Meningioma Meaning Meningiomas are the most common primary brain tumours. The tumours are very rarely cancerous. These tumours arise from the meningeal covering of the brain, namely from the arachnoid layer. These tumours are named on the location of their origin and sometimes can become very large in size. Risk factors for a meningioma include: […]
Story of a 7-year old from Nepal fighting a life-threatening condition, defying all odds and emerging a star.
Head injury or Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) can be defined as any injury occurring to the brain due to trauma or a blow. The most common causes include road accidents, falls and violence. It is estimated that over 1.4 million serious accidents occur in India every year. In India, where drivers have scant regard for […]
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is almost as old as man himself. The earliest description of the disease can be found as far back as 12th century BC. As early as 300 BC Charaka has described the classic triad of PD. It was first described in modern time in the 18th century by James Parkinson’s, after whom the […]
Three years after severe seizures were brought on by a rare neurological disease, Rasmussen’s Encephalitis, Hamed is now making a remarkable recovery — following a drastic six-hour surgery at Fortis Hospital on April 14, wherein the right side of her brain was “disconnected”. From war-torn Lahij in Yemen to New Delhi, 14-year-old Fatima Hamed has […]
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