Doctors at Manipal Hospitals, Delhi successfully treats 6-year-old Iraqi girl for rare brain disease
NEW DELHI, Nov. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --In a rare incidence, doctors at Manipal Hospitals, Delhi, successfully performed a special cerebral revascularization surgery on a 6-year-old girl from Iraq.
- NEW DELHI, Nov. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --In a rare incidence, doctors at Manipal Hospitals, Delhi, successfully performed a special cerebral revascularization surgery on a 6-year-old girl from Iraq.
- But, with the support from the Iraqi Ministry of Health, the family brought the little girl to India.
- She was initially referred because of suspicion of a vascular malformation in her brain, but on further investigation, it was revealed that she was suffering from a rare condition called MoyaMoya Disease.
- MoyaMoya Disease is a rare disease where the arteries supplying blood to the brain start to shrink.