Deep Brain Stimulation: Complete Guide to Procedure & Recovery
Electrodes implanted in specific brain areas deliver electrical impulses to reduce symptoms of movement disorders such as Parkinson's disease.
- Duration
- Several hours
- Anaesthesia
- Local with sedation and/or general anaesthesia
- Hospital stay
- 2–4 days
Neurosurgery surgeons for Deep Brain Stimulation
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Deep Brain Stimulation in India
Deep Brain Stimulation is a neurosurgery procedure. It usually takes several hours under local with sedation and/or general anaesthesia, and the typical hospital stay is 2–4 days.
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It is usually considered for parkinson's disease with motor fluctuations, essential tremor and dystonia. Only a doctor can confirm whether it is right for you after examination. Go Surgery lists 1,672 neurosurgery surgeons at 11,081 hospitals across 214 cities, including Delhi NCR, Hyderabad and Mumbai. Whether health insurance covers Deep Brain Stimulation depends on your policy and on why it is being done: insurers in India decide case by case, and waiting periods and sub-limits apply. Compare surgeons and request an appointment to discuss whether Deep Brain Stimulation is right for you.
Deep Brain Stimulation Surgeons by City
| City | Doctors Listed in This Speciality | Hospitals |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi NCR | 181 | 745 |
| Hyderabad | 162 | 623 |
| Mumbai | 86 | 488 |
| Bangalore | 85 | 517 |
| Jaipur | 46 | 174 |
| Indore | 40 | 69 |
| Kolkata | 33 | 613 |
| Navi Mumbai | 33 | 130 |
| Nagpur | 32 | 118 |
| Pune | 32 | 337 |
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| City | Doctors Listed in This Speciality | Hospitals |
|---|---|---|
| Pimpri-Chinchwad | 31 | 5 |
| Thane | 31 | 250 |
| Nashik | 30 | 82 |
| Guwahati | 29 | 20 |
| Visakhapatnam | 27 | 73 |
| Bhopal | 25 | 84 |
| Greater_Noida | 25 | 19 |
| Ranchi | 25 | 174 |
| Chandigarh | 23 | 34 |
| Amritsar | 22 | 267 |
| Kukatpalli | 20 | 0 |
| Bhubaneshwar | 19 | 0 |
| Gorakhpur | 18 | 7 |
| Gwalior | 18 | 21 |
| Mysore | 17 | 29 |
| Rajkot | 16 | 45 |
| Dwarka | 14 | 0 |
| Agra | 13 | 290 |
| Chennai | 13 | 620 |
| Bathinda | 12 | 14 |
| Bikaner | 12 | 4 |
| Jalandhar | 12 | 24 |
| Cuttack | 11 | 11 |
| Bareilly | 10 | 13 |
| Jammu | 10 | 3 |
| Kanpur | 10 | 33 |
| Ahmadnagar | 9 | 186 |
| Kochi | 9 | 4 |
| Nellore | 9 | 7 |
| Raipur | 9 | 37 |
| Madurai | 8 | 34 |
| Raniganj | 8 | 1 |
| Begusarai | 7 | 36 |
| Meerut | 7 | 21 |
| Moradabad | 7 | 4 |
| Vijayawada | 7 | 70 |
| Dhanbad | 6 | 51 |
| Durgapur | 6 | 8 |
| Erode | 6 | 3 |
| Guntur | 6 | 16 |
| Jodhpur | 6 | 25 |
| Muzaffarpur | 6 | 4 |
| Rohtak | 6 | 12 |
| Surat | 6 | 82 |
| Berhampore | 5 | 0 |
| Bhavnagar | 5 | 4 |
| Bihar Sharif | 5 | 11 |
| Coimbatore | 5 | 82 |
| Farrukhabad | 5 | 2 |
| Jabalpur | 5 | 11 |
| Jhansi | 5 | 6 |
| Karnal | 5 | 7 |
| Nainital | 5 | 0 |
| Patna | 5 | 105 |
| Shyamnagar | 5 | 0 |
| Amravati | 4 | 255 |
| Bhagalpur | 4 | 25 |
| Bharatpur | 4 | 2 |
| Dhule | 4 | 0 |
| Hapur | 4 | 1 |
| Howrah | 4 | 15 |
| Mathura | 4 | 8 |
| Nanded | 4 | 6 |
| Rajamahendravaram | 4 | 2 |
| Raurkela | 4 | 0 |
| Rewa | 4 | 3 |
| Shivaji_Nagar | 4 | 0 |
| Ajmer | 3 | 118 |
| Akola | 3 | 215 |
| Alappuzha | 3 | 81 |
| Aligarh | 3 | 180 |
| Alwar | 3 | 138 |
| Ankleshwar | 3 | 97 |
| Bhiwandi | 3 | 0 |
| Bokaro | 3 | 1 |
| Davangere | 3 | 0 |
| Dombivli | 3 | 0 |
| Gandhidham | 3 | 0 |
| Gaya | 3 | 7 |
| Gondia | 3 | 2 |
| Habra | 3 | 0 |
| Hisar | 3 | 17 |
| Hosur | 3 | 4 |
| Hubli | 3 | 7 |
| Kannur | 3 | 3 |
| Mehsana | 3 | 0 |
| Palakkad | 3 | 7 |
| Solapur | 3 | 18 |
| Vadodara | 3 | 79 |
| Agra Cantt | 2 | 0 |
| Ahmedabad | 2 | 775 |
| Aizawl | 2 | 38 |
| Anantapur | 2 | 178 |
| Berhamapur | 2 | 0 |
| Bhandara | 2 | 1 |
| Bommasandra | 2 | 0 |
| Chapra | 2 | 1 |
| Chittorgarh | 2 | 0 |
| Gandhinagar | 2 | 6 |
| Jalgaon | 2 | 9 |
| Jamnagar | 2 | 5 |
| Kakinada | 2 | 5 |
| Kalyan | 2 | 0 |
| Kamarhati | 2 | 0 |
| Kargil | 2 | 0 |
| Kollam | 2 | 8 |
| Kota | 2 | 5 |
| Kozhikode | 2 | 9 |
| Lucknow | 2 | 85 |
| Morbi | 2 | 0 |
| Nagercoil | 2 | 2 |
| New Town | 2 | 0 |
| Nizamabad | 2 | 9 |
| Pali | 2 | 2 |
| Panaji | 2 | 0 |
| Patiala | 2 | 7 |
| Prayagraj | 2 | 264 |
| Pudukkottai | 2 | 1 |
| Rampur | 2 | 1 |
| Sagar | 2 | 2 |
| Salem | 2 | 22 |
| Shimla | 2 | 1 |
| Thiruvananthapuram | 2 | 36 |
| Varanasi | 2 | 57 |
| Vidisha | 2 | 0 |
| Vizianagaram | 2 | 4 |
| Ambattur | 1 | 107 |
| Arepally | 1 | 0 |
| Ballari | 1 | 1 |
| Belgaum | 1 | 5 |
| Bharuch | 1 | 16 |
| Bhubaneswar | 1 | 4 |
| Bhuj | 1 | 0 |
| Bidar | 1 | 0 |
| Bilimora | 1 | 0 |
| Borivli | 1 | 0 |
| Buxar | 1 | 1 |
| Chandrapur | 1 | 0 |
| Cherthala | 1 | 3 |
| Darbhanga | 1 | 17 |
| Dausa | 1 | 0 |
| Deoghar | 1 | 23 |
| Dharamshala | 1 | 0 |
| Dindigul | 1 | 1 |
| Diphu | 1 | 0 |
| East Delhi | 1 | 0 |
| Eluru | 1 | 0 |
| Gadaga | 1 | 0 |
| Gaziabad | 1 | 0 |
| Gora Bazar | 1 | 0 |
| Haldwani | 1 | 0 |
| Hanamkonda | 1 | 1 |
| Hanumangarh | 1 | 0 |
| Haridwar | 1 | 5 |
| Hubbali | 1 | 0 |
| Jamshedpur | 1 | 23 |
| Junagadh | 1 | 2 |
| Kadapa | 1 | 0 |
| Karimnagar | 1 | 21 |
| Karwar | 1 | 1 |
| Kolhapur | 1 | 14 |
| Korba | 1 | 0 |
| Kurnool | 1 | 6 |
| Latur | 1 | 5 |
| Madeenaguda | 1 | 0 |
| Mangalore | 1 | 12 |
| Manissery | 1 | 0 |
| Matunga East | 1 | 0 |
| Mau | 1 | 0 |
| Medak | 1 | 0 |
| Mohali | 1 | 0 |
| Mount_Abu | 1 | 0 |
| Mumbai City | 1 | 0 |
| Nadiad | 1 | 1 |
| Nalgonda | 1 | 0 |
| Nandyal | 1 | 0 |
| Neyyattinkara | 1 | 0 |
| Ottappalam | 1 | 0 |
| Panchmahal | 1 | 0 |
| Panipat | 1 | 4 |
| Puducherry | 1 | 7 |
| Purnia | 1 | 1 |
| Rae Bareli | 1 | 0 |
| Rajasthan | 1 | 0 |
| Ratlam | 1 | 2 |
| Ratnagiri | 1 | 1 |
| Sangli | 1 | 1 |
| Shamli | 1 | 0 |
| Shimoga | 1 | 2 |
| Shravasti | 1 | 0 |
| Sikar | 1 | 5 |
| Silvassa | 1 | 0 |
| Solan | 1 | 2 |
| Sonarpur | 1 | 0 |
| Sonipat | 1 | 0 |
| Srikakulam | 1 | 3 |
| Surendranagar | 1 | 0 |
| Tirunelveli | 1 | 3 |
| Tirupati | 1 | 4 |
| Vellore | 1 | 6 |
| Vikas Nagar | 1 | 0 |
| Vikaspuri | 1 | 0 |
| West Godavari | 1 | 0 |
| Yamuna Nagar | 1 | 0 |
When it's recommended
- Parkinson's disease with motor fluctuations
- Essential tremor
- Dystonia
What happens during the procedure
- Detailed planning imaging
- Electrodes placed through small skull openings
- Stimulator implanted under the collarbone
- Programming over following weeks
Recovery
Programming adjustments over weeks to months.
Typical hospital stay: 2–4 days
Risks & complications
- Bleeding
- Infection
- Hardware problems
- Speech or mood changes
Deep Brain Stimulation cost in India
Go Surgery doesn't publish prices for deep brain stimulation yet. Costs vary with the procedure, the hospital and the city, so ask for a written estimate that lists the surgeon's fee, hospital charges, anaesthesia, consumables and follow-up.
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Neurosurgery hospitals
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Hospitals Offering Deep Brain Stimulation in India
451 hospitals are listed for this speciality. The 8 hospitals with the most listed surgeons are shown.
| Hospital | City | Doctors Listed in This Speciality |
|---|---|---|
| Care Hospitals | Hyderabad | 8 |
| Apollo Hospitals | Hyderabad | 7 |
| KIMS | Hyderabad | 7 |
| Medicover Hospitals | Hyderabad | 7 |
| Medanta-The Medicity | Delhi NCR | 6 |
| Mission Hospital | Delhi NCR | 6 |
| Artemis Hospitals | Delhi NCR | 5 |
| Sai Krishna Neuro Hospital | Hyderabad | 5 |
Deep Brain Stimulation near you
FAQs
How long does Deep Brain Stimulation take?
Several hours. The exact time depends on your case.
Will I need to stay in hospital?
Typical hospital stay: 2–4 days.
What anaesthesia is used?
Local with sedation and/or general anaesthesia. Your anaesthetist will confirm the plan for you.
How long is recovery after Deep Brain Stimulation?
Programming adjustments over weeks to months.
Is Deep Brain Stimulation covered by insurance?
Coverage depends on why it is being done and on your policy — it is often covered when medically necessary. Our insurance desk can check your specific policy.
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