Neuroscience

MRI scanning before and during the surgery enables proper planning and direction during surgery. Technological advances in the field of neurosurgery have allowed high-field systems and sophistication of 3T MRI to be well integrated with the dedicated surgical suite.

Acoustic neuromas are slow-growing, non-cancerous (benign) tumor of acoustic nerve found behind the ear, directly under the brain. The word acoustic neuroma means “neuroma” or tumor of the nerve of hearing i.e “acoustic” nerve. Acoustic neuromas are also known by the name Vestibular Schwannomas.

More than 1 million cases of pituitary adenomas are reported in India every year. Although early diagnosis is difficult in many cases, unlike before, pituitary gland tumors are now treatable with medicines and advanced technologies such as stereotactic radiosurgery and endoscopic surgeries

Image guidance and neuronavigation offer improved outcomes in neurosurgery for tumor. This is a story of a young boy who was diagnosed with a tumor in brainstem.

Stereotactic radiosurgery enables non-invasive and bloodless approach in treating brain tumor. Dr. Ravi Suman Reddy, neurosurgeon, Yashoda Hospitals, explains stereotactic radiosurgery as an advancing technique in the treatment of benign brain tumors, vascular and nerve disorders of spine and brain.