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This is an article from the Safe Pregnancy in Epilepsy patient guide. Women with Epilepsy can have seizures during pregnancy. Having seizures while pregnant can hurt the baby & mother. It is incorrect to say that pregnancy triggers seizures. But seizures can increase due to 5 important causes of seizures in pregnancy. It is imporant to know […]
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Deep Brain Stimulation cost in India varies between Rs.12 lakh to Rs. 16 lakh. Most of the cost variation is based on the DBS device used. A rough breakup of the minimum cost is as follows: Expense Approximate cost (INR) Approximate cost (USD) Pre-operative evaluation Rs. 50,000 $ 680 DBS Device (Activa-PC) Rs. 7.6 lakh
This is an article from the Safe Pregnancy in Epilepsy patient guide. Epilepsy does not decrease fertility. But Epilepsy medications can affect fertility. Epilepsy medications can affect the reproductive system in women. Some medications like valproate can cause PCOD. Epilepsy medications can cause temporary problems in getting pregnant. Some epilepsy medications can decrease sperm counts. However,
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DBS surgery risks & Deep Brain Stimulation side effects are relatively low. It is very easy to think only about the risks of the surgery itself. But the DBS surgery risk is relatively minor, and described below. A few weeks after the DBS surgery, the DBS electrical current is switched on. The current decreases Parkinson’s Disease
Deep Brain Stimulation Success rate for Parkinson’s disease is excellent. According to Medtronic’s data, 85-90% of patients have significant improvement after DBS. DBS does not reduce all symptoms equally. It reduces some symptoms more than others. In most cases: DBS reduces the major symptoms of shaking, stiffness and slowness. Patients walk faster. However, DBS does not reduce imbalance. DBS
The DBS procedure can appear daunting to a patient! There are 5 crucial steps: The 5 steps of a systematic DBS process 1. Pre-operative evaluation including Levodopa Challenge Test 2. Selection of DBS target and DBS device. 3. DBS surgery itself 4. Post-operative recovery Table Of Contents Pre-operative evaluation including Levodopa Challenge Test Selection of
Which is the best DBS device? Actually, no DBS device has been proven to the best. All DBS devices are very good. Newer devices provide many additional features. But whether these additional features help patients in the real world is not known. Let us learn about these issues. Table Of Contents Which companies manufacture Deep
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STN-DBS versus GPI-DBS – Which DBS location is better? Worldwide, the most common DBS location is a brain part called the Subthalamic Nucleus (STN-DBS). So, most doctors think it is better. But in some patients, an alternative location may be better. This alternative location is the Globus Pallidus Interna (GPi). In fact, some doctors think
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Allow me to give you the Patient Criteria for a good DBS candidate upfront. You are the ideal DBS candidate if you fulfil all the following: Go Ahead with DBS Stop & re-consider 1. Your life is significantly hampered, despite taking proper medications 2. If the diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease is sure, and there are
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