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Expert Neurological Care with Dr. Swayam Prakash in North Bengal

Experience top-tier neurological care with Dr. Swayam Prakash, a distinguished Senior Consultant Neurologist in Siliguri. Dr. Prakash specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of a broad spectrum of neurological conditions, including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, and more. Committed to delivering compassionate, personalized care, Dr. Prakash is dedicated to improving your quality of life through expert medical attention.

Healthcare

Since 1998

In Healthcare

Patients Served

15,000+

Patients Served

Surgical Interventions

50+

Research & Development Projects

Publications

100+

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Treatments Provided

Neurological Treatments Provided

Migraine and Headaches

Migraine and Headaches

Epilepsy

Epilepsy

Stroke

Stroke

Parkinson

Parkinson's / Other Movement Disorders

Alzheimer

Alzheimer's Disease / Other Dementias

Backaches and Spine Diseases

Backaches and Spine Diseases

Myasthenia

Myasthenia

GBS / CIDP

GBS / CIDP

MS/NMO

MS/NMO

Neuropathies & Myopathies

Neuropathies & Myopathies

Motor Neuron Diseases

Motor Neuron Diseases

Other Neurological Disorders

Other Neurological Disorders

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q. What is Dementia?

Answer :

The term Dementia is derived from Latin stock, meaning without mind. According to DSM fourth edition, text revision, dementia refers to multiple cognitive deficits that involves memory impairment, and one or more of the following, viz. language disturbance (aphasia), impairment in carrying out skilled motor activities despite intact motor functions (apraxia), deficits in recognizing familiar persons or object despite intact sensory function (agnosia), impairment in planning, initiating, organizing, and abstract reasoning (executive dysfunction).

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DSM-5 replaced the term dementia with neurocognitive disorder, which has further been categorized major or minor depending upon the needs of assistance for daily activities. It also obviated the need of memory impairment to qualify the definition of the disorder.

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Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia and accounts for nearly 60-70% of all cases. As per a current estimate AD affects over 35 million people worldwide.

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Vascular dementia (VaD), Fronto-temporal dementia (FTD), Corticobasal degeneration (CBGD), Diffuse lewy body dementia (DLBD) etc. are other important forms of dementia. 

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Age is perhaps the most important risk factor, as prevalence rate doubles every five years after age 65. Other important risk factors are postmenopausal women, lower intelligence, fewer year of education, traumatic brain injury, and many medical and psychiatric conditions eg. Diabetes, hypertension, stroke, MI, dyslipidemia, obesity, chronic stress, depression etc. There are some genetic risk factors also like Presenilin 1&2, APP, APOE  genes etc.

Read Articles By Dr. Swayam Prakash

World MS Day - 2024

30-05-2024

World MS Day - 2024

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an immune mediated disorder where the immune system mistakenly attacks the myelin sheath, the protective covering of nerve fibres in the central nervous system.

Multiple Sclerosis: A Smouldering Disease

30-07-2024

Multiple Sclerosis: A Smouldering Disease

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic neurological condition that affects approximately 2.8 million people worldwide. MS is a complex disease that affects the central nervous system, which includes the brain, spinal cord, and optic nerves.

Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

25-07-2024

Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is not an uncommon disease of the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord). Today, 2.8 million people around the world have MS.

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