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Chindhuri Selvadurai, MDAssistant Professor of Neurology
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- Overview
- Education & Training
- Clinical Interests
- Committees & Organizations
- Publications
- Presentations
Dr. Selvadurai is a board-certified neurologist specializing in movement disorders. Her clinical interests include Essential Tremor, Parkinson's Disease, and botulinum toxin (Botox) for movement disorders. She is also involved in medical education of students and residents. A Connecticut native, she is a proud graduate of UConn School of Medicine and is thrilled to return to the institution where she began her career in medicine.
Education
Post-Graduate Training
Awards
| Degree | Institution | Major |
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| BA | Wellesley College | Neuroscience |
| MD | UConn School of Medicine | Medicine |
Post-Graduate Training
| Training | Institution | Specialty |
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| Internship | Yale New Haven Hospital | Medicine |
| Residency | Yale New Haven Hospital | Neurology (Clinical Chief Resident) |
| Fellowship | Yale New Haven Hospital | Movement Disorders |
Awards
| Name of Award/Honor | Awarding Organization |
|---|---|
| Certificate in Neurology Education | Yale School of Medicine |
| Sylvia Parkinson Scholarship for Service, Leadership and Academic Excellence | |
| Community Service Award, Student and Faculty Nominated | UConn School of Medicine |
| Schwartz Grand Rounds Presentation, Faculty Selection | UConn School of Medicine |
| Bambi Bailey Scholarship | |
| Howard Hughes Medical Institute Research Grant in Neuroscience | |
| Harvard-Radcliffe Book Award |
- Tremor Disorders
- Facial Spasms
- Parkinson’s Disease
- Atypical and Drug-Induced Parkinsonism
- Botulinum Toxin (BOTOX) Therapy
- Hyperkinetic Movement Disorders
- Restless Leg Syndrome
- Tics and Tourette Syndrome
- Dystonia
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Huntington's Disease
- Wilson's Disease
| Name & Description | Category | Role | Type | Scope | Start Year | End Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Movement Disorders Society | Member | National | 2015 | |||
| American Academy of Neurology | Member | National | 2008 |
Journal Articles
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Choreoathetosis in the Setting of Human Herpesvirus-6 Infection in a Transplant Recipient.
Tremor and other hyperkinetic movements (New York, N.Y.) 2021 Jan;1140
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Focal Unilateral Palatal Myoclonus Causing Objective Clicking Tinnitus without Uvula Elevation Diagnosed by Concurrent Auscultation.
Journal of movement disorders 2020 Sep;13(3):223-224
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Clinical Reasoning: A 16-year-old girl with ataxia, oscillopsia, and behavioral changes.
Neurology 2020 Apr;94(16):713-717
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Resting state connectivity immediately following learning correlates with subsequent sleep-dependent enhancement of motor task performance.
NeuroImage 2014 Nov;102 Pt 2666-73
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The Seeing Machine Camera: An Artistic Tool for the Visually Challenged Conceived by a Visually Challenged Artist
Leonardo (Journal of Arts Sciences & Technology) 2012 May;45.2141-147
Book Chapters
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Altered Mental Status
Netter's Integrated Review of Medicine; Altered Mental Status 2020 May;
Abstracts
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Disease knowledge in males and females with Parkinson’s Disease and Related Disorders
Journal of the International Parkinson and Movement Disorders Society 2022 Sep;
Case Reports
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Progressive Tetraparesis in a 57-Year-Old Man With Congenital Absence of an Anterior Spinal Artery: A Case of Anterior Spinal Cord Infarction.
The Neurohospitalist 2020 Oct;10(4):305-308
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New Onset Seizure Disorder Following Electroconvulsive Therapy.
Connecticut medicine 2016 Sep;80(8):479-481
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Eyelid Tremor in Parkinson’s Disease. Tremor Congress. 05/ 2023. New York,
| Title or Abstract | Type | Sponsor/Event | Date/Year | Location |
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| Disease knowledge in males and females with Parkinson’s Disease and Related Disorders | Poster | 2022 | Madrid, Spain | |
| Botulinum neurotoxin simulation workshop: Impact on Resident Satisfaction and Knowledge. | Poster | International Parkinson Disease and Movement Disorders Journal | 2022 | Madrid, Spain |
| Parkinsonism in a patient with limbic-predominant age related TDP-43 encephalopathy (LATE) | Poster | International Parkinson Disease and Movement Disorders Journal | 2021 | Virtual |
| Late-onset chorea in the setting of cerebrovascular disease | Poster | International Parkinson Disease and Movement Disorders Journal | 2021 | Virtual |
| Repetitive Learning: The Use of ANKI Flashcards in Studying for the Neurology Inservice Training Exam | Poster | Yale School of Medicine | 2020 | Virtual |
| Acute ACA Stroke Presenting with Dystonia and Spasticity | Poster | American Academy of Neurology | 2020 | Virtual |
| A Case Series: Acute ACA Stroke Presenting with Dystonia and Spasticity. Poster at AAN virtual session. April 2020. (Yu A, Selvadurai C, Amin H.) | Poster | AAN - Virtual Session | 2020 | |
| Isolated Unilateral Tensor Veli Palatini Myoclonus Causing Objective Tinnitus without palatal elevation. (Selvadurai C, Schaefer S.) | Poster | MDS International Congress | 2019 | Nice, France |
| Sex Differences in Coagulation after Stroke: Factor XI Levels Drop After Acute Ischemic Stroke. (Selvadurai C, Wang Y, Roy-O’Reilly M, Grady JJ and McCullough LD) | Poster | ISC | 2016 | |
| Sex differences in Stroke and Heart Disease | Poster | UConn Annual Student Presentation | 2015 | |
| Effect of Physician Prompts on Preventive Healthcare, University of Connecticut Medical School and The Hospital of Central Connecticut. June 2015. Annual CQI symposium poster presentation | Poster | UConn Med School and The Hospital of Central CT Annual CQI Symposium | 2015 |