Question 1

Where does Dr. Shailesh AV Rao practice?

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Dr. Shailesh AV Rao practices at Padmashree Diagnostic - Vijayanagar.

Question 2

What do patients say about Dr. Shailesh AV Rao?

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Dr. Shailesh AV Rao has been recommended by 3 patients and has recieved story from 1 patients. You can read detailed patient stories of the doctor on Practo.

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What does Dr. Shailesh AV Rao specialises in ?

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Dr. Shailesh AV Rao specialises as Neurosurgeon, Neurologist.

Question 4

Who is Dr. Shailesh AV Rao?

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Dr. Shailesh AV Rao is a Neurosurgeon and Neurologist in Vijayanagar, Bangalore Dr. Shailesh AV Rao practices at Padmashree Diagnostic in Vijayanagar, Bangalore.. View more details about the doctor on Practo.

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Who is a neurosurgeon?

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A neurosurgeon is a doctor with a specialization in diagnosis and treatment of brain, spinal cord and nerve-related diseases.

Question 6

Can a neurosurgeon operate a brain tumour?

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Yes, a neurosurgeon can operate and remove brain tumours by a procedure called as craniotomy.

Question 7

Does a neurosurgeon only perform surgery?

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Neurosurgeons are trained to perform complex surgeries, but when possible, they try to treat the condition with medicines alone. When medicines fail to give relief, neurosurgeons opt for a surgery to provide relief.

Question 8

For which diseases can one see a neurosurgeon?

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One can see a neurosurgeon if you have any symptoms like birth-defects, trauma to brain or spine due to some shock or accident, brain tumours, vascular disorders, infections in the brain or spine, stroke, or degenerative diseases of the spine like multiple sclerosis.

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Can a neurologist treat birth defects in nervous system?

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No, a neurologist cannot treat birth-defects in the nervous system, but a neurosurgeon can operate on such defects present since birth in the brain and spinal cord in infants and children.

Question 10

What training must one undergo to become a neurosurgeon?

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To become a neurosurgeon in India, after doing five years of MBBS training, one has to do MS in general neurosurgery and then MCh in neurosurgery.

Dr. Shailesh AV Rao

Vijayanagar, Bangalore

Padmashree Diagnostic

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