Dr. Shankar Basandani is a highly experienced and skilled Neurosurgeons in Jaipur. Currently, he is serving as a consultant at Manipal Hospital,Jaipur. With the experience of more than 24 years in the field of neurosurgery he is known for performing advanced spine surgery, minimally-invasive, endoscopic spine and brain, epilepsy surgeries cerebrovascular surgeries, and CSF Rhinorrhoea repair surgery. Dr. Shankar Basandani is a qualified MBBS, MS, M.Ch and has done Fellowship in Spine Surgery. He is professionally affiliated and is a respected member of AO Spine Neurological Society of India , the Neuro Surgeon Society of India , the Indian Medical Association, and features a fellowship beforehand Spine Surgery - Lilavati Hospital, Mumbai. With his experience, he has contributed to different research papers for medical journals.
Epilepsy Surgery
It is a procedure done to remove an area of the brain where seizures occur. When seizures tend to frequently occur at a single location in the brain epilepsy surgery becomes very effective. Although it's not the primary line of treatment but proves helpful when a minimum of two anti-seizure medications have did not control seizures. Some prior tests are necessary to check whether the patient is eligible for epilepsy surgery and how it must be performed.
Effects Of Seizures
- Physical injuries during a seizure
- Sudden death
- Worsening memory or other thinking skills
- Drowning, if the seizure occurs during a shower or swimming
- Depression and anxiety
- Developmental delays in children
Types Of Epilepsy Surgery
Epileptic seizures are the result of abnormal brain cells activities. Types of surgery include:
- Reseptive Surgery – It is one of the most common epilepsy surgery where a small portion of the brain is removed. The brain tissues in the area from where the seizures occur are cut out. It is usually the site of a tumor, malformation, or brain injury.
- Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy - It is a less invasive surgery where a laser is used to pinpoint and destroy a small portion of brain tissue. To guide the laser a surgeon uses Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
- Deep Brain Stimulation – during this procedure, a tool is permanently implanted inside the brain to release regularly timed electrical signals. These signals help to disrupt abnormal, seizure-inducing activity.
- Corpus Callosotomy – It is a surgery where a part of the brain that connects nerves on the right and left sides is completely or partially removed. This proves helpful with children who experience abnormal brain activity that spreads from one side of the brain to the other.
- Hemispherectomy - In this procedure, one side of the folded gray matter of the brain is removed. It helps the youngsters who experience seizures that originate from multiple sites in one hemisphere. It is the result of a condition present since birth or in early infancy.
- Functional Hemispherectomy - it's a procedure utilized in children to get rid of the nerve connection without removing the brain pieces.
Take Away
The outcome and the surgery to be done totally depend on the type of seizure one is suffering from. You can consult Dr. Shankar Basandani one of the best Neurosurgeons in Jaipur working at Manipal Hospital.
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