Uttarakhand’s first brain pacemaker implant: 67-year-old Parkinson’s patient gets new life

Specialist doctors at Graphic Era Hospital in Dehradun performed Uttarakhand’s first successful brain pacemaker implant.

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00:00This is Nirmala, a 67-year-old woman suffering from Parkinson's disease,

00:04who became the first patient in Uttarakhand to receive a brain pacemaker implant.

00:09The surgery took place at Graphic Era Hospital in Dehradun.

00:12Doctors in Uttarakhand have achieved what was once only possible in metropolitan cities.

00:16In this case, the female patient was diagnosed with idiopathic Parkinson's disease in 2018

00:31and had been struggling to perform daily activities. She had lost control over her body movements.

00:36Specialist doctors successfully treated the elderly woman through an advanced surgical

00:41technique called Deep Brain Stimulation or DBS. This marks the first case of its kind in Uttarakhand

00:46and nearby regions. Deep Brain Stimulation involves implanting a device that sends

00:51electrical impulses to specific areas of the brain, essentially working like a pacemaker for the brain.

01:11The patient remained awake throughout most of the procedure without anesthesia,

01:15while the neuroanesthesia team was continuously monitoring the patient closely. This procedure

01:20was completed in seven hours.

01:41The brain pacemaker helps regulate the abnormal neural activity responsible for the tremors and

01:46movement difficulties associated with Parkinson's disease and movement difficulties associated with Parkinson's

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