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Karam Chand Sharma replied to Karam Chand Sharma's discussion Arnold Chiari Malformation and Syringomyelia in the group Neurosurgery"Further to the above treatment, I have put a syringosubarachnoid shunt at D1 level. Now the syrinx has totally resolved."
Karam Chand Sharma commented on Karam Chand Sharma's blog post Total 21 patients have been operated with Karam Chand minimally invasive technique for drainage of chronic subdural haematomas"The total number of paients operated with this technique is 32 as of today. Out of these 6 patients had bilateral subdural haematomas."
Karam Chand Sharma commented on Kuok Cheong U's blog post MCA lobar shape wide neck aneurysm, involving M1, M2 and M3, case follow up!!"Dear Kuok,
Very good job. Is there any compromise of lumen of one of MCA branches? Most of MCA aneurysms arising from MCA can be clipped but case as this needs an expert like you. Show us pictures routinely.Congratulations.!"
Professor Jafri Malin Abdullah commented on Karam Chand Sharma's blog post No hope"latest studies and our experience no matter waht we do life cannot be extended more than six months even with the best genetic good markers."
Karam Chand Sharma commented on Kuok Cheong U's blog post MCA wide neck lobar shape berry aneurysm, involving M1,M2,M3, how to treat?"Dear Kuok,
Neurosurgeons are comfortable because of neuro-interventionist. By doing coiling and embolisation great no of patients have benefitted. Surgery is afterall a major procedure and still carries mortality and morbidity. By the look of…"
Karam Chand Sharma commented on Karam Chand Sharma's blog post No hope"I think disease is too advanced and all the pros and cons were explained to relatives of patient. Basically he came to see me and opine whether lesions could be excised. He is seeing an oncologist and I do not know whether he was offered chemotherpy…"
Kuok Cheong U commented on Karam Chand Sharma's blog post No hope"Dear Karam,
Would it be small cell carioma? If it is, may be chemotheray may helps.
best regards
Kuok"
Karam Chand Sharma commented on Kuok Cheong U's blog post MCA wide neck lobar shape berry aneurysm, involving M1,M2,M3, how to treat?"Dear Kuok,
You have put up nice images again. One of the method desribed by L.Shekhar could be relocating branches of MCA on M1 but that involves lot of experience in microanastamosis. I did a STA-MCA anastamosis few days back and I know how hard is…"
Karam Chand Sharma posted a blog postNo hope
This is a male patient having Ca lung with multiple metastasis in brain. I told his relalatives that there is no point in doing any surgery with these multiple metastasis and it is better to take him home and just give pain killers and some other symptomatic treatment. Would you like to do something like aspiration of fluid from cystic lesions , X-knifeor cyberknife tretment to this patient?See More
Karam Chand Sharma commented on Karam Chand Sharma's blog post Heavily calcified frontal tumour in a 61 years old male"This turned out to be oligodendroglioma grade 2. Post operative picture shows residual tumour and he is being planned for radiotherapy."
Karam Chand Sharma added a discussion to the group Neurosurgery
Right thalamic glioma in a 9 years old boy- How to approach this?
A midline frontal trephine craniotomy was made at the level of coronal suture and thalamic tumour was decompressed through transcallosal approach.Left ventriculopritoneal medium pressure shunt has been done already. Tomorrow I shall be operating him for his tumour. Patient will be placed in supine position and a midline linear incision will be made just behind hairline. A 5 cm trephine craniotomy will be done more to right side. The exposed sagittal sinus will be covered with gelfoam and…See More
Karam Chand Sharma posted a blog postCalvarial moulding
A young man sustained head injury as result of roadside accident. Examination and investigations revealed he had developed a midline frontal compound depressed fracture which was treated conservatively. He recovered well, but has developed post-traumatic epilepsy. The calvarial reshaping has occured over a period of time. See his CT head at time of injury and recent CT head.See More
Karam Chand Sharma commented on Karam Chand Sharma's blog post Utility of Image Guided System"The circles were drawn with ballpen. The medial circle is where I imagined the tumour would be and other circle is where image guided system told us the tumour is. The pointing device was for registeration without fiducials."
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- Main areas of research:
- Instruments for craniotomy
Karam Chand operation for syringomyelia
Growing skull fracture
Intra-arterial chemotherapy
minimal invasive neurosurgery
blog writing
- Interests/keywords:
- cricket
travel
current affairs
writing
music
- Current title/position:
- Professor and head of deptt
- Current affiliation/employer:
- Central Health Services, Govt of India
- Postdoc Advisor and University:
- VMMC and Safdarjang Hospital, IP University, New Delhi.
- Publications:
- About 40 mostly in international journals
26 blogs on neurosurgic.com
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see more pictures in my previous blog- utility of image guided system
Posted on July 10, 2010 at 6:00am 0 Comments 0 Favorites
I have added images of 2 more patients in my blog pertaining to image guided system. As you get more experience, extratime taken comes down.
Utility of Image Guided System
Posted on July 10, 2010 at 4:00am 2 Comments 0 Favorites
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No hope
Posted on June 9, 2010 at 8:48am 3 Comments 0 Favorites
This is a male patient having Ca lung with multiple metastasis in brain. I told his relalatives that there is no point in doing any surgery with these multiple metastasis and it is better to take him home and just give pain killers and some other symptomatic treatment. Would you like to do something like aspiration of fluid from cystic lesions , X-knifeor cyberknife tretment to this… Continue
Heavily calcified frontal tumour in a 61 years old male
Posted on May 13, 2010 at 8:47am 1 Comment 0 Favorites
A 61 years old man had generalised seizures 2 years back for the first time in his life. He continued to have repeated seizures despite good drug compliance. A CT Scan head showed a heavily calcified tumour in right frontal lobe with mass effect. This picture is diagnostic of oligodendroglioma. He will be operated in next few days.
CECT and NCCT head showing large right frontal heavily calcified… Continue
CECT and NCCT head showing large right frontal heavily calcified… Continue
Comment Wall (12 comments)
- At 2:40pm on October 15, 2010,
Muhammed Abid Saleem said… - Dear Dr. Sharma we will love to see you in karachi.i have forwarded your mail to Dr.Shahzad Shamim, chairman scientific/organising committee.you can also contact him on the following email
shahzad.shamim@aku.edu
- At 9:32am on October 14, 2010,
Siamak Asgari, M.D. said… - Dear colleague Dr. Sharma,
sometimes, especially in elderly patients, the posterior fossa dura mater is very adherent To the bone resulting in circumscribed opening of the dura during craniotomy regardless To the device used. But of you will visit us, I will be interested in your presentation of your instrument.
- At 12:29pm on October 10, 2010,
Dr.Nagesh C Shanbhag said… - hello Prof Sharma
how are you doing???
- At 12:58pm on September 17, 2010, Siamak Asgari, M.D. said…
- Dear Dr. Sharma,
Ingolstadt is an old City in Bavaria between Munich and Nurnberg. 200 years ago, the legendary Frankenstein Monster was born there (see Wikipedia). Since 50 years, the famous AUDI- company has His headquarter with 40000 coworkers there. It would be a great honour for my Team and me to invite you for visiting us.
- At 12:16pm on September 17, 2010, Siamak Asgari, M.D. said…
- Dear Dr. Sharma,
Ingolstadt is an old city in Bavaria between Munich and Nurnberg. In the past, the Frankenstein Monster was born there. Now, Ingolstadt is famous because of its old city and the headquarter of the AUDI-Company with over 40000 coworkers. It would be a great honour for my team and me, if you will visit us.
- At 8:21pm on August 26, 2010,
Tejas Mehta said… - thank u for adding me sir..... :)
- At 12:51pm on May 29, 2010,
seepi said… - Ohhhhhhh...wow!!!!...n thank u!!! :) m really very happy to hear both d news u gave me...ill try my best to rise high....
- At 12:32pm on May 29, 2010, seepi said…
- Hello......well i got selected in ICMR...m doing res. on low back pain and autonomic nervous system...nice to hear from u.....m i eligible to attend dat brain mapping thing?
- At 7:47am on April 15, 2010, Dr.Nagesh C Shanbhag said…
- Hello...
let me know about the paper draft sent to you.
- At 12:10am on March 3, 2010, seepi said…
- m sorry......my exams started so i wasnt able to reach dere.........next tym i'll tell u before i plan to cum n will surely make it!!
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