Friends, This is the first Blog that I am posting and it is but natural that it is about a legend which is born once in many thousand years. He is very close to my heart, and indeed, the guiding path to thousands of neurosurgeons, even after a century of insanely rapid evolution in medical
During my practice as a neurosurgeon, I have experienced various types of reactions from patient’s relatives, lay public and doctors as well. People who diagnose, advise investigations and treat neurological diseases are not necessarily experts in this field: they could be relatives, neighbors, colleagues, or just well-wishers! The confidence with which lay people diagnose others’
Trigeminal Neuralgia is a very painful malady and can cause severe suffering. Microvascular decompression or MVD surgery has a great potential of curing this disease. Trigeminal Neuralgia Treatment center at Pune, India has been making a focused effort to develop the center of excellence for this disorder. Trigeminal neuralgia has been infamous due to the
Slipped disc, also called as disc prolapse or herniated intervertebral disc is a common problem. The disc is repeatedly injured by wrong posture and wrong lifting postures. This is especially important in this era of “gymming”. Repeated disc injury sets the stage for development of spondylosis. Last week a thirty five-ish man walked into
Let us understand what the word Hemifacial spasm means. Hemi means half, facial means related to the face, and spasm means repeated and uncontrolled contraction of the muscles. In this disease, patients suffer from contraction of one side of the face, which they are not able to control. So when such afflicted persons begin a
What is Hemi-facial spasm? What are the symptoms of this disease? How do we diagnose this, what are the available treatments, and how to choose the right one? These are some of the most frequently asked questions in my clinic.Hemifacial spasm is also called ‘winking disease’ or facial twitching disease. In this disease patients suffer
Let us understand what the word Hemifacial spasm means. Hemi means half, facial means related to the face, and spasm means repeated and uncontrolled contraction of the muscles. In this disease, patients suffer from contraction of one side of the face, which they are not able to control. So when such afflicted persons begin a
Endoscopic discectomy is a treatment for a slipped disc that is causing compression on a nerve root of the spinal cord like Sciatica or any other radiculopathy. Dr Jaydev Panchawagh explains why a herniated disc or slipped disc can cause compression on the spinal cord or a nerve root. Generally, the surgery is done under
Dr Jaydev Panchawagh is a top neurosurgeon (brain and spine surgeon) in Pune, Maharashtra state in India. Here he discusses how Trigeminal Neuralgia or facial pain disease is caused, and its symptoms. Diagnosis of Trigeminal Neuralgia may not be easy if one has never heard of it. The TN pain is usually like an electric
Brain aneurysm is simply a ballooning or bulging of one of the blood vessels in the brain. This video shows how it is treated by surgical clipping. What is a brain aneurysm? Why does an aneurysm rupture? What are the symptoms of brain aneurysm? Brain aneurysm or cerebrovascular aneurysm is like a balloon that is
