Dr. Mathew Joseph Designation: Professor of Neurosurgery Location: Neurosurgery Intensive Care Unit Qualifications: Qualification MCh MBBS University Dr. M.G.R. Medical University Madras University Year of passing 1993 1985 Area of Interests: Head Injury Neuro Critical Care Basic Life Support Publications: 1) Joseph M, Rajshekhar V, Chandy MJ: Choroid plexus papilloma of the fourth ventricle. Neurology India, in press 2) Shalini Nair, Joe Jacob, Sanjith Aaron, Maya Thomas, Mathew Joseph, Mathew Alexander. Pulmonary distress following attempted suicidal hanging. Ind J Med Sci 2009; 63(2): 53-7. 3) Joseph M, Nair S: Sodium-Water disturbances in a Neuro ICU. Critical Care Update 2008. Ed: Vineet Nayyar, Jaypee Brothers Ltd. Ch 13. 4) Biji Bahuleyan, Kirit C Shah, Mathew Joseph. Extensive skull base fractures with multiple cranial nerve palsies. Indian Journal of Neurotrauma 2007; 4(1): 71-2. 5) M Joseph: Intracranial pressure monitoring: Vital information ignored. Indian Journal of Critical Care 2005; 9(1):35-41. 6) S Kumar, J Vijayan, J Jacob, S Aaron, M Joseph, M Alexander, C Gnanamuthu. Occurrence of cervical spine injuries in suicidal hanging. Tropical Doctor 2005; 35(4): 198-200. 7) Singh S, Kumar S, Joseph M, Gnanamuthu C, Alexander M: Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis presenting as subdural haematoma. Australas Radiol. 2005;49(2):101-3. 8) Joseph M, Sarkar H: Are we ready for hypertonic saline in brain injury? Critical Care Update 2004. Ed: VineetNayyar, Jaypee Brothers Ltd. Pg 112-21. 9) M Alexander, M Joseph, C Gnanamuthu, U Vaid: Recurrent cerebral venous and peripheral arterial thrombosis. Neurology India. 2004; 52(2):275-6 10) Kumar S, Alexander M, Joseph M, Gnanamuthu C: Symmetrical peripheral gangrene: association with adrenaline administration. Critical Care Asia, 2004; 2(1): 19-21. 11) G.S.S. Kumar, A.G. Chacko, M. Joseph: Superior sagittal sinus and torcula thrombosis in minor head injury. Neurology India, 2004; 52(1): 123-4. 12) Mathew J: Airway safety for patients receiving intraventricular sodium nitroprusside therapy. Neurology India 2003; 51(4): 560-1. 13) Joseph M: ICP monitoring in a resource-constrained environment: technical note. Neurology India, 2003; 51(3): 333-5. 14) Joseph M, Ziadi S, Nates J, Dannenbaum M, Malkoff M.Increases in cardiac output can reverse flow deficits from vasospasm independent of blood pressure: a study using xenon computed tomographic measurement of cerebral blood flow. Neurosurgery. 2003; 53(5):1044-52. 15) Sankar A, Joseph M, Chandy MJ: Interhemispheric subdural hematoma: an uncommon sequel of trauma. Neurology India 2003; 51(1): 63-4. 16) Joseph M, Nates JL: Stable xenon computed tomography cerebral blood flow measurement in neurological disease. The Internet Journal of Emergency and Intensive Care Medicine 2000; Vol 4 No 2. 17) Alexandrov AV, Joseph M: Transcranial Doppler: an overview of its clinical applications. The Internet Journal of Emergency and Intensive Care Medicine 2000; Vol 4 No 1. 18) Joseph M, Rajshekhar V, Chandy MJ: Hematopoietic tissue presenting as a sphenoid sinus mass: case report. Neuroradiology 2000; 42(2):153-154. 19) Nates JL, Joseph M: Percutaneous tracheostomy techniques (letter to the editor). Anesthesia Analgesia 1999; 89: 1068-1069.