Aster DM Healthcare has inaugurated a dedicated epilepsy-care centre in Bengaluru the Aster Global Institute for Advanced Epilepsy Care to provide comprehensive diagnostics, surgical interventions, and long-term management of drug-resistant and complex epilepsy across all age groups.
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The institute, based at Aster CMI Hospital, will combine long-term video-EEG monitoring, advanced neuroimaging, surgical evaluation, and a multidisciplinary care team (neurology, neurosurgery, pediatrics, psychology, rehabilitation) to address cases of epilepsy that cannot be controlled via medication. It is supported by multiple hospitals in the Aster network including Aster RV Hospital, Aster Ramesh Hospital (Guntur), and Aster MIMS (Calicut) enabling broader access through coordinated referral pathways.
Aster DM Healthcare has unveiled the Aster Global Institute for Advanced Epilepsy Care at its Aster CMI Hospital in Bengaluru, marking a major expansion of its neuroscience services. The centre is designed as a comprehensive hub for advanced epilepsy diagnostics, medical management, and surgical/interventional care particularly targeting “drug-resistant” or complex epilepsy cases that require more than standard medication.
The new institute integrates state-of-the-art neurodiagnostic tools including long-term video-EEG monitoring, neuroimaging, seizure-mapping technologies, and pre-surgical evaluation facilities. This enables precise localisation of seizure foci, better surgical planning, and improved outcomes for patients whose epilepsy does not respond to first-line medications.
Aster emphasises a multidisciplinary care model combining neurology, neurosurgery, pediatrics, neurophysiology, psychology, nuclear medicine, anaesthesia and rehabilitation to deliver holistic, patient-centric epilepsy care. This means from early assessment to possible surgical intervention, post-operative follow-up, and long-term rehabilitation are all under one roof, improving coordination and continuity of care.
Before this launch, Aster hospitals had already performed over 266 epilepsy-related surgeries, demonstrating their experience and capacity to manage complex neurological cases a foundation that lends credibility to the new institute’s promise.
A key motivation behind the institute is the significant unmet need: globally, nearly 30% of epilepsy patients have drug-resistant epilepsy and may benefit from advanced interventions like surgery; and in India, an estimated 10-12 million people live with epilepsy with rural areas often lacking access to specialised care and many patients untreated due to stigma or lack of awareness.
By pooling expertise and resources across its hospital network, Aster aims to expand access to high-end neurological care giving hope to patients who previously had few options beyond medication, or limited access to specialised centres.
“Epilepsy surgery offers hope to patients living with daily uncertainty this institute is our pledge to make world-class, multidisciplinary epilepsy care accessible to all.”
By
HB Team
