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SVIMS Uses Asleep DBS Technique in Advanced Brain Surgery

SVIMS Uses Asleep DBS Technique in Advanced Brain Surgery
SVIMS uses ‘Asleep DBS’ technique in advanced neurosurgery · thehansindia.com

Doctors at SVIMS performed an advanced brain treatment on a 23-year-old patient.

The treatment used special electrodes placed on both sides of the brain.

The patient was asleep under anaesthesia during the operation.

This method is called Asleep DBS.

It means the patient does not have to stay awake while doctors place the electrodes.

Financial assistance helped pay for the treatment.

SVIMS also treated a 67-year-old patient for severe neck pain and related problems.

Both patients recovered and left the hospital on Wednesday.

The hospital said it wants poor patients to receive advanced care too.

Key facts

Primary procedure
Bilateral Globus Pallidus Internus Deep Brain Stimulation
Technique
Asleep DBS, performed under anaesthesia
First patient
Bokka Naga Satish, 23, from Perupalem village in West Godavari district
First treatment assistance
Rs 10 lakh total: Rs 5 lakh from the TTD High End Therapy (Pranadana) scheme and Rs 5 lakh from Dr NTR Vaidya Seva Trust
Second patient
Nagireddy Siddareddy, 67, from Uddumallakurthi village in Sri Sathya Sai district
Second treatment assistance
Rs 5 lakh under the TTD High End Therapy scheme
Clinical outcome
Both patients recovered and were discharged on Wednesday

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