Question 1

Where does Dr. Prasanna Patankar practice?

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Dr. Prasanna Patankar practices at Alliance Hospital  - Nalasopara.

Question 2

What is Dr. Prasanna Patankar's education qualification?

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Dr. Prasanna Patankar has the following qualifications - MS - General Surgery.

Question 3

What does Dr. Prasanna Patankar specialises in ?

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Dr. Prasanna Patankar specialises as Neurosurgeon.

Question 4

Who is Dr. Prasanna Patankar?

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Dr. Prasanna Patankar is a Neurosurgeon in Andheri West, Mumbai Dr. Prasanna Patankar practices at Brahma Kumaris' Global Hospital & Research Centre in Andheri West, Mumbai and Alliance Hospital in Nalasopara, Thane. The doctor completed MS - General Surgery from Dr V M Medical College,Solapur in 2003.. View more details about the doctor on Practo.

Question 5

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.

Question 9

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. Prasanna Patankar

Nalasopara, Thane

Alliance Hospital

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