Deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery in India: Best Clinics and Costs 2024

Manipal Hospitals represent Clinical Unit of private Indian company Manipal Education & Medical Group (MEMG), one of the leading healthcare centers in India with more than fifty years of experience in the field of medical care. Today, Manipal Hospitals is the third largest health care provider in India offering comprehensive medical care. Manipal Group includes 15 hospitals and 3 clinics, located in six states of the country, as well as in Nigeria and Malaysia. The network of Manipal Hospitals annually serves about 2,000,000 patients from India and abroad.

DBS at BLK is provided by a neurosurgery team of the Functional Neurosurgery Unit - one of the largest in the country. BLK specialists prescribe DBS for people with severe neurological disorders and only after full exam with EEG, MRI, ECG. The Deep Brain Stimulation surgery lasts between 5-7 hours. A patient is under local anesthesia and remains awake. During this procedure a doctor implants electrodes into the brain of a patient. The electrodes need to stimulate the parts of the brain and eliminate or remove the symptoms of the disease. If the electrodes work correctly, doctors change temporary neurostimulator into a constant one.

The Apollo is the first hospital in India where DBS was provided. The Department of the Neurosurgery is one of the most experienced in the country. Neurosurgeries have been performed here since 1960.

After a complete examination, doctors decide whether a patient requires the DBS operation.

DBS is the most efficient treatment for Parkinson’s patients in case medicines are not effective. The procedure is conducted in two steps. The first step includes insertion of electrodes into the brain and temporary neurostimulator into the patient’s chest/abdomen. The second step of the DBS procedure is setting-up the device for correct impulses transmission and changing it into the constant one.

Medanta Institute is a large medical complex, which not only offers treatment in all areas of health, but  also have a research center. Director and founder of the Institute is the world famous cardiac surgeon, Dr. Naresh Trehan.

• Over 10,000 international patients trust their treatment to the hospital specialists.
• Extensive experience — the team of neurosurgeons have international education and training.
• The Neurosurgical Center is considered the best in Chennai — the 4th largest city in India.

Global Hospital Mumbai is a private multidisciplinary clinic in India. The hospital is a part of Gleneagles Global Hospitals Group.

The hospital specializes in robotic surgery, gastroenterology, orthopedics, bariatrics (treatment of obesity), and organ transplants.

Global Hospital Mumbai is the 1st facility in the world to transplant the liver simultaneously with the surgical treatment of spinal tuberculosis, and the 1st to perform the combined kidney-liver transplant in Western India.

BGS Global Hospital is a private multidisciplinary hospital in Bangalore, India, specialized in oncology, neurosurgery, and hepatology. For cancer treatment, this hospital uses the last version of radiotherapy equipment, such as TrueBeam STx that accurately irradiates a tumor even in hard-to-reach areas.

Annually, Global Hospital Bengaluru gives treatment for over 53,000 patients. Doctors of this hospital have performed more than 30,000 operations.

Goa Manipal Hospital is the largest medical center of the western Indian coast. Manipal Goa specializes in oncology, neurology, neurosurgery, health checkup, orthopedics, and laparoscopy (minimally invasive surgery).

This hospital is the 1st private facility in the state to get certification for world-class standards of treatment.

IBM Watson, a computer program for choosing the most effective treatment method for cancer patients, is available in Goa Manipal Hospital.

Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi is a multi-specialty tertiary acute care hospital with 710 beds. It is a state-of-the-art modern facility spread over 15 acres. As a flagship hospital of the Apollo Hospitals Group, it epitomizes clinical excellence. The hospital is equipped with the latest medical technologies and has a rigorous credentialing process for its staff. Regular training programs keep the staff updated with the latest developments in their fields. Accredited by JCI, it showcases standardized processes and has NABL accredited clinical laboratories and a state-of-the-art blood bank.