Fortis Mohali Expands Care with Neuro-Modulation Treatments
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Shimla, September 26, 2025: A 64-year-old Patient had been suffering from Parkinson’s Disease and had been exhibiting symptoms such as trembling of hands, arms, head, difficulty in speaking, stiffness of limbs and impaired coordination. He had become non-responsive to medicines and his symptoms had been progressing, while severely impacting his health and daily life.
Despite being on multiple medicines, the Patient’s health had not shown improvement. Unable to bear the discomfort, he finally approached Dr Nishit Sawal, Consultant, Neurology, Fortis Hospital Mohali, recently.
The Neuro-Modulation Team at Fortis Mohali comprising Dr Anupam Jindal, Additional Director, Neurosurgery; Dr Prof Vivek Gupta, Additional Director of Interventional Neuroradiology; Dr Vivek Agarwal, Consultant, Neuro-intervention and Interventional Radiology; Dr Abhishek Prasad, Consultant, Neuro-radiology; Dr Mehraaj Sandhu, Consultant, Mental Health and Behavioural Sciences; and Dr Nishit Sawal deliberated on the treatment modalities and decided to perform Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) surgery.
Deep Brain Stimulation involves implanting electrodes inside the brain to produce electrical impulses. The surgery helps improve motor complications in patients with Parkinson’s disease.
Following good rehabilitation at Fortis Mohali, the Patient’s health improved and symptoms began to subside. Slowly his life got back on track and he is leading a normal life today.
Stating that DBS had revolutionized the treatment of patients suffering from Parkinson’s disease, Dr Nishit Sawal, said, “Deep Brain Stimulation improves motor complications in patients with Parkinson’s disease. Symptoms such as trembling of hands, arms, head, and difficulty in walking subside post-surgery, besides medication is also reduced.”
The second Patient, a 70-year-old woman had been suffering from severe depression with anxiety for 30 years and was not responding to medicines. The Patient underwent VNS – Vagal nerve stimulation surgery following which her depression and anxiety improved over a period of four months and she resumed her normal life. VNS is a small surgery in which a thin electrode is implanted on the left side of the chest. Epilepsy, fits, depression and anxiety respond very well to VNS.
Fortis Hospital Mohali is the only hospital in North India (outside NCR) to provide 24×7 facilities for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease, dystonia, essential tremors and ataxia through DBS.
Further, Fortis Mohali is the only hospital in North India to offer Vagal Nerve Stimulation (VNS) which has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for epilepsy and depression. Patients having epileptic fits and those suffering from depression benefit from VNS.
