What are Neurological Disorders?

Term ‘neurological’ refers to anatomy and functioning of nerves and nervous system. By such neurological disorders means, diseases related to our brain, nerves or nervous system.

Although It tends to affect the central and peripheral nervous system of a human, one is prone to have trouble with the spinal cord, autonomic nervous system, neuromuscular junction, cranial nerves, nerve root and muscles also.

A neurological disorder is a serious problem with communities throughout the globe affecting millions of people. According to the report of WHO, it is fatal for over 6 million people due to stroke each year, nearly 4 out of 5, fatal cases of neurological disorder take place in developing and underdeveloped countries.

It was estimated that patients of Epilepsy, Dementia and Alzheimer each year account for 50, 47.5 and 7.7 million, respectively. Whereas, surprisingly, 10% of the global population is suffering from migraine.

CONDITIONS AND TREATMENTS OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDER

Medical science has recorded about 600 diseases of our nervous system. Some of the severe disorders affecting our brain are Dementia, Aneurysm, Parkinson’s disease, Brain Tumours and also less common ones like, Frontotemporal Dementia.

Below we have mentioned various neurological conditions with their treatment:

DEMENTIA

The trouble with Dementia is likely to induce problems like short-term memory loss. It’s condition is characterized by a decline in memory, problem-solving, language and other cognitive skills that affect an individual to perform everyday tasks.

TREATMENT OF DEMENTIA

Specialists prescribe various kinds of drugs to improve their symptoms. Mostly, the drugs used are the same as for Alzheimer’s.

As for now, we require more funding and participation of volunteers in the studies of effective new treatments for Dementia.

It is suggested that by opting healthy lifestyle choices, taking healthy diet, abstaining from smoking and exercising regularly, perhaps reduces the risk of memory loss and Dementia.

Patients with Dementia should not miss an appointment with our neuro specialists in Amritsar, who specializes in its treatment with rigorous medication.

BRAIN ANEURYSM

To avoid fatal consequences!

An immediate medical attention for prevention of unruptured brain aneurysm in early stages is advised by our neurology doctors in Amritsar.

TREATMENT OF ANEURYSM

Being the most effective, endovascular treatment is the priority for curing aneurysms. During the procedure, a small plastic catheter is threaded from the leg artery into the arteries of the brain and then into the aneurysm, by undertaking different techniques, like:

• Aneurysm clipping
• Pipeline embolization surgery
• Aneurysm coiling

Sometimes, traditional treatment is preferred over endovascular techniques.

BRAIN TUMOR

Are you ignoring your headaches?

Perhaps, it’s serious!

Regular and becoming worse with time headache should not be overseen as it could be an indication of a brain tumour. Brain tumours, though uncommon, do occur and the head pain from brain tumour differs from those which occur due to less alarming conditions like allergies, cold, flu and other vision problems.

A person with a brain tumour can experience various symptoms such as severe pain in the head, numbness, personality changes, nausea, speech impediments, vision problems, seizures and memory issues. Even, a patient can have a problem with morning headaches and sometimes it is so painful that wakes up a patient from sleep. Overall, brain tumour pain is quite dull, throbbing or aching.

You may also read:- Top 10 Symptoms You May Need to See a Neurologist

TREATMENT OF BRAIN TUMOR

Treatment for brain tumours varies by its factors such that the type, size, location of the tumour. Moreover, it also varies with the patient’s age and current health.

Nowadays, we are available with various procedures such as surgery, radiation therapy and chemotherapy for the treatment of brain tumour.

Surgery is one of the common methods for removing brain tumours. During surgery, a neurosurgeon makes an incision in the skull. The surgeon attempts to take away the complete tumour. If tumour is not being entirely removed without harming vital brain tissue, your surgeon may take out as much part of the tumour as possible.

Radiation therapy or radiotherapy is the use of high-intensity rays to destroy cancer cells for stopping their growth. It is mostly used to perish tumour tissue that remains after surgery. Though Radiotherapy is also preferred, in cases when surgery is difficult to perform.

Chemotherapy is a method of using drugs to destroy cancer cells. Depending upon the doctor, either one drug or combination of drugs are given to the patient, by injection into a blood vessel or orally.

PARKINSON’S DISEASE

There is a dialogue, “Parkinson’s is like reading a Russian novel” from the movie, “love sex and other drugs”.

For an American to compare it with Russian book, makes it crystal clear, condition of Parkinson’s is horrible!

Parkinson’s disease is a critical neurological disorder which initially affects the patients with movement.

Dopamine is present in one of the parts of our brain, known as “substantia nigra”. The function of Dopamine is to help our body with smooth and coordinated muscle movements.In Parkinson’s condi

tion, the cells, which are in the substantia nigra, gradually start to die.

Consequently, dopamine levels are reduced and on dropping up to 60 to 80 per cent, signs of Parkinson’s start to exhibit.Its cause can be genetic or environmental, though some viruses can also give rise to Parkinson’s.

Currently, it is an incurable disease and gets worse over time. Each year more than 50,000 cases of Parkinson’s are noticed.

TREATMENT OF PARKINSON

Treatment for Parkinson’s depends upon various factors:

• Change in lifestyle – For its prevention, sufficient rest, work out, and healthy as well as a balanced diet is necessary.
• Proper medication – Medication prescribed by a specialist helps to control the ongoing physical and mental health complications of the patient due to this disease.
• Undergoing therapies – Therapies such as occupational and physical helps to improve self-care, whereas speech therapy helps to communicate better during the condition of Parkinson’s.

CONCUSSION

You may have concussion!If fallen down, met with a car accident, either by playing contact sports like football, hockey or rugby.

All these incidents can lead to damaged brain tissue to cause a concussion.

Thus, concussion is a type of traumatic brain injury usually caused due to head collision.It is believed that sooner a concussion is diagnosed, the sooner doctors can help to prevent it for long-term disability among patients.

TREATMENT OF CONCUSSION

If undergoing, treatment for concussion, you must:

Take proper physically and mentally rest to prevent and recover quickly from a concussion.Avoid general physical exertion, outdoor sports and other physical movements as these can provoke your symptoms.

Limit your mental activities like concentrating on video games, schoolwork, reading books, watching TV or using a computer.

Once you improve your symptoms of Parkinson’s, discuss with your doctor and then according to his recommendation you can resume these activities.

ABOUT SMT. PARVATI DEVI HOSPITAL

Smt. Parvati Devi Hospital is reputed as one of the best hospitals providing treatments for neurological disorders.

Having all the utilities of level 1 Neurology trauma centre, SPDH has amenities like an ultrasound with high-resolution, X-ray lab, laboratory for investigation and CT scan.

We are obliged that treatment at our intensive care unit is comprehensive to save the valuable life of each patient diagnosed with brain illness.

Our best neurologist in Amritsar knows above-mentioned symptoms to prevent the severity of particular illness.

Patients suffering from dementia, brain tumour, Aneurysm, concussion and so on are successfully cured by the treatment of our specialist neurological doctors.

If you are countering difficulty with any of these illnesses, give us a call, we are the foremost neurological hospital that takes the onus to cure people with any kind of neurological disorder.