Centre of Excellence in neurosciences now at LIVASA Hospital Hoshiarpur

Hoshiarpur: To create awareness on various Kind of neuro problems and their treatment options a team of doctors from Livasa Hospital Hoshiarpur addressed media persons Friday .Present on the occasion were Dr Ridip Saikia, consultant neuro surgery and Dr Neha Rai consultant neurosurgery from LIVASA  Hoshiarpur.
LIVASA Hospital is Punjab’s biggest superspeciality hospital network with 5 hospitals, 750 beds, 280 ICU beds, 06 path labs, 20 modular OTs and the healthcare chain is treating over 3 lakh patients every year.
Dr Neha Rai said that LIVASA Hospital Hoshiarpur became center of excellence for neuro sciences since all the facilities for treatment of neuro problems like brain stroke, brain tumors, neuro trauma, minimally invasive spine surgery, non-invasive spine surgery–kyphoplasty, surgery for disk related problems, treatment of Parkinson’s disease, epilepsy and all kind of functional neurosurgery, in-house facility of CT scan, MRI and blood bank are available under one roof.
Speaking on the occasion Dr Ridip Saikia shared that, “The incidence and prevalence of brain tumors is growing rapidly in Indiare. Every year 40,000 to 50,000 people are diagnosed with brain tumour which reduces life expectancy by 20 years. These statistics a shocking.

Some common symptoms that people experience for brain tumors are headaches (typically worst in early mornings), vomiting, seizures, weakness of one or the other part of the body, difficulty in seeing or hearing or understanding. The treatment of brain tumour consists of removal of the tumour (for reducing pressure on normal structures as early as possible, and to obtain definite biopsy of lesion for characterisation and prognostication), followed by radiotherapy and chemotherapy for Malignant lesions only. Advanced technologies like neuro navigation have made it possible for the neuro surgeons to venture in areas which were, for long, considered to be unapproachable or have unacceptable levels of risk of injury. For safe conduct of these surgeries and the intensive post-Op care, which is half the care, it is desirable to have a dedicated neuro ICU with trained manpower and appropriate equipment which improves the results dramatically.
The most fatal in terms of road accidents and there were 6,122 accidents and 4,688 deaths alone in Punjab in 2022.
Dr Neha also shared that 70% of lives in road accidents are lost due to over speeding.
Over speeding and not wearing seat belts are major cases of Head Injuries in Trauma cases in India.
Early symptoms of brain tumor:
· Recurrent headaches
· Giddiness
· Nausea and vomiting
· Fits
· Change in mental state or personality and behavioral problems.
· Loss of memory
· Unsteadiness in walking
· Speech problems
· Weakness or altered sensation in one or more limbs
· Weakness or paralysis of face or one half of body
· Problems with deteriorating vision, ability to hear or speak properly.