Radiosurgery with the help of Rancan Gamma Knife Centre at VIMHANS, is an innovative addition for therapy of various brain disorders. Tumours specially in inaccessible surgical locations, vascular malformations and functional disorders like Parkinsonism, Trigeminal Neuralgia and severe psychosis are treateable with the Gamma Knife. It represents the continuous upgradation of infrastructure to keep pace with technology available worldwide.
Total Gamma Knife Radiosurgery 1085 with the most frequent indications being:
|
Indications
|
Number of Patients
|
|
Acoustic Schwannoma
|
283
|
|
Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
|
301
|
| Brain Stem Neurilemoma |
02 |
| Chordoma |
07 |
| Choroid Plexus Papilloma |
03 |
| Cavernous Sinus Neurofibroma |
01 |
| Craniopharyngioma |
40 |
| Fifth Nerve Schwannoma |
11 |
| Glomus Jugulare |
32 |
| Glioma |
75 |
| Hemangioblastoma |
07 |
| Hemangiopericytoma |
04 |
| Hypoglossal Nerve Schwannoma |
01 |
| Jugular Foramen Schwannoma |
08 |
| Left temporal Schwannoma |
01 |
| Lymphoma |
09 |
| Metastasis |
86 |
| Meningioma |
330 |
|
Neurofibromatosis-II
|
13
|
| NPH Carcinoma |
01 |
| Neurocytoma |
08 |
| Optic Chiasm Glioma |
03 |
| Parkinsonism |
07 |
| Pineal region tumor |
03 |
| Pituitary Tumor |
271 |
| Psychiatic Disorder |
02 |
| Sixth Nerve Schwannoma |
01 |
| Thalamic Syndrome |
01 |
|
Trigeminal Neuralgia
|
53 |
|
OCD
|
4 |
| Total |
1567 |
Gamma Knife Centre