India takes pride in having provided the world with some of the best, globally acclaimed neurologists /neurosurgeons. Many of them have been educated not only in premier institutes in India but have undergone specialization in the field in premium institutes in the world. Detecting and treating neurological issues requires a high degree of precision and timing, which would determine prognosis and even decide the patients’ quality of life. The neurological |
professionals in the many well-endowed modern healthcare facilities in India, are well trained to take combine new age technology with clinical experienced that hey have gained from caring for thousands of neurological patients every day.
Statistics show that a neurologist/neurosurgeon in India is visited by three times the number of patients seen by their western counterpart. Far from being overwhelmed by the numbers, the success in neurology treatment in India suggests that they have utilized their knowledge, expertise, intuitive ability and the assistance provided by new age technology to ensure that patients receive the best care.
Every types of neural anomaly found among patients in west have been encountered by neurosurgeons and physicians in India –only that these numbers are greater by two to three times that found in the USA or EU. Neuropathic disorders related to the muscles, surgeries for arthroplasty, spinal surgeries, brain surgeries in adults and in children, surgeries for epileptics and many other complex situations related to the neurological functions are very effectively treated in India.
The private hospitals around the country are technically geared to meet the challenges of neurological treatment. |
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| These medical facilities have, full fledged departments for: |
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Electrophysiology |
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Laboratory |
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Neurosurgery |
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Neuro-radiology |
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Neuro Intensive care |
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Neuro nursing |
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Neuro-rehabilitation units |
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Besides regular open surgeries, the neurosurgeons in India also perform neuro-microsurgeries and keyhole surgeries that are bloodless, safer, less painful and allow for quicker recoveries. |
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| Some of the specialized neuro surgeries performed are: |
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Micro neuro surgery- performed with the help of a surgical microscope, |
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Angiography suite - to perform carotid/cerebral angiogram in evaluation of neuro vascular lesions |
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Surgeries for |
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Head injuries |
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Spinal injuries |
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Congenital disorders |
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Spinal cord tumors |
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Micro lumbar disectomies |
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Anterior cervical disectomies |
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Brain tumors |
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Aneurysm clipping |
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Stroke surgery, keyhole surgery |
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Acoustic neuro |
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| Much of the technological equipments for diagnosis are imported from the USA or the EU and the physicians are also trained here. Therefore, neurological patients treated in India will get identical quality of care that they get in their home countries, but will have the bonus of enjoying the medical practitioner’s empathy that is part of the cultural training. |
