Deep Brain Surgery brings new hope for Autistic patients

Deep Brain Surgery brings new hope for Autistic patients In a first of its kind in the country and only the second such example in the world, Mumbai's Jaslok hospital has conducted deep brain surgery on a 42-year-old autistic patient who was suffering from the same for the past 40 years. This surgery has now brought in new hope for autistic patients all over the world. Pamela Mehra, who travelled all the way from USA is now in a better position with reduced OCD and aggression. The first such deep brain surgery of nucleus accumbens (NAc) was first done in South Korea and the second such example in Mumbai on March 7, 2017. Mehra was diagnosed with Autism at 3 years of age and over a period of time her social interaction had reduced and her communication with family members was reduced to only sign language and hand actions. Before the surgery, her condition was severe and she suffered from obsessive-compulsive behaviour and aggressive besides autism and epilepsy. Her aggr