* If the process is of long duration, patients may develop central [[pontine myelinolysis]], irrespective of whether the correction of hyponatremia is kept slow.<ref name="CSIR"/><ref name="Central pontine myelinolysis following 'slow' correction of hyponatremia">{{cite journal |last1=Pradhan |first1=Sunil |last2=Jha |first2=Ratan |last3=Singh |first3=Madhurendra N. |last4=Gupta |first4=Sandeep |last5=Phadke |first5=Rajendra V. |last6=Kher |first6=Vijay |title=Central pontine myelinolysis following 'slow' correction of hyponatremia |journal=Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery |date=November 1995 |volume=97 |issue=4 |pages=340–343 |doi=10.1016/0303-8467(95)00060-w |pmid=8599905 |s2cid=12090766 }}</ref>
* Explanation of the sheathing of the retinal vessels in [[Tuberous Sclerosis]].<ref name="CSIR"/><ref name="Sheathing of retinal vessels">{{cite journal |last1=Pradhan |first1=Sunil |title=Focal Sheathing of Retinal Arteries in Tuberous Sclerosis |journal=Pediatric Neurosurgery |date=1991 |volume=17 |issue=5 |pages=279–280 |doi=10.1159/000120610 |pmid=1822694 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
* Description of MRI and other features of acute [[endosulphan]] poisoning and its similarities with the MRI features of [[Huntington's disease]] and suggested neurotoxic mechanism by blocking mitochondrial energy metabolism.<ref name="CSIR"/><ref name="Endosulphan poisoning">{{cite journal |last1=Pradhan |first1=Sunil |last2=Pandey |first2=Nirmal |last3=Phadke |first3=Rajendra V. |last4=Kaur |first4=Apjeet |last5=Sharma |first5=Kumudini |last6=Gupta |first6=Rakesh K. |title=Selective involvement of basal ganglia and occipital cortex in a patient with acute endosulfan poisoning |journal=Journal of the Neurological Sciences |date=April 1997 |volume=147 |issue=2 |pages=209–213 |doi=10.1016/s0022-510x(96)05345-2 |pmid=9106131 |s2cid=28905740 }}</ref>
* Description of a new method for extracting lipid from muscle tissues for NMR studies.<ref name="Lipd extraction">{{cite journal |last1=Kumar Srivastava |first1=Niraj |last2=Pradhan |first2=Sunil |last3=Mittal |first3=Balraj |last4=Kumar |first4=Raj |last5=Nagana Gowda |first5=G. A. |title=An Improved, Single Step Standardized Method of Lipid Extraction from Human Skeletal Muscle Tissue |journal=Analytical Letters |date=January 2006 |volume=39 |issue=2 |pages=297–315 |doi=10.1080/00032710500477001 |s2cid=95137864 }}</ref>
* Description of micturition induced reflex epilepsy.<ref name="Reflex epilepsy">{{cite journal |last1=Pradhan |first1=S |last2=Kalita |first2=J |last3=Jayantee |first3=K |title=Micturition induced reflex epilepsy |journal=Neurology India |date=October 1993 |volume=41 |issue=4 |pages=221–223 |pmid=29542670 |url=http://www.neurologyindia.com/article.asp?issn=0028-3886;year=1993;volume=41;issue=4;spage=221;epage=223;aulast=Pradhan;type=0 }}</ref>
* Classification of acute transverse myelitis.<ref name="Acute transverse myelitis">{{cite journal |last1=Kalita |first1=J |last2=Shah |first2=S |last3=Kapoor |first3=R |last4=Misra |first4=UK |title=Bladder dysfunction in acute transverse myelitis: magnetic resonance imaging and neurophysiological and urodynamic correlations |journal=Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry |date=1 August 2002 |volume=73 |issue=2 |pages=154–159 |doi=10.1136/jnnp.73.2.154 |pmid=12122174 |pmc=1737981 }}</ref>

==Awards and recognitions==
The [[Government of India]], in 2014, honoured Dr. Sunil Pradhan, by awarding him the civilian honour of [[Padma Shri]].<ref name="Padma"/> He has received many other awards such as:
* [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize]] - [[Council for Scientific and Industrial Research]] - Government of India - 2002<ref name="CSIR"/><ref name="Controversy"/><ref name="Vidhwan"/>
* [[Dr. B. C. Roy Award]] - [[Medical Council of India]] - 2003
* Uttar Pradesh Vigyan Ratna - Council of Science and Technology - [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]] - 2003-04<ref name="Controversy"/><ref name="Vidhwan"/>
* Dr. H. B. Dingley Memorial Award - [[Indian Council of Medical Research]] - 1994 and 1996<ref name="CSIR"/><ref name="Controversy"/><ref name="Vidhwan"/>
* Shakuntala Amirchand Memorial Award - [[Indian Council of Medical Research]] - 1999<ref name="Controversy"/><ref name="Vidhwan"/>
* Rajib Goyal Award - [[Kurukshetra University]] - Haryana - 2003<ref name="Vidhwan"/><ref name="Tribune">{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20040205/haryana.htm#4|title=Tribune|publisher=Tribune India|date=4 February 2003|access-date=2 October 2014}}</ref>
* Amrut Modi Unichem Award - [[Indian Council for Medical Research]] (ICMR) - 2007<ref name="TOI"/>
* Maj Gen. [[Amir Chand]] Award - [[Armed Forces Medical College, Pune]] - 1998<ref name="Vidhwan"/>
* Dr. S. T. Achar Award - [[Indian Academy of Pediatrics]] - 1995<ref name="CSIR"/><ref name="Vidhwan"/>
* Dr. S. T Achar Award - [[Indian Academy of Pediatrics]] - 1996<ref name="CSIR"/><ref name="Vidhwan"/>
* Best Poster Paper Award - Indian Academy of Neurology - 1993<ref name="Vidhwan"/>
* Best Paper Award - Indian College of Radiology - 1999<ref name="Vidhwan"/>
* Vocational Excellence Prize - [[Rotary International]] - 2002<ref name="Vidhwan"/>
* Elected fellowship - [[National Academy of Medical Sciences]] (2006)<ref name="List of Fellows - NAMS">{{cite web | url=http://www.nams-india.in/downloads/fellowsmembers/ZZ.pdf | title=List of Fellows - NAMS | publisher=National Academy of Medical Sciences | date=2016 | access-date=19 March 2016}}</ref>

==Sunil pardhan_007==

Pradhan has published several research papers in peer-reviewed journals, both national and international in circulation.<ref name=" U.S. National Library of Medicine">{{PubMedAuthorSearch|Pradhan|S}}</ref> A random selection of his articles features:

* {{cite journal |last1=Levac |first1=Danielle |last2=Espy |first2=Deborah |last3=Fox |first3=Emily |last4=Pradhan |first4=Sujata |last5=Deutsch |first5=Judith E. |title='Kinect-ing' With Clinicians: A Knowledge Translation Resource to Support Decision Making About Video Game Use in Rehabilitation |journal=Physical Therapy |date=1 March 2015 |volume=95 |issue=3 |pages=426–440 |doi=10.2522/ptj.20130618 |pmid=25256741 |pmc=4348717 }}
* {{cite journal |last1=Snoussi |first1=Karim |last2=Gillen |first2=Joseph S. |last3=Horska |first3=Alena |last4=Puts |first4=Nicolaas A. J. |last5=Pradhan |first5=Subechhya |last6=Edden |first6=Richard A. E. |last7=Barker |first7=Peter B. |title=Comparison of brain gray and white matter macromolecule resonances at 3 and 7 tesla: MRS of Brain Macromolecules at 3T and 7T |journal=Magnetic Resonance in Medicine |date=September 2015 |volume=74 |issue=3 |pages=607–613 |doi=10.1002/mrm.25468 |pmid=25252131 |pmc=4369478 }}
* {{cite journal |last1=Pradhan |first1=Sunil |last2=Kumar |first2=Ajit |title=Lower motor neuron paralysis with extensive cord atrophy in parainfectious acute transverse myelitis |journal=Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology |date=2014 |volume=17 |issue=3 |pages=347–8 |doi=10.4103/0972-2327.138525 |pmid=25221410 |pmc=4162027 |doi-access=free }}
* {{cite journal |last1=Pradhan |first1=Sunil K. |last2=Kamble |first2=Nitin M. |last3=Pillai |first3=Aravind S. |last4=Gaikwad |first4=Satish S. |last5=Khulape |first5=Sagar A. |last6=Reddy |first6=M.R. |last7=Mohan |first7=C. Madhan |last8=Kataria |first8=Jag Mohan |last9=Dey |first9=Sohini |title=Recombinant nucleocapsid protein based single serum dilution ELISA for the detection of antibodies to infectious bronchitis virus in poultry |journal=Journal of Virological Methods |date=December 2014 |volume=209 |pages=1–6 |doi=10.1016/j.jviromet.2014.08.015 |pmid=25173423 }}
* {{cite journal |last1=Pradhan |first1=S |title=Valley sign in Becker muscular dystrophy and outliers of Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy |journal=Neurology India |date=June 2004 |volume=52 |issue=2 |pages=203–5 |pmid=15269471 |url=http://www.neurologyindia.com/article.asp?issn=0028-3886;year=2004;volume=52;issue=2;spage=203;epage=205;aulast=Pradhan }}

The National Center for Biotechnology Information of the [[United States National Library of Medicine]] has published the abstracts of over 750 papers published by Dr. Pradhan.<ref name="U.S. National Library of Medicine"/> ''Nanojamians'', a blog providing information on technological advancement in neuro sciences, has also listed many of his papers.

==Controversy==
{{quotebox|align = right|width=21em|''It was around 12 noon on Monday when the judge came to the OPD and asked to be seen by me. As is the normal procedure, I requested that the case should first go to a resident doctor for preparation of a medical case sheet. But he insisted to be seen by me only. He carried no medical file with him. Also, no doctor had referred him to me. Anyway, I called him in. As I was busy seeing a patient, I could only offer a chair to the lady accompanying the judge. I did not have more chairs to offer to the judge. He, however, left,'' Dr. Pradhan said about the incident.<ref name="Controversy"/>}}

On 9 October 2006, Dr. Pradhan received a [[court summons]] from the Lucknow bench of the [[Allahabad High Court]], on charges of contempt of court for allegedly ignoring a sitting judge of Allahabad High Court, to present himself before the judge the next day. Dr. Pradhan appeared before the judge at his chamber, along with the Advocate General and the Additional Advocate General of Uttar Pradesh and was asked to tender a written apology, which included an assurance not to repeat the mistake in future. He duly did so and was released without a sentence. Reports about the incident appeared in the media, and drew comments from the public and the law circles. The comments of the judge, however, was not reported.<ref name="Controversy"/>

Later, acting on the news report, the Governor of Uttar Pradesh, [[T. V. Rajeswar]], ordered an enquiry into the incident. The Principal Secretary to the Governor contacted [[Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences]] and asked for a report from the management of the institute. Dr. Pradhan's statement was recorded and a report was submitted to the Governor. The details about the action taken are not known.<ref name="Highbeam Research">{{cite web|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-1144455811.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150323095425/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-1144455811.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 March 2015|title=Highbeam Research|publisher=Highbeam Research|date=11 October 2006|access-date=2 October 2014}}</ref>

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==References==
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==External links==
* {{Cite web|title = NANOJAMIANS: A PROUD OF NEUROLOGY|url = http://nanojamians.blogspot.in/2009/02/proud-of-neurology.html|website = nanojamians.blogspot.in|access-date = 2015-07-27|date = 22 February 2009}}
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IrmaBracy4216 at 11:43, 28 December 2025