Archive · 24 Sep 2026
SVIMS Uses Asleep DBS Technique in Advanced Brain Surgery
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.
SVIMS performed bilateral Globus Pallidus Internus Deep Brain Stimulation on 23-year-old Bokka Naga Satish.
The Asleep DBS procedure was completed under anaesthesia, avoiding the need for the patient to remain conscious.
Satish received Rs 10 lakh in financial assistance from TTD and Dr NTR Vaidya Seva Trust.
A second patient, 67-year-old Nagireddy Siddareddy, underwent complex treatment for severe neck pain and related problems.
Both patients recovered and were discharged on Wednesday, with support from SVIMS neurosurgery teams.
- Who
- SVIMS neurosurgeons treated Bokka Naga Satish and Nagireddy Siddareddy.
- What
- Satish underwent bilateral GPi Deep Brain Stimulation using the Asleep DBS technique, while Siddareddy received complex treatment for severe neck pain.
- When
- Both patients recovered and were discharged on Wednesday; the articles do not provide a date.
- Where
- The procedures were performed at Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences.
- Why
- The treatments addressed Satish's neurological condition and Siddareddy's severe neck pain, with financial support intended to improve access to advanced care.
- 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