Best Neurologist in Pimpri Chinchwad
Dr. Chetna Patil is a highly qualified neurologist neurophysician in Pune PCMC region. She practices in Neurology clinic in Wakad . She had done her MBBS from Maharashtra University of health science,Nashik 2009 , MD Medicine from Maharashtra University of health science Nashik ,2014 and completed her DNB neurology from National board examination,New Delhi 2019.
Over the years she has 12 years of experience of treating patients with neurological diseases. She has gained vast experience in the field of neurology by working in high volume centers in public and private sectors. Her areas of interest are stroke, epilepsy, nerve and muscle diseases, headache neck and back pain,vertigo. Experienced neurologist dedicated to treating neurological diseases with compassion and expertise in Pune's PCMC region.
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Expert Neurologist in Wakad PCMC
Dr. Chetna Patil specializes in various neurological conditions and treatments.
Neurology Expertise in Hinjewadi Wakad
List of diseases that are treated by her / Surgeries performed by Dr. Chetna Patil
Back Pain and Neck Pain
Pain in the low back & neck are very common. Causes could range from simple sprains to osteoporosis or as complex as spinal ( intradural/ extradural) tumors.
Cervical spondylosis
Can present with plain muscle spasm, pain or severe Myelopathy & Radiculopathy. Needs detailed neurosurgical examination, imaging and proper decision making.
Neurogenic claudication
Pain, numbness, heaviness and in later stages, weakness in the lower limbs- on walking for a certain distance.
Sciatica
Very common symptom. Causes can vary from sacroiliac joint pathology, fact joint inflammation, pyriformis syndrome, viral Radiculopathy to frank nerve root compression due to disc herniation or lateral gutter stenosis. Needs proper evaluation & decision making. Neurospine-rehab program or minimally invasive spine surgery.
Spondylolisthesis
Meaning slippage of one vertebra over the other it can cause severe low backpain & pain in lower limbs. Has four causative subtypes. Needs spinal flexors strengthening based rehab program in initial stages.
In advanced stages, needs surgical decompression, fixation & fusion.
Osteoporosis
May present with only back pain or lead to collapse and fractures of the vertebral bodies. Needs comprehensive Neuroendocrine work-up & treatment in initial stages and cement vertebroplasty or balloon kyphoplasty in later stages. These are technically very simple but effective procedures.
Kyphoscoliosis
Needs comprehensive neuro-evaluation to find the exact cause & then the treatment for correction depending on the result. With modern equipment, long segment fixation fusions can be carried out.
Tuberculosis of the spine
Very debilitating problem. Needs surgical intervention in the later stages.
Intradural tumors ( Extra & Intramedullary)
May be located in a very crucial locations and need safe & complete micro-neurosurgical removal. A real neurosurgical challenge, sometimes more difficult than brain surgery.
Tethered cord syndrome
Spinal cord, under tension like a rubber band needs release to restore its functions usually a childhood disease but there is an adult variety as well.
Craniovertebral junction problems
Perhaps the most difficult spinal problems to address..... Atlantoaxial dislocation, Basilar invagination, tumours at the Cranio-vertebral junction, Traumatic fracture dislocations.
Spinal Trauma
Spinal trauma which may or may not include spinal cord injury. If managed in time and with precision, the treatment results are generally rewarding.
Spinal Arteriovanous Malformation
Need careful evaluation and multimodality management....including careful neurosurgical excision.
Brain Tumours
Includes both malignant and benign tumours like gliomas of different grades, glioblastomas, meningiomas, ependymomas, metastases, lymphomas, pituitary adenomas, intra-ventricular tumours…..and many more. Both craniotomy and excision or stereotactic biopsy are possible.
Intracranial Aneurysms/ Arterio-Venous Malformations( AVMs)
Patient presenting with ‘the worst headache of my life’… diagnosis from MR/CT Angiography to DSA, followed by either clipping or coiling.
Micro-Vascular Decompression
Done for either Trigeminal Neuralgia, Hemifacial spasm, or Glossopharyngeal neuralgia.
Hydrocephalus
Also known as water in the brain… treated with Ventriculo-Peritoneal (VP) shunt or Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy (ETV).