Neurological Conditions

कोलकाता के मेडिका सुपरस्पेशलिटी अस्पताल में न्यूरोलॉजी के प्रमुख डॉ। अमित हलदर इस लेख में माइग्रेन पर अनेक अकसर पूछे जाने वाले सवालों के जवाब देते हैं। डॉ। हलधर हमें माइग्रेन में ट्रिगर्स की भूमिका और माइग्रेन से बचने के सर्वोत्तम तरीके के बारे में भी बताते हैं। क्या माइग्रेन और सामान्य सिरदर्द एक ही तकलीफ के दो नाम हैं? यदि नहीं, तो माइग्रेन और साधारण सिरदर्द कैसे भिन्न हैं? माइग्रेन एक एपिसोडिक हेमिक्रानियल (एक तरफा) थ्रोबिंग सिरदर्द है। इस के निदान के लिए निश्चित मानदंड उपलब्ध हैं जिसमें…

रिहैब (पुनर्वास) विशेषज्ञा लक्ष्मी गोपालकृष्णन घर में छोटे बदलाव के कुछ ऐसे सुझाव देती हैं जिन से बुजुर्गों को अपने कार्यों में आसानी हो सकती है और उनके जीवन की गुणवत्ता में महत्वपूर्ण सुधार संभव है। मैं 15 साल से अधिक समय से रिहैब में काम कर रही हूँ और व्यक्तिगत रूप से 80 साल से अधिक उम्र के चार बुजुर्गों की देखभालकर्ता भी रही हूँ। उनके दैनिक जीवन की गतिविधियों को कैसे बदलें, इस पर सोचने की मुझे बार-बार आवश्यकता होती है। मेरी कोशिश यही रही है कि बुजुर्ग यथासंभव स्वतंत्र रहें और उनका आत्मसम्मान…

The prevalence of Chemotherapy Induced Peripheral Neuropathy (CIPN) is as high as 68% of all patients and 30% even six months after chemotherapy. It is important to understand the cause and find ways to deal with the pain. Caregivers should not dismiss the pain. Dr. Shital Raval explains CIPN, the symptoms and approaches for management of CIPN.   When the nerves outside of the brain and spinal cord are affected or damaged, it causes a condition called peripheral neuropathy. While…

Dr Pradnya Gadgil, Consultant Paediatric Neurology and Complex Epilepsy explains the causes and complexities of childhood epilepsy, how it differs from adult epilepsy, the relationship of seizures with sleep and more.  What is childhood epilepsy? How does it differ from epilepsy in adults? Epilepsy is a tendency to experience recurrent seizures- without a specific trigger. For example, seizures people experience after a head injury or with low sugar/ low calcium (in babies) do not…

Speech impairment affects nearly 70% of stroke patients. Dr Kaustubh Mahajan, Consultant Neurophysician, details some of the best and simplest speech exercises to help regain ability to communicate. Stroke is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality. Strokes can lead to muscle weakness/paralysis, imbalance without any weakness, cognitive issues, issues with speech and even death. But with better treatments most patients are surviving from otherwise life threatening strokes. After a…

Roli Terway details a harrowing first person account of being affected with Guillain-Barre syndrome, a rare neurological disorder, where doctors had to fight long and hard to keep her alive. Read her struggles with repeated lung collapse and progressive paralysis. I was a happy, hyperactive, gregarious 13-year-old school kid. I used to love climbing trees, doing cartwheels and jumping off heights. I was also a Bharatnatyam dancer and a hockey player. Who knew a common flu would snatch all the…

A handy list of resources for living with the coronavirus and managing your chronic conditions. Just look for your condition below. If you don't find what you are looking for, please leave a comment and we will get back to you.     We must live with Covid-19 pandemic for a while. For people with chronic conditions like diabetes, hypertension, chronic kidney disease, rheumatic conditions, pulmonary conditions, it is even more essential to manage these conditions better. For e.g. a…

Aishwarya M is a migraineur-teacher who teaches reading and writing to middle school students in Pune, India. She writes about her experience with chronic pain and talks about avoiding prolongation of a chronic pain episode while keeping guilt and shame at bay It doesn’t take a genius to realize that chanting, “Don’t come, just don’t come,” in your head is not an effective preventative measure for migraine. Yet, that’s what I do – sometimes all day long. And yes, it does come back. More often…

Amrita Patil Pimpale, dementia care consultant, gives some valuable tips and exercises for senior citizens to stimulate the brain and sharpen mental capacities. Older adults were considered to be vulnerable to Covid-19 infection. That is why they needed to follow stricter rule of physical distancing. These unusual changes in the lifestyle of a senior citizen means that they need more deliberate, disciplined activities to strengthen their physical and mental capacities. Use it or lose it - a…

Dr Wadia helps patients with Neurological Conditions and their primary family caregivers navigate this Covid-19 lockdown period with expert advice on managing emergencies and complications. Click on the video link below to view the webinar recording.  Let’s discuss the major challenges patients may face during this COVID pandemic: Identification and management of neurological emergencies, so you know when to avoid unnecessary trips to the hospital. Emergency scenarios will include Stroke…