Dr Renu Achtani

Neurology

MBBS, Diploma in Child Health (DCH), MD - General Medicine, DM - Neurology

31 yrs experience Delhi

About Dr Renu Achtani

Dr. Renu Achtani is a Neurologist at the Fortis Hospital Vasant Kunj, and is working here since 2006 she manages patients of stroke, epilepsy, movement disorders, neuropathies, headache and CNS infections. The electrophysiology lab is under her supervision where tests like EEG nerve conduction are studied, EMG and evoked potentials are conducted. She has been treating patients with movement disorders and spasticity and uses Botox where necessary. She also treats acute and chronic stroke patients and offers thrombolysis to patients if they are eligible for it at Fortis Hospital, Vasant Kunj.

Expertise

Services offered

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

Procedures

Lumbar Puncture (spinal fluid test) Brain Tumor Surgery (brain tumor removal) Brain Surgery (brain operation) Craniotomy (skull opening surgery)

Credentials & experience

Education

MBBSUniversity of Osmania, none

Diploma in Child Health (DCH)Universtiy of Osmania, none

MD - General MedicineAndhra Pradesh University of Health Sciences, none

DM - NeurologyNizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, none

Work & experience

Consult. Neurologist — FORTIS HospitalThanesar Haryana
2007 – Present

Consult. Neurologist — ISICThanesar Haryana

Consult. Neurologist — Mata Chanan Devi HospitalThanesar Haryana
1997 – Present

Consult. Neurologist — M.G.S. HospitalThanesar Haryana
1997 – 1999

Senior Resident — Safdarjung HospitalThanesar Haryana
1995 – 1997

Senior Resident Neurology — NIMS, Hyd.Thanesar Haryana

Registrations & certifications

Delhi Medical CouncilDelhi Medical Council

Medical Council of India (MCI)Medical Council of India (MCI)

Indian Academy of Neurology Indian Stroke AssociationIndian Academy of Neurology Indian Stroke Association

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