Aga Khan University (AKU) was the venue for the first Neuroscience Telemedicine Conference in Pakistan in October 2002. Members from AKU Neuroscience Group and the Department of Neurosurgery, Fujita Health University, Japan, exchanged research and clinical experience in the field of neuroscience with scientific presentations and discussions.
Dr. Shahid Baig, Head of Neurology Section at AKU, presented his research on tuberculosis of the nervous system. He showed brain images of patients with various forms of nervous system tuberculosis and informed the participants that brain tuberculosis can be present in the form of tuberculosis meningitis, tuberculosis abscesses and tuberculomas of the brain. He said that a patient might also develop spinal cord abscesses and be unable to walk. Dr. Baig said that a form of brain tuberculosis could even exhibit conditions such as headache, weakness in one half of the body and progressive blindness. Dr. Baig emphasised the need for early recognition of the signs and symptoms of brain tuberculosis to enable a prompt start of treatment. He highlighted that delay in getting treatment increased the likelihood of developing complications from the disease.
Professor Rashid Jooma, Head of Neurosurgery, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, showed a video of unusual forms of epilepsy and recovery after surgery. He also highlighted the role of surgery in intractable epilepsy. Dr. Ahsan Bari, Consultant Neurosurgeon, AKU, highlighted the role of endoscopic surgery in patients with brain tumours and said that it was a cost effective option in treating certain tumours. The neurosurgeons and neuroscientists from Fujita University, Japan, demonstrated new techniques in CT angiography by video presentation. They highlighted the importance of high resolution three dimensional CT angiography, a non-invasive procedure with excellent results. The Japanese group also showed a video presentation of an endoscopic microdissectomy procedure, which is highly effective in disc surgery. Professor Kannu, Head of Neurosurgery Department at Fujita University, emphasized the need for exchanging scientific knowledge and experience between both universities and hoped that such conferences would onwards be held on an annual basis.
Aga Khan University (AKU) was the venue for the first Neuroscience Telemedicine Conference in Pakistan in October 2002. Members from AKU Neuroscience Group and the Department of Neurosurgery, Fujita Health University, Japan, exchanged research and clinical experience in the field of neuroscience with scientific presentations and discussions.
Dr. Shahid Baig, Head of Neurology Section at AKU, presented his research on tuberculosis of the nervous system. He showed brain images of patients with various forms of nervous system tuberculosis and informed the participants that brain tuberculosis can be present in the form of tuberculosis meningitis, tuberculosis abscesses and tuberculomas of the brain. He said that a patient might also develop spinal cord abscesses and be unable to walk. Dr. Baig said that a form of brain tuberculosis could even exhibit conditions such as headache, weakness in one half of the body and progressive blindness. Dr. Baig emphasised the need for early recognition of the signs and symptoms of brain tuberculosis to enable a prompt start of treatment. He highlighted that delay in getting treatment increased the likelihood of developing complications from the disease.
Professor Rashid Jooma, Head of Neurosurgery, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, showed a video of unusual forms of epilepsy and recovery after surgery. He also highlighted the role of surgery in intractable epilepsy. Dr. Ahsan Bari, Consultant Neurosurgeon, AKU, highlighted the role of endoscopic surgery in patients with brain tumours and said that it was a cost effective option in treating certain tumours. The neurosurgeons and neuroscientists from Fujita University, Japan, demonstrated new techniques in CT angiography by video presentation. They highlighted the importance of high resolution three dimensional CT angiography, a non-invasive procedure with excellent results. The Japanese group also showed a video presentation of an endoscopic microdissectomy procedure, which is highly effective in disc surgery. Professor Kannu, Head of Neurosurgery Department at Fujita University, emphasized the need for exchanging scientific knowledge and experience between both universities and hoped that such conferences would onwards be held on an annual basis.
