Hyderabad: Kamineni doctors give new lease of life to 3-month-old baby with abnormal brain

The neurosurgeons at Kamineni Hospitals, LB Nagar, Hyderabad gave a new lease of life to a three-month old baby from Warangal, whose brain was hard in areas that should have been soft, indicating premature closure.

Hyderabad: The neurosurgeons at Kamineni Hospitals, LB Nagar, Hyderabad gave a new lease of life to a three-month old baby from Warangal, whose brain was hard in areas that should have been soft, indicating premature closure.

After birth, a baby’s skull remains soft in certain areas, leaving gaps to allow the brain to grow. However, in this case, the baby’s skull got hardened, which could have led to severe complications as the baby grows.

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“We performed endoscopic suturectomy to reopen the fused areas of the skull, creating the necessary space for the brain to grow. Cases like these are extremely rare, occurring in only one in 3,000 infants, usually due to genetic factors,” explained senior neurosurgeon and minimal access brain and spine surgeon, Dr. S. Ramesh.

Following the surgery, the baby was put on a helmet therapy, which is a specially designed helmet that has to be worn for 12 to 15 months. “The helmet, which was procured from Bengaluru, helps guide brain growth by restricting growth in certain areas while allowing it in others. It is made of multiple layers of cushioning, which are adjusted as the baby grows,” Dr Ramesh added.