siliconindia | | October 20208ibyanshu, 12 years old boy from Orissa, started suffering from epileptic seizures since birth. Ever since, he had atleast 5-10 seizures almost daily. His parents, worried had consulted various doctors across India for treatment. But until the age of 12 years, Dibyanshu was under medication and the seizures would not stop but only delayed. The frequency of the seizures was occurring after two to three days but did not subside.Since he had been under medication for over 12 years, the body might have become resistant to medication and due to the result; the seizures had increased to 15 per day.After being dejected from top hospitals for treatment, the patient was referred to Artemis Hospital as the last hope. The neurology team Comprising of Dr Sumit Singh, Dr Aditya Gupta and Dr Amit Aggarwal, analyzed the patient and upon complete investigation, the patient was referred for Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS). This surgery is being performed only for the 12th time in India and 5th by the Neurology team at Agrim institute of Neurosciences at Artemis Hospital.Usually, the surgery for epilepsy consists of removal of a portion of the brain where the abnormality is found. Multiple tests like MRI, EEG and PET scans were done to diagnose the affected areas of the brain that triggered seizures. The investigation reports revealed that the seizures were triggered from different portions of the brain, medically known as multi-focal epilepsy, and removal of all the affected parts of the brain was not possible. Hence the team decided to perform Deep Brain Stimulation surgery. Understanding the criticality of the patient, immediate surgery was suggested to the patient's parents. This surgical procedure is helpful in cases where the effects of medications stop working.DDr Sumit Singh is a famous Parkinson's disease specialist and a renowned expert in headache disorders. He has tremendous experience in The DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION SURGERY patient planning and programming.Dr Sumit Singh, Director, Neurosciences, Agrim Institute of Neuro Sciences, Artemis HospitalIN MY opinionEPILEPTIC SEIZURES CAN NOW BE CONTROLLED WITH DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION PROCEDURE
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