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Minimally Invasive Endoscopic Surgery for Brain Diseases
Minimally invasive endoscopic surgery for brain diseases is a surgical treatment for brain abnormalities using endoscopic technology, which significantly reduces the risk of death compared to traditional open brain surgery. This method causes less blood loss and minimizes impact on other vital organs, resulting in more effective treatment, saving more lives, and helping patients recover faster to return to normal life sooner.
Which Brain Diseases Can Be Treated with Minimally Invasive Endoscopic Surgery?
Since brain diseases are dangerous and have a high risk of complications during treatment, to enhance the quality of care so that all patients can be safe and recover to normal life as quickly as possible, Phyathai 3 Hospital is prepared to offer minimally invasive endoscopic surgical technology. Brain diseases that can be treated with this technology include:
- Surgery for all types of brain tumors
- Treatment of brain and nervous system cancers
- Brain hemorrhage
- Brain abscess
Brain Disease Facts That Everyone May Not Know!!
The brain is an organ as important as the heart and is the most delicate and complex organ of all. In fact, brain treatment can be considered more difficult than heart treatment because while heart transplants are known, there has never been a brain transplant in the world.
Brain tumors are not just benign tumors and malignant cancers as commonly understood. In reality, there are many types of brain tumors. According to the World Health Organization’s classification, brain tumors can be roughly divided into as many as 120 types.
Some brain tumors may be caused by genetic abnormalities and defective heredity. Therefore, there is no way to prevent these types of brain tumors.
Brain tumors do not only occur in adults; teenagers and children can also develop this disease. Although these tumors are less common than other types such as lung, cervical, or breast tumors, they can occur in all genders and ages.
How to Observe Yourself to Know If You Are at Risk of Brain Disease
Although there is currently no way to prevent brain tumors or other brain diseases, we can observe symptoms to seek timely treatment. Just a moment of timely treatment can help save lives or prevent disability from the disease. Therefore, we should always monitor our symptoms. Signs of brain and nervous system diseases can be observed from the following symptoms:
- Severe, chronic, or intermittent headaches
- Headaches accompanied by nausea and vomiting
- Numbness and weakness in arms or legs due to tumors pressing on nerves controlling movement
- Problems with speech control, reading, writing, or conversation
- Balance problems due to tumors pressing on nerves related to balance
- Blurred vision or visual problems due to tumors pressing on nerves related to vision
- Headache, blurred vision, and weakness in arms and legs are dangerous signs of serious brain diseases that may be life-threatening
