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The pituitary gland is a master endocrine gland located in the brain that secretes hormones to regulate and coordinate body functions. Tumours are abnormal growths on the gland that hamper the normal bodily functions. Often people confuse pituitary tumors to brain tumors due to the location of the gland. Unlike brain tumors, most of the pituitary tumors are non- malignant growths(adenomas)  which do not spread to other parts of the body. However, they cause the pituitary to make too few or too many hormones, causing problems in the body.Usually, tumors that make hormones (Functional) caus...

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A poor posture is a result of bad habits that are carried out over the years. We often hear that good posture is essential for our good health. Also, most of us have memories of our elders reminding and advising us to stand straight and stop drooping. This is because, when we droop our bodies, the muscles get strained and gradually we suffer from a bad posture. Heavy stress and strain on the muscles also lead to back pain, headache, and other problems. Posture Posture is the way a person holds the body while sitting, standing, bending, lifting or lying down. Good posture keeps the joints and...

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The spinal cord is a collection of sensitive nerves that travel from the bottom of your brain towards the back. The spinal cord is very sensitive to injury. Other body parts in the body have an ability to repair themselves, but the spinal cord doesn't. Spinal cord injury can occur from trauma, or loss of blood supply. Speaking about spinal trauma, it can be defined as damage to the spinal cord caused by a direct injury to the cord. Spinal trauma can even occur from a minor injury. As a spinal injury cannot get repaired by itself, proper treatment is required to repair the tissues and frag...

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Often people go through unexplained pain and numbness especially in the side parts of the body. The pain gets worse at night and starts spreading towards the arms, thighs and legs. Sometimes people don't even have the energy or capability to walk a short distance. If you are going through any of the above symptoms, you probably have herniated disks and you need immediate medical assistance! What are herniated disks and how are they treated? The spinal column is made up of a series of vertebrae stacked one upon the other. These little bone structures are cushioned with discs that protec...

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A brain aneurysm (also called an intracranial aneurysm or cerebral aneurysm) is an abnormal focal dilation of an artery in the brain which causes "blister-like" dilation - widening, ballooning or bleb of a portion of a weakened blood vessel in the brain. The larger the bulge, the more likely the brain aneurysm will bleed into and around the brain called a subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). When brain aneurysms bleed, they often cause stroke, coma and/or death. Strokes caused by brain aneurysm bleeds can seriously impair speech, motor and sensory function. This occurs more frequently occu...

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On 17th November, National Epilepsy Day is commended every year by the Epilepsy Foundation, India so as to make people aware about the disease Epilepsy. This is a condition which are characterized by recurrent, unprovoked seizures, which are abnormal, hypersynchronous discharge of cortical neurons in the brain at a rate of up to four times higher than normal causing a temporary disturbance in the messaging systems between brain cells. How are seizures classified? 1. Generalized onset seizures: These seizures affect both sides (hemispheres) of the brain or groups of cells on both sides of...

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A stroke is a cerebral vascular accident caused by sudden rupture or blockage in the blood supply of the brain. This is similar to a heart attack as the brain cells, deprived of the oxygen and glucose they need to survive, die off. Ischemic strokes are caused by blockage in blood vessels that supplies blood to the brain. Ischemic strokes accounts for approximately 87 percent of all strokes. Other strokes are caused by bleeding into brain tissue when a weakened blood vessel supplying blood to the brain bursts (hemorrhagic stroke). When the stroke symptoms last only a short time, this is called ...

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All who have a damaged spinal disk knows how painful it is. This pain is the most important warning signal that you should take into account. If you take proper action, the problem can be corrected. The spinal disc is seen between all the bones in your spine. They act like shock absorbers in your spine and helps in bending and twisting your body. Different spinal disc problems The common spinal disk conditions are: Ruptured disc problem: It is a common spinal condition which is also known as prolapsed, slipped or herniated disc. Mainly the flexibility of the spine is affected in this condit...

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According to studies, there are almost one million cases of tremor in India. Though there is no exact cure for this condition, it can be controlled and prevented from being a severe case. But many aren't aware of the treatments available. Here's a brief study about essential tremor and the treatments available. What is essential tremor? The essential tremor is a nervous disorder where different parts of the body experience uncontrollable shaking and shivering. The affected body parts include the tongue, voice box, chin, head, arms, and hands. Tremor usually don't affect the lower part o...

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Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder. It predominately attacks “Dopaminergic”, dopamine-producing neurons in a particular area of the brain called “Substantia Nigra”. In this condition, dopaminergic neurons would be impaired and it causes the gradual decline of dopamine level in the body. Dopamine is the key to control the body movements. Parkinson’s syndrome may be either progressive or chronic. Symptoms gradually worsen in the progressive stage whereas chronic persists for a long period. Parkinsons Disease causes: The exact cause of PD...

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Neck pain can be caused by sudden trauma such as muscle sprain or strains. Neck pain treatment normally needs conservative treatment option such as heat/ice therapy, medication, muscle conditioning, and physical therapy. These treatment options can relieve many patients and reduce the need for surgery. Dr. Saisudarsan is one of the renowned neurosurgeons in Hyderabad. What are the non-surgical treatment options for neck pain? In most of the cases, the neck pain initiates from strain and can be cure non-surgically. Mostly, it involves releasing of neck pressure and muscle spasm. There are seve...

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A medical emergency, considered deadly for its consequences, brain stroke is becoming an increasingly common condition today. Occurring due to a hindrance in the blood flow to the brain, stroke is one of those conditions where prompt and efficient treatment is very crucial. However, with the correct intervention at the right time, brain stroke can be overcome with limited or no damage. Dr. Sai Sudarsan, a pioneer in minimally invasive neurosurgery is well acclaimed for the best brain stroke treatment in Hyderabad. The reduced blood flow results in a deficiency in the oxygen and nutrient suppl...

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Back pain is a silent and violent killer. Unbearable back pain makes one feel depressed. Though there are so many ways to treat the lumbar pain, few only get better results. Is there any possibility to override the pain without any massive surgery? Yes, Percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy (PELD) is an advanced technique from lumbar microdiscectomy used to treat lumbar disc problems. The procedure of PELD: Under local anesthesia using a stylet, a cannula is inserted through the back into the vertebral disc centre portion for performing a discectomy. Once the position of the stylet is conf...

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A head injury occurs as a result of trauma to the scalp, skull or brain, and can be classified as closed (no break in the skin) or penetrating (the skin or skull bone is broken ). The symptoms of head injury may occur immediately after a trauma or may develop slowly over time. A head injury with brain damage , with damage to brain tissue or duties, is called cranio-cerebral trauma . This type of injury is again divided in traumatic brain injury closed (meninges intact) and open (damaged meninges). Brain lesions themselves are divided, by definition, as follows: Contusion : uncha...

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Dr.Sai sudarsan is one of the Best Neurosurgeon in India , He is experienced in Micro Neurosurgery and an Endovascular Neuro treateatment . He s working as Senior consultant. Dr.Sai Sudarsan specializes in diagnosis and surgical treatment of disorders of the center and peripheral nervous systems including trauma , tumors vascular disorders , infections of the brain or spine, stoke etc . He is Specialised in different Treatments those are given below Treatments Back Pain Spinal Surgery Disc Arthroplasty Head Injury Carpal tunnel Stroke Brain Attack Dementia Awake Craniotomy P...

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Many tumors and other conditions are there which affect the skull base. Brain tumors, acoustic neuromas, meaningiomas and pituitary tumors etc. include in these. Certain other developmental abnormalities also affect the skull base. The skull has several bones, usually called as sutures. The space behind the eyes and nose is the place where lies the base of the skull. Treating skull base tumors is very complex, because they are seen very close to the blood vessels in the brain, head, neck, spinal cord and to critical nerves. Any slight mistakes can badly affect the proper functioning of the bod...

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Head Injury is a common term used to refer to injuries to the brain, the skull, the scalp, the blood vessels that run through the head and the underlying tissues in the head. Mostly, these injuries are considered to be neurotrauma. The types of head injuries are different for different types of fractures of the skull, intracranial hematoma, and concussions. The different types of skull fractures include a depressed skull fracture, diastatic skull fracture, basilar skull fracture and linear skull fractures. When a person has suffered a head injury, he may show a few symptoms. The symptoms that...

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Head injury may occur in any part such as the brain, scalp, skull, and the underlying tissues in the head. It is one of the crucial conditions to treat. Head injuries will be either closed or opened. In closed injury, the skull will not have any injury or break. Open injury is one which breaks the skull and penetrates into the brain. The basis of head trauma and head injury is otherwise called as brain injuries or traumatic brain injuries. Head Injury- Causes Among children and infants, violent shaking or blowing will cause head injury. Causes of blowing are commonly associated with physical...

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Back Pain felt in the back of the body. the most common aria of the pain is lower back, or lumbar area. The pain is came from the muscles or nerves associated with the spine chords or other constructed in the spine. Lumbar spinal Stenosis Symptoms : A typical symptoms is pain in the legs. Patients with this problems they can’t walk far because of leg pain. The symptoms related with this disease develop gradually when the patient became aged. Symptoms may include : Leg pain , Tingling in a leg, foot, arm or hand. So Many people suffer from this problem. Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Causes : ...

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