Monday, 28 May 2012

Brain Tumor Surgery Procedure

The brain and spinal column combined to called Central Nervous System (CNS). All vital functions, including thought, speech, and body movements are controlled. When a tumor occurs in the CNS, it affects a person's thought processes or movements. A Brain Tumor starts when normal cells in the brain change and grow uncontrollably, forming a mass.

Brain Tumor Treatment in Chennai

The growth of a tumor usually take place space within the skull and affects normal brain activity. It can cause damage by increasing pressure in the brain, by pushing the brain against the skull. It cause damage to nerves and healthy brain tissue. Although brain tumors rarely spread to other parts of the body, most of them can spread through the brain tissue.

Symptoms of Brain Tumors

Brain tumor symptoms depend upon the location of a brain tumor. This is because different functions are controlled by different parts of the brain. The following are the common symptoms of brain,
  • Headaches - 1 in 3 people with a brain tumour first go to their doctor with severe headaches
  • Seizures - Fits are one of the most common symptoms of brain tumours. About 1 in 4 people with a brain tumour have fits when they first go to their doctor
  • Trouble speaking or/and change of mood such as depression, or /and change in personality - These problems are happening because brain tumor affected in location where the above functions are controlled.
  • Weakness or paralysis of part of the body
  • Changes in vision, hearing, or other sensations - This is particularly important if your sight seems to be failing and glasses are not helping. Other problems include blurred vision, floating shapes, tunnel vision, or a loss of vision that comes and goes.
Types of Brain Tumor

There are more than 120 types of brain tumors. Today, most medical institutions use the World Health Organization (WHO) classification system to identify brain tumors

Brain tumors can be Benign or Malignant Tumor.

Benign brain tumors do not contain cancer cells. It Can be removed, and they seldom grow back. The border or edge of a benign brain tumor can be clearly seen. Cells from benign tumors do not invade tissues around them or spread to other parts of the body. However, benign tumors can press on sensitive areas of the brain and cause serious health problems. Unlike benign tumors in most other parts of the body, benign brain tumors are sometimes life threatening. Very rarely, a benign brain tumor may become malignant.

Malignant brain tumors contain cancer cells. Malignant brain tumors are generally more serious and often is life threatening. They are likely to grow rapidly and crowd or invade the surrounding healthy brain tissue. Very rarely, cancer cells may break away from a malignant brain tumor and spread to other parts of the brain, to the spinal cord, or even to other parts of the body. The spread of cancer is called metastasis.


Treatment for brain tumors depends on a number of factors including the type, location and size of the tumor as well as the patient's age and general health. Treatment methods and schedules differ for children and adults.

1) Brain Surgery

Brain surgery is the usual treatment for most brain tumors. In order to remove a brain tumor, a neurosurgeon carry out craniotomy, this is done by making an opening in the skull. Whenever possible, the surgeon attempts to remove the entire tumor. If the tumor cannot be completely removed without damaging vital brain tissue, your doctor may remove as much of the tumor as possible. Partial removal helps to relieve symptoms by reducing pressure on the brain and reduces the amount of tumor to be treated by radiation therapy or chemotherapy.

2) Radiation Therapy

Radiation therapy or radiotherapy is the use of high-powered rays to remove damage cancer cells and stop them from growing. Radiation therapy also is used when surgery is not possible.

3) Chemotherapy

Chemotherapy is the use of drugs to kill cancer cells. The doctor may use just one drug or a combination, usually giving the drugs orally or by injection into a blood vessel or muscle. Intrathecal chemotherapy involves injecting the drugs into the cerebrospinal fluid.

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Tuesday, 22 May 2012

Symptoms and Treatment for Blood clots in Brain

A blood clot is formed in the brain, due to bleeding that takes place in the area between the skull and brain. Functioning of the brain is affected due to pressure as a result of blood clot that is exerted on the brain. Causes of blood clots in the brain may be due injury to head or neck. The clot when it moves to another part of the body, blocks blood supply and causes a stroke. Therefore, a clot formed in the neck can move to the brain and cause a stroke. The other cause of blood clotting in the brain is bleeding problems.                                 
                                            Symptoms of blood clot

Blood Clot Symptoms in Brain

Severe Headache

The presents of blood clot make severe headache. Many patients report that this is a new type of headache that they have never experienced.

Loss of Sensation

The presents of blood clot blocks the blood supply to a part of the brain, because of this lose normal sensation in some part of the body, such as the face, arm, or leg.

Difficulty Speaking
Difficulty Speaking occurs when blood clot shuts down blood flow needed by the parietal lobe of the brain, this is the part of the brain that controls speech.

Treatment for Blood Clot in Brain

The blood clot treatment in brain depends on the cause of the blood clot. Sometimes doctors prescribe aspirin in order to dissolve blood clots. In other cases blood clot busters are used to treat the blood clot as well.

Brain surgeries also carried out in order to solve blood clot problems in brain. Cost of this treatment is much affordable in India and Treatment for Blood Clot in Brain can be best done in.

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Wednesday, 9 May 2012

Degenerative Disc Surgery Chennai

Spinal cord discs are the small cushions that fit between each vertebra. Due to aging these discs can "dry out" and begin to crack, resulting in less cushioning between the vertebrae. This is called as degenerative disc disease. Degenerative disc disease leads to pinching of nerves that cause tingling, numbness, pain, or even muscle weakness. 

Degenerative Disc Disease Treatment in Chennai

Degenerative Disc Disease can affect any part of the spine, although common sites are the lumbar and cervical spine. Degenerative disc disease is a common cause of neck and especially low back pain. Disc degeneration is a normal part of aging and usually is not a problem but sometimes it become problematic if it affects disc height such as causing discs to lose height, become thin, and stiffen. Lost disc height narrows spinal nerve root passageways between vertebral bodies and may lead to nerve impingement, lost joint space, inflammation, pain, and micro instability.

Degenerative disc disease causes :

Degenerative disc disease may result from

  • Trauma
  • Infection
  • Natural processes of aging. 

Degenerative disc disease Symptoms :

Degenerative disc disease symptoms may be similar to disc herniation or bulging disc. Cervical degenerative disc disease cause, upper back pain, shoulder and neck pain. Chief complaints associated with lumbar degenerative disc disease include low back, buttock, and/or thigh pain. 

Other symptoms include numbness, tingling, muscle spasms, and weakness. 

Treatments for Degenerative Disc Disease :

For most people, degenerative disc disease can be successfully treated with non-surgical treatments like physical therapy and exercise. Surgery is only considered when if patients have not achieved relief over six months of conservative care surgery is preferred.

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