When antiepileptic drugs fail to control seizures and convulsions, an epilepsy surgery may be recommended. Dr. Rajan Shah, Neurologist, Nanavati Super Speciality Hospital assures that with advances in technology and dedicated centres, epilepsy surgeries have become safer and can be considered a treatment option.
What are the common causes of epilepsy?
Common causes of epilepsy in children and adults are different. They are briefly enumerated as –
Head trauma – SDH, EDH, contusions.…
Personal safety and sexuality education is critical for children and young individuals with Intellectual disabilities, auditory or visual impairments. But it often does not get the right level of attention from parents and teachers. Enfold Proactive Health Trust, a Bangalore based NGO, has devised a project ‘Suvidha’ to address this gap. Read on. All children, irrespective of the ‘normalcy’ of their neural or physical development, have a right to safety and dignity. Personal safety education…
On World Stroke Day, Prof Dr Dipes Kumar Mandal, Founder-President - Stroke Foundation of Bengal talks about how a condition like Stroke, which has far reaching consequences, needs to be taken more seriously. Do you think stroke is one of the most debilitating conditions? Why? Stroke is one of the leading causes of death and disabilities globally. While in USA, heart disease is the leading cause of death, in China, Stroke (Brain Attack) is the leading cause of death as well as disabilities…
Cancer is not a death sentence. And many people continue to live fulfilling lives after cancer. In our Live Discussion sessions we talk to eminent doctors and brave survivors for tips, vital information and motivation. In the first of the series on Living Better After Breast Cancer we have with us Director and Breast Cancer Specialist Dr. D.G. Vijay, HCG Cancer Centre, Ahmedabad Breast Cancer Survivor Nandita Muralidhar, Chennai Breast Cancer Survivor Urvi Sabnis - Dave,…
Pranab Basu has been a hands on caregiver for his wife, and has now devoted himself to helping and counselling people suffering from Cancer. He talks about the importance of counselling in Palliative Care. What is the role of Palliative Care? World Health Organization defines Palliative Care as "to prevent and relieve suffering by means of early identification and impeccable assessment and treatment of pain and other related problems, physical, psychosocial and spiritual". The intrinsic value…
Trveen Dhillon reviews Gayathri Prabhu’s intensely personal memoir of her conflicted relationship with her father who had depression ‘if i had to tell it again’ and relates to her own experience as a caregiver to her father. Gayathri Prabhu’s ‘if i had to tell it again’ is a memoir about two beings who greatly influenced her life and continue to do so even after their passing - her father, SGM Prabhu, who refused to accept or name his illness (clinical depression), and Chinna, a beautiful…
Cancer patients and their families go through stressful, fearful and anxious times of emotional upheaval. Dancer and Actress Kamalika Guha Thakurta talks to PatientsEngage on how Artscape is using art, music and dance therapy to support healing and psychological rehabilitation of cancer patients and their family caregivers. 1. Tell us a little about Artscape. Artscape is a non-governmental organization established in 2015, which works in the area of mental wellness. We…
And how you can help. Clinical Psychologist H'vovi Bhagwawar has put together a guide on teen self harm and how parents can help their children. This is based on her experience of counselling teenagers. #WorldMentalHealthDay Myra, a bright Std 11 student, had begun withdrawing from her parents and friends. When she insisted on wearing long-sleeved outfits in the humid heat of Mumbai, her mother suspected something. Myra then showed her mother the cuts on her wrists. Her mother was at first…
Dr Ankit Patel, a Pune based psychiatrist, who himself has dealt with depression, says his mission now is to educate people about mental illness and reduce the stigma associated with it. According to World Health Organization 56 million people suffer from depression and another 38 million people suffer from anxiety disorders in India. Which would you classify as the 5 most common psychiatric disorders? Depression Generalised Anxiety Disorder OCD Panic Disorder Schizophrenia/ Psychosis Are…
