by Sekhar Bonagiri | Jul 20, 2018 | Neuroscience
At a glance: What is acoustic neuroma? What are the causes of acoustic neuroma? How common is acoustic neuroma? What are the symptoms of acoustic neuroma? How do doctors test and diagnose acoustic neuroma? What are the different treatments available for acoustic...
by Sekhar Bonagiri | Jul 4, 2018 | Neuroscience
At a glance: What is the pituitary gland? What are pituitary gland tumors or pituitary adenomas? What are the types of pituitary gland tumors? How do pituitary gland tumors present? What are their symptoms? What causes pituitary gland tumors? Who is prone to pituitary...
by Sekhar Bonagiri | May 26, 2018 | Neuroscience
This story, which a patient’s family has been gracious enough to let me write, is of a boy with a brain tumor. In the brainstem. This is where we as neurosurgeons used every little bit of technology available in neurosurgery today to successfully take the tumor out...
by Sekhar Bonagiri | Apr 20, 2018 | Neuroscience
What is trigeminal neuralgia? Trigeminal neuralgia, commonly known as tic douloureux, is severe facial pain rooted from disrupted functioning of trigeminal nerve. Trigeminal nerve and its branches connect the brain to the face and is responsible for touch,...
by Sekhar Bonagiri | Apr 12, 2018 | Neuroscience
It wasn’t uncommon for a patient to hear this in the past, when the doctor said “We are sorry, there is nothing more we can do.” A situation where brain tumors were found in difficult locations and poor access to reach surgically. Thankfully, with advancement in...
by Sekhar Bonagiri | Apr 6, 2018 | Neuroscience
Neurological diseases affect a person’s ability to do deal with school, work and personal tasks independently. Immediate rectification of anomalies in brain such as tumors, clots, embolism is possible with brain surgery. However, brain anomalies located in deep and...