Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by impaired social interaction, verbal and non-verbal communication, and restricted and repetitive behavior. Parents usually notice signs in the first two years of their child's life. These signs often develop gradually, though some children with autism reach their develop-mental milestones at a normal pace and then regress.
 

Consultation on Autism with
Dr. Alok Sharma, Neurosurgeon

 

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Cerebral palsy, is a neurodevelopemental disorder, which is caused by any event leading to the damage to brain around the time of birth. The causes can range from nutritional factors, to physical trauma, hypoxia/lack of oxygen flow due to factors such as cord around the neck, birth asphyxia, etc. The impact ranges from mild physical disability to very severe disability along with comorbid mental retardation.
 

Consultation on Cerebral Palsy with
Dr. Alok Sharma, Neurosurgeon

 

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Mental retardation/Intellectual disability (ID) is a generalized neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by significantly impaired intellectual and adaptive functioning. It is defined by an IQ score below 70 in addition to deficits inability to perform activities of daily routine.
 

Consultation on Intellectual Disability with Dr. Alok Sharma, Neurosurgeon

 

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Muscular dystrophy (MD) is genetic disorder which causes the muscles in the body to gradually weaken and eventually stop working. It is caused by incorrect or missing genetic information that prevents the body from correctly making the proteins needed to build and maintain healthy muscles. Over time, people with MD lose the ability to walk, sit upright, breathe easily, and move their arms and hands. Hence it is a progressively deteriorating disorder, which leads to death, sometimes ,as early as 20 years of age.
 

Consultation on Muscular Dystrophy with Dr. Alok Sharma, Neurosurgeon

 

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An injury to the spinal cord can happen due to trauma (such as road traffic accident, fall from a height, etc.) or due to non traumatic conditions (spinal tumor or infection of the spine). Depending on the level of the injury, a person can be rendered paralysed below the neck in a cervical cord injury (quadriplegia) or below chest /waist in a thoracic/dorsal cord injury (paraplegia) along with loss of bladder and bowel continence.
 

Consultation on Spinal Cord Injury with Dr. Alok Sharma, Neurosurgeon

 

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Brain Stroke or Cerebrovascular accident is the most devastating condition of brain. Stroke is a leading cause of disability in the world. It causes permanent damage of the brain functions which might result in inability to move limbs, vision problem, speech problems, altered sensations or cognitive impairments. Stroke can be of two types, Ischemic or Hemorrhagic.
 

Consultation on Stroke with
Dr. Alok Sharma, Neurosurgeon

 

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Brain damage sustained due to trauma can be very devastating, leading to physical disability, loss of function, amnesia, loss of cognitive function and understanding. This often leaves a permanent disability and renders a person completely dependent on his caretaker for all activities.
 

Consultation on Traumatic Brain Injury / Head Injury with Dr. Alok Sharma, Neurosurgeon

 

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A motor neuron disease (MND) is a neurological disorder that selectively affect motor neurons, the cells that control voluntary muscle activity including speaking, walking, swallowing, and general movement of the body. They are neurodegenerative in nature, and cause increasing disability and eventually, death.
 

Consultation on Motor Neuro Disease / Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis with
Dr. Alok Sharma, Neurosurgeon

Cerebral Atrophy, Spino Cerebellar Ataxia, Multiple System Atrophy, Dementia, Multiple Sclerosis, Injuries of the brain and spine due to infections etc
 

Consultation on Other Neurological Disorders with Dr. Alok Sharma, Neurosurgeon