Q. Name : nischala cheetirala Address : Aberdeen, Scotland Phone No. : - Email Address : nischalac@hotmail.com Comments/Suggestions : i have been diagnoised with cervical spondilysis and the doctors say that operation is compulsory. I am 26 and i don't want any operation my spine. Please suggest me the remedy

Answer: Cervical spondylosis is only a degenarative disease.All of them donot need surgery.Surgical role comes into picture only if your spinal cord or the nerve roots get compressed, as seen in MRI. If there is no compression the best way is to keep the pain away by various medications and other methods.Also keep in mind that at age of 26yrs it is less likely to be degenarative cause unless you had repetative trauma to spine. yours Ramana

Q. Dear Sir, I have a nephew who has Epylepsy from his childhood, to be specific from hom 9 month of age. We are from Bangladesh. Recently his parents went to Kolkata for treatment, there it came out on MRI that he has a cyst in the brain by born. He is staying more sick then before, the seizure stays more longer. he was having one treatment of 'Tegritol' before. But this time Doctor dint give that. Doctor gave 4 months medicine and didnt say anything about surgery.Can you suggest us if he definitely needs a surgery and Where we can find good treatment in India. Please help us. Rubina From Bangladesh.

Answer: Brain cysts can be congenital and appear later in life due to various causes.Most of the congenital brain cysts can present as siezures or fits.But all of them donot need surgery.A proper control of siezures with correct doses of suitable anticonvulsant drugs will keep the siezures at bay. It will to see the scan films.