FUNCTIONAL and EPILEPSY NEUROSURGERY

FUNCTIONAL and EPILEPSY NEUROSURGERY

Functional Neurosurgery treats patients with treatment resistant neurological disorders, such as epilepsy, movement disorders, chronic pain and spasticity. 

Epilepsy
Resective surgeries, such as lobectomies and seizure focus resection
Disconnection surgeries, such ascorpus callosotomy
Vagal nerve stimulator (VNS) implants
Responsive neurostimulator (RNS) implants

Movement disorders
Patients with movement disorders, such as Parkinson’s disease, essential tremor and dystonia
are generally treated by Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) after medical management has failed. 

Chronic pain
This can be reduced by performing procedures like spinal cord stimulation chordotomies etc

Spasticity
Implantable baclofen pump can be placed for patients with severe spasticity.

Microvascular decompression
This is a surgical procedure done for patient suffering from trigeminal neuralgia