Neurosurgery with Stereotactic & Video Neuro Endoscopic Surgery |
Neurosciences: The specialty concerned with the diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of disorders of the human nervous system. The human nervous system. Composed of the brain, the spinal cord and countless nerve fibers, this vast, complex network is our life source. It controls our ability to think, to feel, to move. Within each of us, it holds the key to our individuality, stores the memories of our past, and harnesses the promise of our future. |
The Department of Neuro surgery at The Elite Mission hospital was started more than ----years ago with a strong commitment to patient care. Today, our department is the largest neurosurgical service provider in Thrissur performing more than 300 procedures annually. |
We are dedicated to the mission – healing individuals afflicted with disorders of the nervous system. If you choose our hospital for your care, we will do absolutely everything we can to identify and eliminate the cause of the unsettling symptoms that brought you to us. We will work diligently to restore your health and sense of well-being.
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By constantly improving surgical and non-surgical procedures, introducing new minimally invasive techniques and emphasizing state-of-the-art treatments, we reduce patient discomfort and recovery time |
The department of Neurosurgery is equipped with the infrastructure to deal with the entire spectrum of neurosurgical disorders. We know that each individual patient has a unique problem that requires carefully developed treatment options -- sometimes surgical, sometimes not. |
Our facilities include the most technologically advanced equipments – |
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Modern surgical microscope: MOLLER-WEDEL Operative microscope with digitally controlled video camera |
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Advanced image-guided stereotactic system: PATIL stereotactic system –II with Watts head holder – compatible with MRI and CT scanners |
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KARL STORZ Endovision Neuroendoscope with Video recorder and Color monitor |
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Medtronic MIDAS REX Legend Electrical High Speed System – for Craniotomy, osteotomy, laminotomy, corpectomy, foraminotomy and Skull base surgeries |
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Motorized operating table for convenient patient positioning during surgery |
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C- Arm Image intensifier for Cranial & spinal surgeries |
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Exclusive Neurosurgery dedicated operating theatre |
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10 bedded Multi-Modality Monitoring Neuro intensive Care Unit with state-of-the-art monitoring techniques – Invasive and Non invasive blood pressure, CVP, Sp O2, ET CO2, ECG etc |
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24 hour Whole body CT and MRI scanners |
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| All these help in improving patient outcome by reducing operative complications |
Following are areas of clinical interests:
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Cerebrovascular Disease (Strokes, Aneurysms, and AVMs) |
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Epilepsy |
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Neuro-Oncology (Brain Tumors) |
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Pituitary Disorders |
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Skull Base Disorders (Acoustic Neuroma, Trigeminal Neuralgia) |
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Spinal Disorders |
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Head and Spine trauma |
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Facilities which we do not provide : |
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Deep Brain Stimulation |
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Intraoperative Portable MRI |
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Endovascular Therapy |
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Frameless Stereotactic Navigation |
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Intraoperative Neurophysiologic Monitoring |
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Radiosurgery (Gamma Knife, Cyber Knife) |
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Our training, clinical experience, and scientific research are driven by a sincere dedication to excellent medical care. We have compassion for the patients we treat and for the families who care for them. We are fortunate to have excellent facilities and technologically advanced equipment to help us treat neurological diseases |
This website was created to provide you with an introduction to neurological surgery services at Elite Mission hospital. It describes the department's unique treatment facilities, outlines some of the nonsurgical resources available for patient care, and highlights the diagnostic and therapeutic techniques offered by our department. However, we encourage patients, physicians, and health insurance providers to find out more. Please refer to our contact section for telephone numbers that may be used to obtain more information about our programs or to make referrals |
