Stereotactic surgery & Deep Brain Stimulation
About to Stereotactic surgery & Deep Brain Stimulation
Stereotactic surgery or stereotaxy (not to be confused with the virtuality concept of stereotaxy) is a minimally invasive form of surgical intervention which makes use of a three-dimensional coordinate system to locate small targets inside the body and to perform on them some action such as ablation, biopsy, lesion, injection, stimulation, implantation, radiosurgery (SRS), etc.
Deep Brain Stimulation is a rapidly emerging therapy for advanced Parkinson disease . He is credited for starting First DBS for Parkinson disease in 1998, First case of DBS for OCD in 2010 in Asia and first case of DBS for refractory epilepsy in 2012 in Asia. Deep brain stimulation surgery technique involves implanting electrodes inside the deep nuclei of brain called as subthalamus under local anesthesia. These electrodes are then connected to IPG (Pacemaker) implanted underneath the skin below the clavicle through the connecting leads under general anesthesia. To perform any kind of activity, the patient has to switch on the device with the help of a patient programmer. This stimulates the deep brain nuclei, which results in improvement of all the symptoms of Parkinson disease.
~ Extensive Expertise in: ~
- Parkinson
- Dystonia
- Epilepsy
- Essential Tremor
- OCD
~ Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery Advantage : ~
- In this surgery we do not injure the brain so it is relatively risk free.
- Completely reversible and programmable.
- Parkinson medications are reduced which results in improvement of drug related side effects.
- There is improvement of quality of life in both off and on stage of the disease.
~How it works ?~
DBS uses a surgically implanted medical device, similar to a cardiac pacemaker, to deliver electrical stimulation to precisely targeted areas within the brain. Stimulation of these areas blocks the signals that cause the disabling motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease. The electrical stimulation can be noninvasively adjusted to maximize treatment benefits. As a result, many individuals may achieve greater control over their body movements.
CONSULTATION
Consultation with specialists at NeuroGen Brain and Spine Institute can be done by the following ways:
- In person: Out-patient Department at NeuroGen is generally active on all the week days from Monday to Saturday. Tuesdays with prior appointments. Telephonic appointments can be made at +91 997-199-7561
- Through mail: you may send your query to Agarwaldkmrt@yahoo.co.in along with the relevant details, such as history, medical records and investigations done. You will get a reply to your query, either by mail or via a telephone call. Further communication can be carried out thereafter, as per suitability and convenience
- Telephonically: Doctors at Brain & Spine Care are available to speak to the patients or patients relatives –Monday to Saturday (from 06:00 am to 08:00 pm).
