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Brain
Taking the Pain Out of

SURGERY the presence of a brain tumour
3D illustration showing

Sukumvit Hospital treats brain tumour

patient with state-of-the-art Computerized
Navigator Microsurgery System.

owards the end of May, a female patient, complaining
of chronic headaches and numbness to her body’s
T left limbs, came in for a treatment at Sukumvit
Hospital. Prior to arriving, this patient had already visited
several doctors who had diagnosed migraine as the main
cause for her persistent headaches. As a result, she was
prescribed painkillers, which only provided temporary relief,
as the headaches never completely went away. Over a period Magnetic Resonance Image (MRI) of the brain
of time, she began feeling an uneasy weakness on her left
arm and leg, and this is was what encouraged her to approach
Sukumvit Hospital. Knowing that her condition was not
normal, the hospital assigned her case to their neurosurgeon,
Dr. Boonchote Kiangkittiwan for diagnosis and treatment.

After studying her case history and concluding that these
headaches were not normal, Dr. Boonchote ordered a high
speed CT scan of her brain, which showed an abnormal
reading, prompting the need for further tests. An MRI was
then performed, which revealed a six centimeter large tumour
lodged fi rmly on the right hemisphere of her brain. The tumour
caused extra pressure on the surrounding brain cells, which was
the main cause of her headaches that also led to swelling in
that area of the brain. Moreover, as the tumour was pressing on
Microsurgery with Computerized Navigator System the surrounding brain cells responsible for the motor functions
of her body, the patient’s left arm and leg became weak and
diffi cult to control. As this condition could prove fatal,
Dr. Boonchote recommended microsurgery to remove the tumour.

It was a deep and diffi cult process to reach the tumour’s location,
as this required the opening and maneuvering of the skull,
which was dangerous and could cause numerous side effects
and complications that the doctor must avoid. Suffi ce to say,
this procedure could ultimately lead to unnecessary damages
to the nervous system. Thus, Dr. Boonchote recommended
Cranial Navigation Software with Advanced 3D Visualization
microsurgery with a Computerized Navigator System instead.

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