Touching a raw nerve to relieve the pain
Living with trigeminal neuralgia means the most basic of tasks that stimulate sensation in the face, like brushing your teeth, […]
Why our shadows never leave us
Our daughters are aged around 4 and 6, give or take a few months: take from the 6-year-old and give
An Indian doctor in China learns a universal language
A training in the technique of bypass surgery of the brain became a lesson in the unity behind suffering and
Can you hear me in the face of courage?
A vestibular nerve tumour can impact hearing, facial expression and balance, making it the top stress-inducing procedure for neurosurgeons I
When surgeons go to war
After a brief surgical hiatus, a neurosurgeon walks into a COVID-19 battleground to experience the most impersonal but moving procedure
Practicing medicine over mobiles
Because time equals life for neurosurgeons, calls from the hospital mean the world must stop, the mind must jump start.
Because two heads are better than one
Traumatic brain injury surgery is staple for India’s neurosurgeons given our rash driving tradition and top spot in head injury
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Theatrical conversations
“Here is my MRI and it shows a brain tumour, for Christ’s sake. Why me?” implored Elton John, a visibly
When good doctors leave patients unhappy
Every patient is equally precious, the effort to heal is also equal. But not every reaction is as sunny as
To the edge of the cliff and back. With The Beatles
To take on a case where death or paralysis is a given, and life, a freak chance, takes confidence in