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From Neurosurgery to Triathlon: My tryst with Ironman in Staffordshire

Some call it madness, some call it extreme, but I find the whole process of triathlons fun and exciting and a great mimicker of life. The discipline and organization that the race teaches you is a great life lesson. While it may be recognised as an individual sport but one cannot sustain it without the support of family and friends.

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What is TLIF Surgery?

TLIF is a surgical technique to achieve surgical fusion of two or more spinal levels in the lumbar spine. This has 2 parts. 1st a cage with bone is inserted into the disc space by creating a space near the exiting root, hence the name 'Transforaminal'. Then pedicle screws (bone screws) are placed in the spinal body above and below to keep everything in place. This may also be combined with laminectomy and decompression depending on the patient.

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VP Shunt Surgery in Vasant Kunj, Delhi

Peritoneal shunt is one of most common neurosurgical procedures performed worldwide. This surgery is done for excessive buildup of water or hydrocephalus in the brain. VP shunts are done in all ages from small children to elderly adults for various reasons.

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What is Meningioma? Symptoms, Diagnosis, & Treatment

Meningiomas are the most common primary brain tumours. The tumours are very rarely cancerous. These tumours arise from the meningeal covering of the brain, namely from the arachnoid layer. These tumours are named on the location of their origin and sometimes can become very large in size.

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Brain Stem: The Final Frontier

The hero of the show: Yubraj. For a parent, there could be nothing more worrying than a child getting diagnosed with a brain tumour. Seven-year-old Yubraj from Nepal was referred to us with a brainstem tumour. The child could not swallow or talk and could barely take his name. He had ataxia, had lost over 5 kgs and weighed only 14 kgs. Upon examination, it was found that he had wasting of the right side of his tongue and severe lower cranial palsy.

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Let’s Talk About Spondylosis

What is Cervical Spondylosis? Spondylosis derives from Latin, Spondy means spine: losis means problem, as the name suggests spondylosis is a non-specific condition which can be used to describe any degenerative problem associated with the spine.

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What is Cranioplasty and the treatment options

Cranioplasty or correction of the bone defect of the skull is a commonly performed procedure. The most routine cases are of decompressive craniectomy, where a large piece of skull bone is removed in patients of accidents\bleeding or brain swelling. Some tumours may also destroy the bone thus requiring replacement of the same.

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Spine Surgery: Should you opt-in for one?

“Spine surgery” … These words provoke more trepidation and fear in a patient than any other form of surgery. Whether it’s a young college going student who has become a recluse because of back pain or an elderly patient who has become bedridden but the first response is always a big NO. This made me think, why has spinal surgery or more specifically lumbar spine surgery got such a bad name.

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Head Injury: Better be safe than sorry

Head injury or Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) can be defined as any injury occurring to the brain due to trauma or a blow. The most common causes include road accidents, falls and violence. It is estimated that over 1.4 million serious accidents occur in India every year. In India, where drivers have scant regard for their own and other's life, no one is safe. Pedestrians account for nearly quarter of all accident victims.

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Deep Brain Stimulation In Parkinsons Disease

Parkinson's disease (PD) is almost as old as man himself. The earliest description of the disease can be found as far back as 12th century BC. As early as 300 BC Charaka has described the classic triad of PD. It was first described in modern time in the 18th century by James Parkinson's, after whom the disease is named.

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Yemen girl with crippling illness

Three years after severe seizures were brought on by a rare neurological disease, Rasmussen’s Encephalitis, Hamed is now making a remarkable recovery — following a drastic six-hour surgery at Fortis Hospital on April 14, wherein the right side of her brain was “disconnected”.

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What is Minimally invasive spine surgery (MISS) ?

As the name suggests surgery done using small incisions and minimal tissues destruction is called MISS Traditionally spine surgery involved large cuts with extensive muscle dissection and cutting thus leading to loss of normal anatomy and destruction of normal tissue and muscles. MISS aims to achieve the same results while minimizing the disruption of normal tissue and anatomy.

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Neck Pain And Cervical Spondylosis

Cervical spondylosis is a non-specific word which describes the changes which can affect the spine in your neck due to routine wear and tear. This includes changes due to dehydration of discs, which can then lead to bony spurs forming called osteoarthritis. Cervical spondylosis is very common and can be seen in the majority of patients over 60yrs of age. It's usually asymptomatic and commonly seen on X rays or MRI done for some other reason.