Most individuals confuse neurosurgery with brain surgery. But it covers so much more! It is a medical speciality that revolves around the diagnosis and care of patients suffering from injuries to or diseases/disorders of the brain, spinal cord, spinal column, and peripheral nerves in all parts of the body.
Adult and pediatric patients are also treated in the neurosurgical speciality. A neurological surgeon may provide surgical and/or non-surgical treatment, depending on the nature of the injury or disease you have.
So, let us discuss the concept of neurosurgery at first:
The medical specialty of neurosurgery (or neurological surgery) is concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and recovery of diseases affecting the entire nervous system. Your nervous system consists of your brain, spinal column, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, and extracranial cerebrovascular system.
Neurosurgery is a subspecialty of surgery that deals with the brain and spinal cord. It is a highly specialized type of surgery that necessitates years of preparation as well as a high degree of precision and expertise of the surgeon.
What can you expect from neurosurgeons in India?
Neurosurgeon in India is specialist in the diagnosis and surgical treatment of brain and spine disorders such as-
- Brain tumors
- Trigeminal neuralgia
- Hemifacial spasms
The treatment also includes
- Neuro-vascular surgery
- Pediatric neurosurgery
- Pituitary surgery
- Radiosurgery
- Spine and spinal cord surgery
- Epilepsy
- Movement disorders
Indian neurosurgeons use Stereotactic Radiosurgery in conjunction with radiation oncologists to treat tumors and AVMs. Gamma knife and Cyberknife are two radio surgical techniques that are performed mainly by Indian neurosurgeons.
While performing the procedure, we use endovascular image-driven procedures to treat-
- Aneurysms
- AVMs
- Carotid stenosis
- Strokes
- Spinal malformations
- Vasospasms.
Nowadays, angioplasty, stenting, clot retrieval, embolization, and diagnostic angiography are commonly used by neurosurgeons in India.
So, now let us see the scope of medical tourism for neurosurgery in India:
Health tourism is a well-defined phenomenon in which patients travel to other countries for urgent or elective medical procedures. Medical tourism in India consists of high potential to attract more than a million visitors per year.
Neurosurgery in India is not only affordable but it is also performed and treated in world-class medical facilities. Apart from being an emerging leader in the healthcare field, India is also regarded as a tourist’s paradise so that you can relax after your medical procedure and, more often than not, play an essential role in healing or recovering quickly.
In India, neurosurgery is not that expensive. So, anyone can avail of the treatment very easily. The cost of neuro and spine therapies and procedures is nearly 40% to 50% less than in the countries like the United States, the United Kingdom, and other nations in India.
As India has become a top-rated medical tourism destination, neuro and spine patients can expect to find approved hospitals in India, such as Fortis Hospital in Mulund, Mumbai. Fortis Hospital in Mulund, Mumbai, has an entire Department of Neurosurgery with all modern tools as per the requirements.
Our services include
- Computer-Assisted Neurosurgery
- Frame-Based Stereotaxy
- Dedicated X-Knife
- Interventional Neuro facilities
All of these are available at the Fortis Hospital in Mulund’s Department of Neurosurgery. We also provide proper diagnostics, a fully-equipped ICU, operation theatres, and a well-trained nursing team, which are all available at the hospital.
So, if you are a patient who requires proper guidance for treatments related to neurosurgery, you should arrange an online appointment with Dr.Gurneet Singh Sawhney and his team. There you can discuss your brain, spine, and related disorders with our neurosurgeon in India and his team.
When you plan to fly to India for treatment, you will be offered a range of facilities, including visa applications, ticket bookings, airport transfers, and hotel arrangements for you and any accompanying family members or attendants.
You may also request early appointments with treating physicians and hospital admission based on your preferences and travel plans.
Dr.Gurneet Singh Sawhney and his team will do their best to accommodate and treat our medical visitors with neuro and spine problems.