Bengaluru: Fortis Hospital on Bannerghatta Road here performed Karnataka’s first targeted Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) surgery to treat drug-resistant epilepsy on a 21-year-old male patient from Yemen, who had been battling uncontrollable seizures for over 12 years. The procedure was led by Dr. G. Raghuram, Additional Director of Neurosurgery and Dr. Guruprasad Hosurkar, Additional Director of Neurology. The patient was discharged within four days of the surgery and has reported remarkable improvement, with no seizures post-surgery.
Patient Mohammad (name changed) had been battling epilepsy that disrupted his daily routine. Despite being on four strong anti-epileptic medications and visiting multiple hospitals, his condition did not improve. The seizures left him emotionally drained, socially isolated and physically weak.
