NEURO Sphere - Dr Goutham Cugati

21/04/2024

16/02/2024

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NeuroSphere Gossips

This is an informative series of Neuro & Medical facts shared by Dr Goutham Cugati - Neurosurgeon.

13/01/2024

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SPINE SURGERIES
A patient asked me, can I return back to normal life after spine surgery?
There are more than 90% of patients who have undergone complex spine surgeries, returning back to their normal life and being relieved of their previous problems.
In patients who have undergone surgeries such as lumbar discectomies, the numbers are even higher

03/01/2024

Headache and Women Health



More than 20% of women experience these kinds of headache.

Headaches and migraines are three to four times more common in women than in men

Not all headaches are the same.

Some types can be intensified by hormonal changes, such as with PMS or during menopause.

Let's break it down:

Tension Headaches: The most common type - feels like a tight band around your head. Triggers include muscular strain, poor posture, stress and anxiety.

Migraines: Intense, throbbing pain, usually on one side of the head. Can be accompanied by nausea and sensitivity to light and sound. Triggers can include stress, specific foods/drinks, lack of sleep, changes in air pressure, and hormonal changes.

Sinus Headaches: Pain around the forehead, cheeks, and eyes, usually with sinusitis symptoms.

Cluster Headaches: Severe pain behind or around one eye. Not fully understood but linked to the brain's hypothalamus, which regulates hormone metabolism and body temperature (as in, hot flashes).

TMJ Headaches: Pain in the jaw from temporomandibular joint issues, radiating to the head. Can be due to increased stress.

Neck pain: muscle stress in the neck can cause radiation of the pain from the nape of the neck to the posterior part of the head.

Hormones: Headache from hormone fluctuations feels as pulsating pain at the back of the head. Hormone fluctuations can cause fluctuation in blood pressure increasing the risk of this type.

Stress: Being similar to tension type of headache it can extend beyond head to neck and shoulders as well.

Amidst various triggers, hormonal changes are often ignored yet significant factors causing more frequent or intense headaches in some women.

23/11/2023

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05/11/2023

Chronic Subdural Hematoma




A chronic subdural hematoma (SDH) is an old clot of blood on the surface of the brain beneath its outer covering.

These liquefied clots most often occur in patients aged 60 or older, especially who have brain atrophy, shrinking of brain tissue due to age or disease

Symptoms of a subdural haematoma can include:

# Headache that keeps getting worse
# Feeling and being sick
# Confusion
# Personality changes, such as being unusually aggressive or having rapid mood swings
# Feeling drowsy and finding it difficult to keep your eyes open
# Speech problems, such as slurred speech
# Problems with your vision, such as double vision
# Paralysis (loss of movement) on one side of the body
# Problems walking and frequent falls
# Fits (seizures)
# Loss of consciousness

Burr hole surgery is the main treatment for chronic subdural haematomas that develop a few days or weeks after a minor head injury.

During the procedure, one or more small holes are drilled in the skull and a flexible rubber tube is inserted to drain the haematoma