Dr Praharaj S S

Neurosurgery

MBBS, MS - General Surgery, DNB - Neurology, MCh - Neuro Surgery

Bengaluru

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About Dr Praharaj S S

Dr. Praharaj S S is a Neurosurgeon in Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore and has an experience of 36 years in this field. Dr. Praharaj S S practices at Fortis Hospital in Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore. He completed MBBS from G R MEDICAL COLLEGE, GWALIOR in 1985,MS - General Surgery from G R MEDICAL COLLEGE, GWALIOR in 1988 and DNB - Neurology from National Board Of Examination in 1992. He is a member of Neurological Society of India,Neuro-Otological Society India and Asian Congress of Neurosurgeons. Some of the services provided by the doctor are: Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt,Sleep Disorder Treatment,Functional sclerotherapy,Gamma-Knife Radiosurgery and Intradiscal Electrothermal Therapy (IDET) etc.

Expertise

Specializations

Neurosurgery Services (Brain and spine surgery care)

Services offered

Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) (Brain pacemaker implant surgery) Laminectomy (spinal bone removal surgery) Epilepsy Surgery (seizure control brain surgery) Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Surgery (brain fluid drainage surgery) Sleep Disorder Treatment (sleep problem treatment care) Functional Sclerotherapy (varicose vein injection treatment) Gamma Knife Radiosurgery (focused brain radiation treatment) Intradiscal Electrothermal Therapy (IDET) (disc pain heat therapy) Peripheral Nerve Disorders (nerve problems outside brain and spine) Parkinson's Disease Treatment Movement Disorders (abnormal body movement disorders) Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release (wrist nerve pressure surgery) Encephalopathy (brain function disorder evaluation) Dementia Treatment (memory loss disorder treatment) Pituitary Disorders (hormone gland disorders evaluation) Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion (spine bone fusion surgery) Alzheimer's Disease Cerebrovascular Diseases (brain blood vessel disease evaluation) Vascular Surgery (blood vessel surgery) Spinal Cord Stimulator Implant (device for chronic pain control) PET Scan (advanced metabolic imaging scan) Electroencephalogram (EEG) (Brain wave test) Multiple Sclerosis Treatment (treatment for MS nerve disease) Epilepsy Treatment (seizure disorder treatment) Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (PLIF) (lower spine fusion surgery) CSF Rhinorrhea Repair Surgery (brain fluid leak repair) Foot Drop (difficulty lifting front of foot) ADHD Treatment (Treatment for attention deficit disorder) Interspinous Process Decompression (spine pressure relief implant) Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy (nerve opening surgery in neck) Nerve and Muscle Disorders (nerve and muscle disease treatment) Neurological Dysfunction (nervous system disorder evaluation) Neurological Disorders (brain and nerve disorders) Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF) (neck disc removal and fusion) Decompressor Discectomy (spinal disc pressure relief) Electroconvulsive Therapy (brain stimulation treatment) Digital Subtraction Angiography (DSA) (blood vessel imaging test) Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt (CSF Shunt) (brain fluid drainage tube) Neuromuscular Disorders (nerve muscle disorder treatment) Brain Aneurysm Surgery (brain artery bulge repair) Lumbar Radiofrequency Neurotomy (nerve pain heat treatment) Fibromyalgia Treatment (Chronic muscle pain treatment) Cranial CyberKnife Radiosurgery (robotic brain radiation treatment) Microendoscopic Discectomy (minimally invasive disc removal) Cerebrovascular Surgery (brain blood vessel surgery) Insomnia Treatment (sleep difficulty treatment) Spinal Cord Stimulation (Paddle Lead) (implant for nerve pain control) ACL Reconstruction (knee ligament reconstruction surgery) Sclerotherapy (injection for varicose veins) Minimally Invasive TLIF (minimally invasive spinal fusion) Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (ALIF) (spinal fusion through abdomen) Total Disc Replacement (artificial spinal disc replacement) Video EEG Monitoring (brain activity video test) Cervical Artificial Disc Replacement (neck disc implant surgery) Paralysis (loss of muscle movement condition) Lumbar Puncture (Spinal Tap) (spinal fluid test) Vertigo Treatment (Treatment for dizziness condition) Canalith Repositioning Procedure (Procedure to treat positional vertigo) Cervical Laminectomy with Fusion (neck spine decompression and fusion) Brain Mapping (Functional Mapping) (brain function activity test) Minimally Invasive Lumbar Microdecompression (spinal nerve pressure relief) Brain Surgery Suite (neurosurgery operation facility) Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Epilepsy (epilepsy nerve stimulation therapy)

Procedures

CSF Leak Treatment (cerebrospinal fluid leak treatment) Peripheral Nerve Surgery (nerve repair operation) Spinal Fusion Surgery (Spine bones joining surgery) Scoliosis Surgery (spine curve correction) CyberKnife Radiosurgery (robotic radiation tumor treatment) Burr Hole Evacuation (Brain clot drainage procedure) Spinal Decompression Surgery (spinal nerve pressure relief) Kyphoplasty (spine fracture cement treatment) Anterior Cranial Fossa Repair (Front skull base repair surgery) Microdiscectomy (Minimally invasive disc removal surgery) Carpal Tunnel Release (wrist nerve pressure surgery) Vertebroplasty (spine fracture cement injection) Spine Surgery (Spinal column operation) Discectomy (slipped disc removal surgery) Endoscopic Pituitary Surgery (pituitary tumor removal) Cranioplasty (skull bone repair surgery) Craniotomy (skull opening surgery) Skull Base Surgery (skull base tumor surgery) Lumbar Puncture (spinal fluid test) Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt (brain fluid drainage surgery) Decompressive Craniotomy (brain pressure relief surgery) Brain Surgery (brain operation) Aneurysm Clipping (Brain aneurysm repair surgery) Brain Tumor Surgery (brain tumor removal)

Credentials & experience

Education

MBBSG R MEDICAL COLLEGE, GWALIOR, none

MS - General SurgeryG R MEDICAL COLLEGE, GWALIOR, none

DNB - NeurologyNational Board Of Examination, none

MCh - Neuro SurgerySree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences & Technology, Trivandrum, none

Registrations & certifications

Neurological Society of IndiaNeurological Society of India

Neuro-Otological Society IndiaNeuro-Otological Society India

Asian Congress of NeurosurgeonsAsian Congress of Neurosurgeons

Awards & recognitions

Neurosurgical Update for Young Neurosurgeons of Asia? at Osaka, JapanAward

Best Paper Award at British Neurological Research Conference in Chollerford, UKAward

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