Aster Medcity launches NeuroNav MER system for Parkinson's patients

Kochi: Aster Medcity and India Medtronic Private Limited have partnered to build a comprehensive and advanced Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) programme for Parkinson’s patients in India. The latest version of the Microelectrode recording system for DBS surgeries – NeuroNav MER system (Alpha Omega) launched in Aster Medcity in Kochi, makes it the first centre in South Asia to bring in this technology.

Parkinson’s disease is a progressive disorder that in the more advanced stages causes severe disability due to the increasing severity of movement-related problems, balance and cognitive functions symptoms. In 2016, it was estimated that 6.1 million people worldwide had Parkinson’s disease. The prevalence in India was estimated to be 10% of the global burden. 

DBS is a therapy in which a small pacemaker-like device sends electrical signals through very thin wires, known as ‘leads’, to a targeted area in the brain related to the symptoms.

The partnership aims to increase the outreach of the programme to all the Parkinson’s and movement disorder patients who need the treatment, especially to those with relatively early onset (under 45 years) or young- onset of Parkinson’s disease so that they get back their mobility and functional capacity in the most productive years of their lives.