Timely Neurology intervention and treatment at Wockhardt hospital, Mumbai Central gives a new lease of life to patient
“My life was miserable in the last six months; I
wasn’t even able to move on my own and my condition was deteriorating. Now, I
am able to stand on my feet, and walk properly, thanks to the doctors who have
given me a new lease to life “
A
58-year-old resident of Mumbai, who was suffering from overweight and numbness
on his left leg for the past 6 months, began to develop severe pain. Due to his
body getting weak, he was unable to walk. He was confined to the bed and had to
cut off from the outside world. The patient was unable to live life the way he
wanted to. The pain in his leg not only took a toll on my physical but mental
well-being too. As his worsened he decided to consult a neurologist at
Wockhardt Hospital.
Dr Shirish Hastak, Consultant Neurologist and Group
Director Neurology and Stroke at the hospital
treated the patient. Initially Dr Hastak felt that the patient had developed
left leg weakness due to a stroke but on examination that his left leg was
cold. On checking the pulse in both legs it was discovered that the pulse was
absent. Immediately Dr Hastak advised for an angiography test which showed the
artery blocked in both legs (left leg- a femoral artery and right leg-
popliteal). His left leg was quickly turning cold and blue. Hence, vascular
surgeon, Dr Paresh Pai, was called,
who immediately removed the clots in both his legs. The patient recovered
completely over the next two weeks. One month after he was discharged, the
patient arrived for a follow-up at which time he was able to walk normally and
had also resumed work.
Due
to timely and proper intervention by the doctors Wockhardt Hospital, Mumbai
Central , the patient's leg was saved and he has resumed work.
NeurologyServices at Wockhardt Hospital:
The
Neurosciences department at the hospital is well-equipped to take care of
patients with complex neurological and neurosurgical problems. In particular,
our focus areas are stroke, Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders,
Epilepsy, vascular malformations and brain/spinal cord tumours.
Neurology-
Spectrum of services includes:
Ø Acute
Stroke Treatment
Ø Epilepsy
Treatment
Ø Severe
Migraine / Headache evaluation and treatment
Ø Parkinson’s
and other movement disorder treatment
Ø Memory
Loss/ Dementia evaluation and treatment
Ø Peripheral
Neuropathy/ Muscular disease treatment
Ø Chronic
Neck/ Back Pain/ Radiculopathy
Ø Vertigo
Ø Video
EEG monitoring – a novel approach to Epilepsy
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