Dr. Despande V. Rajakumar

Neurosurgeon

Fortis Hospital Bangalore, Bangalore, India

  • Dr. Despande V. Rajakumar Director of the Department of Neurosurgery at Fortis Hospital Bangalore. 
  • He is first neurosurgeon in Bangalore to perform pedicle screw fixation for spinal injuries.
  • He has Particular expertise in minimally invasive brain and spinal surgery.
  • He has Special interest in brain tumors, skull base tumors, and cerebrovascular diseases.
  • He has presented and published papers at the International Congress of the Skull Base Society, San Diego, USA.

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Qualifications

  • MBBS - J.S.S Medical College, Mysore, 1982
  • MCh - Neuro Surgery - National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), 1989

Procedure

11 procedures across 5 departments

Brain Aneurysm Repair Abroad It is a surgery to treat a weak area in the blood vessel wall which leads to a bulge or burst of the vessel which can cause bleeding into the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and brain that forms a collection of blood. Symptoms being behavior change, speech problems, numbness, vision problems, loss of coordination, muscle weakness, etc. Diagnostic tests are Cerebrospinal fluid test, CT, MRI, Cerebral angiogram, and X-ray. Treatment for the disease can be aneurysm clippin

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Brain Tumor Treatment abroad Treatment for a brain tumor differs depending on several factors: a person's age, general health, type of tumor, the size and  location. Several diverse types of brain tumors exist. Some brain tumors are noncancerous (benign), and some brain tumors are cancerous (malignant). Brain tumors can start on your brain (primary brain tumors), or cancer may begin in different parts of the human body and distribute to a brain (secondary, or metastatic, b

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Cerebral Angiogram treatments abroad,

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Cranioplasty Abroad Cranioplasty is a surgical treatment for repairing bone defect of the skull which is usually due to previous surgery and operation or trauma to the head. The side effects of cranioplasty procedure are headaches and fatigue. Risks associated with cranioplasty are infection, brain injury, blood clot formation, seizures, and stroke. The recovery period varies from 1 to 2 weeks to get relief from swelling and numbness. The diagnosis is done through a CT scan. Treatment fo

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Epilepsy Consultation treatments abroad The initial epilepsy consultation plays a keen role in treating the problem of seizures. Epilepsy treatment removes a small part of the brain that causes seizures. The neurologist asks for the diagnostic test of Electroencephalogram (EEG) to know the main cause. Then the doctor prescribes Anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs) to control the seizures. Symptoms of epilepsy are seen in early childhood or after age 60. So epilepsy consultation will educate you on lif

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Neurology Consultation treatments abroad Neurology consultation is the main activity of neurology teams and it includes diagnosis and follow-up of all neurological diseases and then deciding appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic approaches for each case. At Mozocare, we have highly qualified and experienced neurologists. What are the general objectives of neurology consultation? To diagnose any neurological disease. To establish a complementary investigation plan to determine the

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Neurosurgery Consultation abroad Neurosurgery is the branch of medicine related to the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves within the body. Neurosurgeons are specialists who specialize in neurosurgeries to treat these disorders. Consultation with the neurosurgeons provides the diagnosis, evaluation, treatment, prevention, critical care, etc. The doctor talks about the treatment plan and educates about the benefits and the risks of that treatme

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Spine Surgery is surgery done on the backbone. Earlier ' Open surgery ' used to be done in which a long incision around 5 inches was done down the back to gain access to muscles and anatomy of the spine, however, with time technological advancement had to lead to a new technique of Spine surgery that is called  Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery.  It is indicated by orthopedic surgeons when nonsurgical treatment procedures like Medications, Physiotherapy, Muscle strengthening

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Skull Base Surgery Abroad A surgical treatment to remove a tumor or any cancerous growth at the bottom of the skull is referred to as skull base surgery. Symptoms are facial pain, headache, numbness, hearing loss, ringing in ears, weakness of the face, etc. Diagnostic tests are endoscopy, CT scan, MRI, MRA, PET scan, and biopsy. Treatment for the disease can be minimally invasive surgery, open surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, gamma knife, proton beam therapy, and particle therap

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