Question 1

Where does Dr. Ashok M Sirsat practice?

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Dr. Ashok M Sirsat practices at Holy Spirit Hospital - Andheri East.

Question 2

What does Dr. Ashok M Sirsat specialises in ?

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Dr. Ashok M Sirsat specialises as Neurosurgeon.

Question 3

Who is Dr. Ashok M Sirsat?

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Dr. Ashok M Sirsat is a Neurosurgeon in Malad West, Mumbai Dr. Ashok M Sirsat practices at Neurology Clinic in Malad West, Mumbai and Holy Spirit Hospital in Andheri East, Mumbai.. View more details about the doctor on Practo.

Question 4

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 5

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 6

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 7

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.

Question 8

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 9

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.

Question 10

Can a neurologist treat Alzheimer's disease?

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No, a neurosurgeon cannot treat Alzheimer's disease, but a neurologist can treat such complex disorders of the nervous system using medicines. Also, since Alzheimer's disease doesnt have a cure yet, the results of the availble treatments are limited.

Dr. Ashok M Sirsat

Andheri East, Mumbai

Holy Spirit Hospital

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