Striving for medical excellence…
The cumulative experience of the past decades has made HRDC a Mecca of high quality medical care. Complex and complicated illnesses are managed with predictable finesse. The scope and impact of the services provided by HRDC are best illustrated by the stories of the children themselves.
Sarita, a 7-year-old little girl from Lalitpur district is fond of watching cartoons and sketching. Her parents are farmers and occasionally work for others to make their ends meet. Currently Sarita is studying in Upper KG.
About a year back, she started to have pain in her upper back and neck region with the gradual onset of weakness of her lower limbs. Treatment and evaluation at several hospitals had been completed at several hospitals prior to her presentation at HRDC. With a tentative diagnosis of tuberculosis, antitubercular therapy had already been initiated.
At the time of admission at HRDC, Sarita couldn't stand up. She also had the problem of neck immobility. Due to the compression of neural structures in the neck she had completely lost sensation and mobility of her legs, along with bowel and bladder incontinence. After a through evaluation and appropriate investigations she was placed in skull tong traction for about three weeks. Anti-tubercular therapy was continued. Then spinal surgery was undertaken. Intensive nursing care, physiotherapy and comprehensive rehabilitation was continued for a period of three months, with dramatic results.
Sarita regained complete normal movements in her limbs. She had return of normal bowel and bladder function and had no pain. Neck mobility was also regained. Sarita initially used a cervical orthosis for support and used a walking frame. She was gradually able to do without them. At the most recent follow up, we were happy to find her completely recovered. Sarita's parents are profoundly grateful to HRDC team for the services rendered to their daughter.
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