Dr Sudesh Prabhakar

Neurology

MBBS, MD - Medicine, DM - Neurology

Mohali

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About Dr Sudesh Prabhakar

Dr Sudesh Prabhakar retired from Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh in April 2014, after a distinguished service of 42 years. He was Head of the Department of Neurology for 23 years. He has been instrumental in developing the teaching programme in the specialty of Neurology in India. He is interested in patient care as well as research. He has extensive experience in the management of strokes, headache, epilepsy, Parkinson disease and Dementia. His field of research includes Stem cell treatment in MND, Treatment of Dementia, and diagnosis of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. His areas of expertise are Epilepsy, Headache, Stroke, Parkinsonism and Dementia including MND. He is a pioneer in using stem cell therapy in Motor Neuron Disease.

Expertise

Services offered

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 punjab , none

MD - MedicinePGIMER, Chandigarh, India, none

DM - NeurologyPGIMER, Chandigarh, India, none

Registrations & certifications

Indian Academy of NeurologyIndian Academy of Neurology

Neurological Society of India.Neurological Society of India.

Fellow National Academy of Medical SciencesFellow National Academy of Medical Sciences

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