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Facts about iMRI aided surgeries for brain tumour and diseases
Intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging (iMRI) is one of the latest and cutting edge technology in neurosurgery. Magnified image and minute detailing of the brain help the neurosurgeon in easy visualization, enabling complete removal of brain anomalies, superior outcomes and faster recovery.
An insight into respiratory diseases and their clinical presentation
Respiratory diseases, infections and disorders can affect anyone, whether you smoke or not, are allergic to specific elements, immune compromised or otherwise. Yashoda Hospitals breaks down the major types of respiratory diseases based on the regions of respiratory system they affect.
How to treat Parkinson’s Disease using Deep brain stimulation?
Deep brain stimulation surgery is a recent innovation that is indicated for Parkinson’s symptoms responsive to medicines. DBS improves moderate disability in patients who are cognitively intact. Patients who experience “on-off medication” states or dyskinesias are good candidates for DBS surgery.
Understanding brain tumours
Today, as brain tumors are on the rise, it is essential to understand what they are and how they can affect the human body.
But there are other risk factors like a small number of cases have been documented in medical history where there are families that have several members with brain tumours. But this number is very less. What exactly causes a brain tumour in some patients and not in others is still being studied.
Heart Diseases and Cardiac Arrest in Women
Heart diseases still stand tall as the leading cause of death and disability worldwide. Usually, because of poor or late diagnosis and choices of treatment, heart diseases are not effectively managed in India. The warning signs may vary person to person. While men experience chest pain and discomfort as major warning signs, women experience certain symptoms that are not related to heart.
5 Major Heart Diseases, Causes, Symptoms and Risk factors
Types of Heart Diseases: Heart is not just a biological organ that pumps blood to various parts of the body but it is also associated with numerous feelings and emotions. Be it excitement, anxiety, happiness, grief or sadness, Heart reacts, responds and reciprocate every such emotion. This is exactly why Heart is considered as mirror that reflects whole body activities and tasks.
10 Most Common Symptoms of Gastritis
Gastritis is the inflammation of stomach lining most widely caused by the bacteria called Helicobacter Pylori. This is a kind of weakness in the stomach lining that allows digestive juices to damage and inflame. Having a thin or damaged stomach lining raises the risk...
Looking At The World Through Clearer Eyes
A cataract causes the lens to become cloudy and treatment is usually surgery to remove and replace the lens. A Cataract is a clouding of an eye lens that can cause blurred vision, dimmed or yellow vision, making it hard to see. A healthy lens will refract light...
National Nutrition Week – Eat Right, Feel Bright!
The National Nutrition Week is celebrated annually to encourage people to make healthy lifestyle choices and eat right. National Nutrition Week is celebrated every year in the first week of September, with the objective of creating awareness on the importance of...
World Hepatitis Day – Eliminating Hepatitis through Awareness
World Hepatitis Day 2017 marks the start of the campaign to Eliminate Hepatitis by 2030. What is Hepatitis? Hepatitis is a condition referring to the inflammation of the liver, caused by either a viral infection, an autoimmune condition or as a side effect of...
