Chandru Sharma is a relaxed man now. Obviously for the following reasons.
A successful DBS surgery conducted by Dr. Paresh Doshi , Neurosurgeon on his wife Sharada who when visited the doctor was in an advanced state of Parkinsons disease and had also been suffering from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) for over 20 years.
After surgery, Sharadas OCD also became completely under control.
More importantly barely three days after the surgery sharada walked without anybodys help which had moved both Chandu and his daughter to tears.
Now she plays veena which she was fond playing in her younger days.
Chandrus daughter also is a relaxed person. She was 10 years when her mother showed sign of OCD. She had a miserable teenage and always in confused state because of the sufferings and violent behaviour. She was confused even when her showed love and affections towards her. Even Chandru, despite willing to explain everything to his daughter about what had been happening to Sharada, could not do so as the daughter was too young to understand Sharadas debilitating mental illness made her suspicious of all those who dropped in at her house. She never hesitated to ask her guests what all they stole from her house. Whats more, every day morning she would pack bags and move out. Then she developed Parkinsons. She found it hard to move without assistance. As her Dopamine producing cells were dying she had terrible pain, stiffness, tremor and severe depression. The doctors were in dilemma. Medicines for one disease were making other worse. The dopamine producing drug that she was taking played havoc with her emotions and she was in a miserable state.
As Sharada became log-like her then ten year old daughter was shattered by her suffering and violent behaviour. Chandru recalls Our child had a miserable teenage. Even when Sharada showed love and affection the child looked confused.
Then he got to know about DBS which was being experimented in India. It is a surgical procedure which involves implantation of medical device known as brain pacemaker. The battery operated neuro stimulator sends electrical stimulation to specific areas of the brain which control the movement.
Chandru took Sharada to Dr. Paresh K . Doshi of Department of Stereotactic and functional Neuro surgery at Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre in Mumbai who is also pioneer of DBS in INDIA.
When I saw the patient I was quite confused as to how I am going to improve her quality of life, She was in an advanced state of Parkinsons Disease with OCD. But DBS brought her Parkinsons under control. She could bring down the medication from 900mg to 200mg. Mean while she got the bonus of an accidental cure too. It was the first time that such a surgery was done on a patient having both Parkinsons as well as OCD Says Dr. Doshi.
Dr. Doshi further explains about accidental cure Over activation of the direct pathway has been linked by some researchers to the development of the abnormal and intrusive thoughts and behaviours that are associated with OCD. The Deep Brain Stimulation that had been used in Sharada may have also reduced the hyperactivity along with the pathway by regulation through the Subthalamic nucleus [Component of brain that performs action selection] and substantia nigra [ brain structure that controls movement and regulates mood]
With the Positive side effects that Sharada was benefited with after the DBS surgery was done by Dr. Joshi was a pleasant surprise for every one involved. The
DBS (Deep Brain Stimulation) Surgery proved double boon for the 60 year old Sharada Sharma from Thane who had been suffering from OCD for last 20 years.
