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78-Year-Old Woman Miraculously Recovers from a Brain Condition That Mimics Electric Shocks | A Case in Trigeminal Neuralgia

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Vaishali Karmarkar, a 78-year-old woman living in the city of Pune, India, was suffering from V2-V3 electric shock-like pain on her face. She had no idea why this condition was affecting her, a condition that began 5 years ago. In the span of 5 years, her pain kept increasing. What started as a small electric sensation turned into full-blown shock-like pain. It became so frequent and unbearable that she couldn’t talk, eat or smile.  Her health history showed that she was diagnosed with Anterior Inferior Cerebellar Artery (AICA) pressing the root entry zone (REZ) of the fifth nerve, along with two failed RFTC procedures. Her condition became so worse that she became emaciated, depressed and dependent on her daughter. A Rare Finding, A Successful Treatment When Vaishali couldn’t find a concrete solution after multiple consultations, she was finally referred to  Dr. Raghvendra Ramdasi , all the way to Mumbai. She took the long journey from her home city Pune, hoping that this tim...

How A Life Saving Endoscopic Surgery Restored Vision & Hormones In A Young Man: A Pituitary Apoplexy Treatment Success

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  What happens when a lethal accident disrupts your life? The fear of not being able to live life like everyone is not just demotivating, it’s soul-crushing. When Aayush (name changed), a 21-year-old young man, met with an accident, it left him suffering with Pituitary Apoplexy, a rare but life-threatening condition caused by sudden bleeding or infarction of a pituitary adenoma. Pituitary Apoplexy can lead to severe visual loss, cranial nerve palsies and hormonal collapse, however, with the right diagnosis, outcomes can be dramatically improved. Aayush was rushed to a hospital in Mumbai where staff requested the  best pituitary tumor surgeon in India  to handle his time-sensitive case. This is how he met Dr. Raghvendra Ramdasi. Defining The Problem Known as one of the best  Pituitary tumor specialists in Mumbai , India, Dr. Ramdasi has extensive experience treating some of the rarest neurological cases domestically and globally. When he took ownership of Aayush’s cas...