Neurosurgery

The Department of Neurosurgery at Amrita is equipped with technically advanced systems to perform all types of surgeries for a wide range of illnesses. These include:

• Congenital diseases of the brain and spine and other illnesses affecting children

• Tumors of the brain, spine and spinal cord

• Vascular diseases such as aneurysms and vascular malformations

• Degenerative disc and other spinal diseases

• Instrumentation of the spine and the cranio-vertebral junction

• Diseases of the pituitary gland

• Stereotactic surgery

• Surgery for epilepsy and movement disorders

• Stroke and hemorrhage in the brain and spinal cord

• Diseases like epilepsy, which were earlier treated only with medicines. 

• Malignant brain tumors, spinal cord injuries, stroke, chronic pain, and severe head     trauma that have significantly improved the results of treatment. 

The department is supported by state-of-the-art dedicated neurosurgical operation theaters equipped with:

• Carl Zeiss Operating Microscopes: OPMI Pentero and OPMI NC4 with digital recording and documentation facilities
• Karl Storz Ventriculoscope and Transnasal Neuroendoscopy system
• Stryker 3-chip HD Endoscopic camera
• Midas Rex (Legend) and Anspach high speed pneumatic drill system
• Valley Lab Cavitron Ultrasonic Surgical aspirator (CUSA)
• Siemens C-arm with facility for DSA
• Codman and Aescullap operating instruments
• Leksell Stereotactic frame
• KTP Laser
• Nicolet Viking Intraoperative electrophysiological monitoring
• Xomed Cranial nerve monitor
• The Brain Lab Vector Vision Image Guided surgery system is a recent addition to the surgical armamentarium; the first of it’s kind in the state of Kerala
• Transcranial Doppler Sonography
• A dedicated 10 bed Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit, with ventilators and multichannel invasive monitors for all beds, provides comprehensive care for postoperative and acutely ill patients.

ROSA Robotic Surgical Assistant

Amrita’s Center for Excellence in Robotics incorporates the latest in neurosurgical technology, the ROSA Robotic Surgical Assistant, which assists a broad range of interventions for treating Parkinson’s, epilepsy, tumors, and exploratory endoscopy.

HOW CAN ROSA HELP ME?

Compared with traditional surgery, having ROSA may offer you:

• Reduced operating time due to increased efficiencies
• Reduced invasiveness and trauma
• Increased consistency in surgical performance and outcome
• More streamlined treatment

Brain tumors

Most advanced techniques are used to preserve the functional integrity of the brain and spine including functional MRI, neuronavigation for image-guided surgery, awake surgery for brain tumors, and intraoperative electrophysiology like sensory, motor-evoked potential monitoring, and cartography.

Vascular disorders of the brain 

Ours is one of the few centers in Kerala treating abnormalities of the blood vessels of the brain and spine including aneurysms and vascular malformation of complex types.

Traumatic and other spinal disorders

• Degenerative conditions of the spine like disc prolapse, spondylolisthesis, complex craniovertebral junction anomalies, and other conditions of the vertebral column like traumatic spine fractures are treated.

• Routine microdiscectomies to artificial disc replacement surgeries of the lumbar and cervical spine and spinal stabilization. 

Spine tumors

Various spinal tumors including meningiomas, schwannomas, ependymomas, gliomas, etc., are treated using the most advanced intraoperative monitoring modalities to give an optimal outcome and maximize functional recovery.

Congenital disorders

Disorders like congenital hydrocephalus, spina bifida and tethered cord are treated. Congenital craniofacial anomalies are managed in conjunction with the Departments of Maxillofacial Surgery and Plastic Surgery.

Brain and spine trauma

Neurosurgical Trauma Care attends to a wide range of brain and complex spine trauma which usually need emergent surgical treatment.

• Neuro-oncology
• Pediatric Neurosurgery
• Cerebrovascular surgery
• Minimally invasive surgery- Stereotactic, Endoscopic, and Endoscope-assisted surgery
• Spine surgery
• Stereotactic Radiosurgery(SRS)
• Skull base surgery
• Craniospinal trauma
• Craniofacial reconstructive surgery
• Peripheral nerve and plexus surgery
• Surgery for movement disorders
• Functional Neurosurgery
• Neuro-Endocrine Surgery

Phone: 0484 - 6681310, 0484 - 2851310 

Email: neurology@aims.amrita.edu

Specialty OPD Schedules

The availability of all associated departments under a single roof makes the management of most malignancies easier for the patient and physician. There is a strong emphasis on multi-disciplinary approach to treat the patient, with tumor board meetings being held regularly to discuss the cases and decide the best management options for the patient.

Specialty Clinics