Prof. Dr. Jean-Michel Derlon

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

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

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

Craniotomy treatments abroad A craniotomy is a surgery where a disc of bone called a bone flap is removed from the skull using specialized tools and then replaced. Diagnostic tests are MRI, CT scan, EEG, PET scan, and X-Ray of the skull. Risks of the surgery include infection, brain swelling, blood clots, seizures, memory problems, paralysis, etc. Treatment for the disease can be brain surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy. Recovery depends on the type and severity of the surgery. H

Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) Surgery treatments abroad,

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

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

Spinal Cord Tumor Treatment Abroad The growth of abnormal cells within the spinal canal or the bones of your spine is known as spinal cord treatment. When the tumor is in the covering of the spinal cord it is known as intradural tumor and when the tumor affects the bones of spine it is known as vertebral tumor. Types Astrocytoma Chordoma Ependymoma Glioma Meningioma Neurofibroma Schwannoma