Surgery for Disability/Handicap and Spastic Paralysis
Dr. AFIF is one of the few neurosurgeons in the world who performs surgery for Disability and spastic paralysis
Spastic paralysis, which includes tetraplegia, paraplegia, and hemiplegia, is a neurological damage caused by brain injury or spinal cord injury due to trauma, tumors, vascular abnormalities, and other neurological diseases.
This paralysis causes significant disability and is considered a major challenge for Neurosurgeons, especially since few Neurosurgical Centers have the capacity and experience to perform the surgeries needed for these injuries.
To the delight of his patients, Dr AFIF have been doing these surgeries for over 23 years. And whenever he operates on a paralyzed patient, Dr AFIF feel the joy of someone who passed an exam with distinction, it's life changing.
Results of spastic disability surgery for a 12-year-old patient
A patient (12 years old) presents with right spastic hemiparalysis and dyskinesia with significant disability after 2 surgeries for a left-sided brain tumor (pilocytic astrocytoma).
Here is a video of the patient before and after surgery showing the result 3 months after surgery on the right leg.
Result of a surgery performed 38 years after the paralysis:
A patient has suffered from tetraplegia since birth, 38 years ago.
It is a great feeling when God grants you the ability to change and improve the severe neurological disability that has occurred since embryonic life.
Result of a surgery performed 19 years after the paralysis:
A 42 years old patient presented with severe right spastic hemiparalysis with very significant disability after an ischemic cerebrovascular accident (CVA) in the left sylvian artery in 2004.
Here is a video before and after surgery showing the results 3 months after surgery.
Result of a surgery performed 11 years after the paralysis:
A 54 year old patient suffered from a right cerebral infarction which led to severe spastic paralysis of the left hemibody for 11 years. This paralysis hinders her in his movements and her stability walking.
This video represents the patient's condition before surgery and 48 hours after surgery, before undergoing physical therapy.
Result of a surgery performed for a cerebral infarction that was causing paralysis:
Well-studied and targeted functional microsurgery can yield important results that help change the patient's life by reducing the percentage of disability.
A 64 year old patient suffered a cerebral infarction which led to spastic paralysis of the left hemisphere. This paralysis hinders him in his movements and his stability walking.
This video represents the patient's condition before surgery and 24 hours after, before undergoing physical therapy.
Result of a surgery performed 13 years after the paralysis:
A blind young girl with left hemiplegia after brain tumor surgery at the age of 5 years, needed her left hand to hold the dog's leash. Her situation didn't allow her to hold the leash.
A selective microsurgical neurotomy was performed by Dr AFIF to improve movement and to allow her to hold the dog's leash.