Neurological Conditions

Dr Abhishek Srivastava, Director, Centre for Rehabilitation at Kokilaben Hospital, Mumbai explains the approaches to neurorehabilitation after stroke and how applying the four types of neuroplasticity can help a patient recover and live independently. Stroke is the leading cause of disability in adults. For Patients, its end of road, for Family its beginning of a burden, for Physicians its interventions, for Organization its investment and for the Nation its loss of Disability…

It took Rohan Dsouza, a fashion photographer, near 30 years to be diagnosed with narcolepsy, an incurable sleep disorder. Here he rues how he was adversely impacted personally and professionally because it is one of the most misunderstood and underrecognised health conditions. I was diagnosed with narcolepsy at age 30. I lived in distress, confusion and disgrace, not knowing what was wrong with me.  Early symptoms As a child I used to fall asleep anywhere, anytime. I had difficulty getting…

Preeti Singh, 49 from Chandigarh is a successful author whose latest book ‘Of Epilepsy Butterflies’ is hitting the right notes. She herself has been living with epilepsy since the young age of two, and here she talks about how life has taught her to live with the condition through ups and downs and how society turns its face away from people with epilepsy. When were you diagnosed? Can you tell us about the early symptoms? When I was being delivered as a baby, I was apparently dropped by the…

We know that stroke is a leading cause of disability. Dr. Nitin Sampat, Consulting Neurologist and Clinical Neurophysiologist highlights how stroke affects women differently, the risk factors for stroke in women and the preventive measures that can be taken. In India, the incidence of stroke is 84-260 lakh annually and the stroke rate in people > 70 years is 1.5% per year. It is the 4th leading cause of death and it still accounts for 1.3% of all causes of death in the world. However, it is…

वरिष्ठ नागरिकों की जीवनशैली में असामान्य बदलाव आते हैं। इसलिए अपनी शारीरिक और मानसिक शक्ति के लिए उन्हें कुछ अनुशासित गतिविधियों की ज़रूरत है। यहाँ कुछ सुझाव दिये गये हैं जो उनके बौद्धिक स्वास्थ को बनाये रखेंगे :  दिमाग तेज रखने के लिए:   रचनात्मक लेखन और क्राॅसवर्ड पज़ल जैसी गतिविधियों से समझ बढ़ाएं  चीज़ें ढूंढने, आकार पहचानने जैसी गतिविधियों से दृष्टि बोध बढ़ाएं   संज्ञात्मक विकास के लिए ताश के पत्तों वाले स्मृति-खेल, क्राफ़्टिंग, आर्ट-थेरेपी आदि करें गतिविधियों पर…

डॉ। जयंती मणि कोकिलाबेन धीरूभाई अंबानी अस्पताल में न्यूरोलॉजी कंसलटेंट हैं, और इस लेख में एपिलेप्सी वाली महिलाओं के बच्चे नहीं हो सकते हैं और उनके बच्चे को स्तनपान नहीं करा सकते हैं, ऐसी चिंताओं को संबोधित करती हैं। वह कहती हैं कि दवा संबंधी सही सलाह, पूर्व नियोजित गर्भावस्था और उचित निगरानी हो तो मिर्गी रोग वाली ज्यादातर महिलाओं की गर्भावस्था ठीक गुज़र सकती है और वे स्वस्थ बच्चे पैदा कर सकती हैं। क्या एपिलेप्सी वाली महिलाओं के लिए गर्भवती होना सुरक्षित है? एपिलेप्सी के उपचारों में प्रगति…

Spinal cord injury, stroke and osteoporosis are common causes of disability. The Chandigarh Spinal Rehab centre offers holistic rehabilitation to empower patients and enable independent living. For what conditions or disabilities does the Centre have Rehabilitation facilities? Spinal Cord Injury Traumatic brain injury Stroke Multiple Sclerosis Cerebral Palsy Children with special needs Geriatric Rehabilitation Post Joint Replacement Therapy Spina Bfida Pain Management Other Neuro Conditions…

8th February was International Epilepsy Day and this year since the theme is "More than seizures", we focus on how it affects children, schooling, adolescence, learning, marriage, pregnancy and more Our panelists were Dr. Pradnya Gadgil - Consultant Pediatric Neurologist, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital Yashoda Wakankar - Neuro counsellor and person with Epilepsy We covered a wide range of topics  02:20 What is epilepsy 04:40 Not all seizures are epilepsy 06:35 Onset of epilepsy…

Arvind CV, a 27 year old young man had a sudden stroke in November 2019 while working as an Operations Manager for a company in Qatar. He had no history of hypertension or any other health issues leading to this. His life naturally turned upside down. Arvind here talks of his path to recovery and what helped him attain it. Please tell us a bit about your condition. What were the early symptoms? Firstly, let me put a disclaimer out there that I had no idea about what a stroke was, nor did I have…

Manaswini Lata Ravindra, 38, a theatre artist, who has been off the anti-epileptic drugs for 17 years, recalls her challenging childhood and how epilepsy shaped her personality. Please tell us a bit about your condition – when and where were you first diagnosed with epilepsy? I was 10-years-old when I was diagnosed with epilepsy. Earlier I used to have shut downs/ blackouts many times a day. I used to feel unconscious for some seconds to minutes. I never had convulsions (seizures). So my…