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Will Deep Brain Stimulation Help In Curing Brain Stroke?
Question: My dad suffered a stroke around 15 months back and MRI report says "BILATERAL THALAMI INFARCTS".
We have tried ayurveda treatment for 3 months and physiotheraphy for almost 1 year,but noticed no improvement in his health. We coducted Stem cell therapy around 5 months back in Mumbai. and also we found that he has brain atrophy. He is better now and can observe around 2% of improvement.
He is 60 years old.
His current status:
1. He is bedridden, unable to walk and walks only with the help on shoulders.
2. He speaks very slowly and most of the time, we are unable to understand what he is saying.
3. He answers our queries, when we ask him, but never tries to start a conversation and he will be always sitting silent in the chair.
4. He forgets everything like, what he had for breakfast and he doesn't remember most of his life time events and he just knows his close family members name.
Is there any brain surgery is possible to improve his health conditions? I heard about deep brain stimulation, does it help him? Please let me know all the available treatments for his case.
We have tried ayurveda treatment for 3 months and physiotheraphy for almost 1 year,but noticed no improvement in his health. We coducted Stem cell therapy around 5 months back in Mumbai. and also we found that he has brain atrophy. He is better now and can observe around 2% of improvement.
He is 60 years old.
His current status:
1. He is bedridden, unable to walk and walks only with the help on shoulders.
2. He speaks very slowly and most of the time, we are unable to understand what he is saying.
3. He answers our queries, when we ask him, but never tries to start a conversation and he will be always sitting silent in the chair.
4. He forgets everything like, what he had for breakfast and he doesn't remember most of his life time events and he just knows his close family members name.
Is there any brain surgery is possible to improve his health conditions? I heard about deep brain stimulation, does it help him? Please let me know all the available treatments for his case.
Brief Answer:
No surgery is possible for him.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thank you for posting your query.
I have noted your father's diagnosis and treatment received so far. I appreciate your efforts in ensuring your father's good health.
I would like to inform you that surgery such as deep brain stimulation would not help him in this situation.
Physiotherapy and speech therapy would be helpful in making him recover, though it may take several months.
Medications such as donepezil and memantine would help in making his memory recover.
He should take aspirin and statins to prevent infarcts (brain stroke) in future.
I hope it helps.
Best wishes,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD DM (Neurology) XXXXXXX Consultant Neurologist
No surgery is possible for him.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thank you for posting your query.
I have noted your father's diagnosis and treatment received so far. I appreciate your efforts in ensuring your father's good health.
I would like to inform you that surgery such as deep brain stimulation would not help him in this situation.
Physiotherapy and speech therapy would be helpful in making him recover, though it may take several months.
Medications such as donepezil and memantine would help in making his memory recover.
He should take aspirin and statins to prevent infarcts (brain stroke) in future.
I hope it helps.
Best wishes,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD DM (Neurology) XXXXXXX Consultant Neurologist
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
No surgery for stroke. I was hoping medical field is so advanced and everything is possible now. I have tried physiotherapy for 1 year and it is stopped now, because observed no improvement.
Please do let me know, is any treatment available in abroad for this case?
Please do let me know, is any treatment available in abroad for this case?
Brief Answer:
Unfortunately no surgery.
Detailed Answer:
Thank you for getting back.
Unfortunately, no treatments (medical or surgical) can cure stroke after four hours of stroke onset. In the first 4.5 hours, thrombolysis with tissue plasminogen activator can cure stroke.
No treatments are available abroad too for this.
Best wishes,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD DM (Neurology)
Unfortunately no surgery.
Detailed Answer:
Thank you for getting back.
Unfortunately, no treatments (medical or surgical) can cure stroke after four hours of stroke onset. In the first 4.5 hours, thrombolysis with tissue plasminogen activator can cure stroke.
No treatments are available abroad too for this.
Best wishes,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD DM (Neurology)
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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