LAHORE - Principal Post Graduate Medical Institute (PGMI) Prof Anjum Habib Vohra has said that two Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) operations have been carried out successfully at Lahore General Hospital for the first time in the history of country.
Addressing a press conference on Saturday, Prof Vohra said that the DBS operations had opened door for the patients of Parkinson and muscular stress to rid the disease.
A patient named Shakeel Ahmed, resident of Sheikhupura, underwent DBS operation for which funds were provided by the chief minister Punjab. Professor of Surgery Dr Khalid Mahmood, who attained special training from USA and Britain for this kind of surgery, conducted the operations.
Prof Vohra said that the Punjab government had provided Rs50 million for the purchase of equipment. He also said that Dr Khalid would now be available to check such patients at LGH and they would not have to go abroad for treatment of Parkinson and muscular pain.
“Although this treatment costs Rs200 million in Pakistan, still it is only 20pc of the expenses abroad,” he said. Vohra added that symptoms of Parkinson included trembling of legs, arms and hands.
“If the disease is intensified, it becomes difficult for patients to keep their head still. Hence such patients become dependent for the rest of their life,” he said.
The PGMI principal also mentioned the LGH, having modern equipments and latest medical and diagnostic facilities, receives patients for surgery from all over the country and about 50000 operations of head injury and neurology are conducted here annually. “LGH is going to become state of the art hospital of the region after completion of Institute of Neuro Sciences in near future,” he added.
The Institute would provide more opportunities of research and training to young doctors and treatment facilities would be available under one roof at a large scale for patients of all age groups, he assured.
Prof Khalid Mahmood said that very delicate electrodes connected with a battery were installed in small holes drilled in both sides of the head of a patient. The battery was placed under the skin at the chest of the patient which worked like a pacemaker for the heart patients, he added.