Parkinson’s disease being treated successfully through DBS surgery at Fortis Hospital Mohali

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Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, May 11: The patients suffering from Parkinson's disease, which severely impacts health and daily life, now has a reason to cheer as the Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) surgery, being successfully done at Fortis Hospital Mohali, is providing greater recovery. Addressing a press conference here today, Dr Nishit Sawal (Senior Consultant, Neurology, Fortis Hospital Mohali) said,
Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, May 11: The patients suffering from Parkinson's disease, which severely impacts health and daily life, now has a reason to cheer as the Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) surgery, being successfully done at Fortis Hospital Mohali, is providing greater recovery. Addressing a press conference here today, Dr Nishit Sawal (Senior Consultant, Neurology, Fortis Hospital Mohali) said, "A 64-year-old Jammu-based patient, who had been suffering from Parkinson's disease and had been exhibiting symptoms such as trembling of hands, arms, head, difficulty in speaking, stiffness of limbs and impaired coordination, consulted him recently." He said the Neuro-Modulation team at Fortis Mohali comprising Dr Anupam Jindal (Additional Director, Neurosurgery), Dr Vivek Gupta (Additional Director, Interventional Neuroradiology), Dr Vivek Agarwal (Consultant, Neuro-intervention and Interventional Radiology), Dr Abhishek Prasad (Consultant, Neuro-Radiology), Dr Bhupinderjit Waraich (Senior Consultant, Department of Mental Health and Behavioural Sciences), Dr Mehraaj Sandhu (Consultant, Department of Mental Health and Behavioural Sciences) besides him, deliberated on the treatment modalities and decided to perform DBS surgery. "Following good rehabilitation at Fortis Mohali, the Patient's health improved and his symptoms began to subside. He is leading a normal life today," said Dr Sawal, adding, "Deep Brain Stimulation improves motor complications in patients with Parkinson's disease. Symptoms such as trembling of hands, arms, head, and difficulty in walking subside post-surgery, besides medication is also reduced." He said Fortis Hospital Mohali is the only hospital in North India (outside NCR) to provide 24x7 facilities for the treatment of Parkinson's disease, dystonia, essential tremors and ataxia through DBS. Further, Fortis Mohali is the only hospital in North India to use Alpha Omega's (Tel Aviv, Israel) MER (Micro Electrode Recording system) with a Robotic Drive which makes DBS targeting much more accurate. "Fortis Mohali is also the only private hospital outside NCR to have a dedicated Movement Disorder Clinic, which is held every Saturday from 11 AM to 2 PM. Besides this, it is the only hospital in North India to offer Vagal Nerve Stimulation (VNS) which has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for epilepsy and depression," Dr Sawal claimed.

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 11: The patients suffering from Parkinson’s disease, which severely impacts health and daily life, now has a reason to cheer as the Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) surgery, being successfully done at Fortis Hospital Mohali, is providing greater recovery.
Addressing a press conference here today, Dr Nishit Sawal (Senior Consultant, Neurology, Fortis Hospital Mohali) said, “A 64-year-old Jammu-based patient, who had been suffering from Parkinson’s disease and had been exhibiting symptoms such as trembling of hands, arms, head, difficulty in speaking, stiffness of limbs and impaired coordination, consulted him recently.”
He said the Neuro-Modulation team at Fortis Mohali comprising Dr Anupam Jindal (Additional Director, Neurosurgery), Dr Vivek Gupta (Additional Director, Interventional Neuroradiology), Dr Vivek Agarwal (Consultant, Neuro-intervention and Interventional Radiology), Dr Abhishek Prasad (Consultant, Neuro-Radiology), Dr Bhupinderjit Waraich (Senior Consultant, Department of Mental Health and Behavioural Sciences), Dr Mehraaj Sandhu (Consultant, Department of Mental Health and Behavioural Sciences) besides him, deliberated on the treatment modalities and decided to perform DBS surgery.
“Following good rehabilitation at Fortis Mohali, the Patient’s health improved and his symptoms began to subside. He is leading a normal life today,” said Dr Sawal, adding, “Deep Brain Stimulation improves motor complications in patients with Parkinson’s disease. Symptoms such as trembling of hands, arms, head, and difficulty in walking subside post-surgery, besides medication is also reduced.”
He said Fortis Hospital Mohali is the only hospital in North India (outside NCR) to provide 24×7 facilities for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease, dystonia, essential tremors and ataxia through DBS. Further, Fortis Mohali is the only hospital in North India to use Alpha Omega’s (Tel Aviv, Israel) MER (Micro Electrode Recording system) with a Robotic Drive which makes DBS targeting much more accurate.
“Fortis Mohali is also the only private hospital outside NCR to have a dedicated Movement Disorder Clinic, which is held every Saturday from 11 AM to 2 PM. Besides this, it is the only hospital in North India to offer Vagal Nerve Stimulation (VNS) which has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for epilepsy and depression,” Dr Sawal claimed.

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