Exclusive Neurosurgical Operations

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Exclusive Neurosurgical Operations
07 March 22

The Neurology and Neurosurgery Service of “Arabkir” MC together with Bulgarian colleagues have performed exclusive surgeries like Deep Brain Stimulation /DBS/ for the first time in Armenia. This is an effective neurosurgical method especially for movement disorders. Most of the time it is applied in adult medicine, for example if a patient has parkinsonism. When medications do not help, surgical intervention is necessary: electrodes are implanted in certain nuclei, and those electrodes work with the instructions of a subcutaneous pacemaker-like device - controlling impulses. In order to perform and master this surgical method, a group of Armenian doctors was trained at the University Hospital “Saint Ivan Rilski” of Sofia last June.

The first of the two patients operated in “Arabkir” MC had Parkinson's disease and the second patient is an 11 year old girl, who, about five years ago, was diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder, which leads to progressive movement disorders. Adjustments of stimulators for both patients will be made 3 weeks after the surgery

Except Deep Brain Stimulation, epilepsy surgeries were performed, the second of which was exceptional for Armenia, because a 2 year old patient with a high frequency of epileptic seizures was operated on.

We wish health to all patients.
We thank our colleagues, who helped us to perform these hard operations and the Children’s Health Foundation of Armenia, with the support of which the 11 year old girl underwent surgery.

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