Introduction

This is both an independent department as well as a complement to the Department of Neurophysiology, and caters to both OPD and admitted cases, emergencies and elective Neurosurgery cases. A good operating microscope enables the consultant to perform Micro neurosurgeries. Efforts are being made to procure equipment for stereo tactic Neurosurgery and Cavitron Ultrasound Surgical Aspirator (CUSA) which would reduce the intra-operative trauma to the patients by a considerable extent as well as reduce operative time and strain to the Neurosurgeon. The department is headed by Dr. S. S. Mahantshetti, M.Ch, with the assistance of faculty members as in the list.

1. One General Surgery Trainee - M.B.B.S (M.S)
2. One Orthopedic Surgery Trainee - M.B.B.S (M.S)
3. Three Registrars - M.B.B.S

OPD Services

OPD services are provided 4 days a week.

In Patient Services

There are 24 inpatient beds in General wards, of which 6 beds are in the Intensive Care Unit which is provided with ventilators and adequate monitors for continuous N.I.B.P, ECG, O2 saturation recording and Arterial Blood Gas analysis. Additional semi-special and special wards are available for desiring patients. The wards are provided with facilities for emergency procedures such as Tracheostomy, Ventricular tap, External ventricular drainage. Cervical traction with Gardner Wells Traction and Crutch field tongs.

Neurosurgical Operative Setup

Two operation theatres are upgraded for performance of all types of neurosurgical operative procedures. They are supported with the following facilities.

• Macquet operating tables with regular and neurosurgical accessories.

• Two C- arms with image intensifiers. One C- arm is upgraded with Digital subs traction angiogram facility.

• One zeiss promagnis microscope on S-8 stand.

Instruments

• Full fledged Craniotomy sets  - Four

• Spinal sets- Two

• Codman operative sets

• Atlanto Axial Fusion Set  - One

• Trans oral decompression set  - One

• Microdiscectomy set - One

• Yasargils clips and micro instruments for Neorovascular surgery.

• Micro instruments for cranial, spinal and peripheral nerve surgeries.

Drills and Craniotomes

• Manman  - One

• Striker - One

• How medica -One

• Aswalp Drill

• Birla 3M drill

All Operating Theaters are equipped with ventilators, Boyles apparatus and monitors for NIBP, SPO2, ETCO2, and invasive intra arteraial BP monitoring.

Neurological Services were started in J. N. Medical College in 1982. Over the years, the department as well as the allied services were developed to meet the regional demands and existing standards of neurosurgical care.

Neurosurgeons