MENINGIOMA – a benign tumour of the brain ! Meningioma are tumours that arise from the meninges, a membrane that surrounds the brain and the spinal cord. Harvey Cushing, an American neurosurgeon also known as the father of modern neurological surgery coined this term called ‘Meningioma’. Most of these tumours grow inside the brain, though some of these tumours […]
Tethered cord (Spinal Dysraphism) in children- Intraoperative Neuromonitoring Normally in human beings the spinal cord hangs loose in the vertebral (spinal) canal. The cord is able to move up and down freely with growth, and also on bending and stretching of our body during physical activities. Tethered cord syndrome or spinal dysraphism relates to malformations of the spinal cord which may or may not present with neurological deficits. Here […]
BRAIN METASTASIS Brain metastasis (secondaries) are tumours (cancer) that originate in tissues or organs in the human body and spread to the brain. It happens to be an important cause of morbidity and mortality in cancer patients. These are the most common intracranial tumours, slightly more than half of all brain tumours. The incidence of metastatic brain tumours in the United States is […]
DEMENTIA – THE REVERSIBLE CAUSES Dementia is a term that describes a wide range of symptoms associated with a decline in memory severe enough to reduce a person’s ability to perform daily activities. Alzheimer’s disease accounts for 60 to 80 percent of all cases. The second most common type is the overall cognitive decline following a […]
SPINE FRACTURES & SPINAL CORD INJURIES A developing country like India is passing through significant industrialisation and urbanisation leading to a vast change in socioeconomic values. Due to these rapid changes, road traffic accidents (RTAs) have become a public hazard to millions of human lives and their safety. Injuries on the road, at home and work place […]
NORMAL PRESSURE HYDROCEPHALUS – the role of Programmable Shunts for the elderly ! This disorder Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH) was first described in the year 1965, and it was also called as Hakim-Adams syndrome. It usually affects elderly people above the age of 65 with a male preponderance. NPH happens due to the decreased absorption of the cerebrospinal fluid […]