Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru (SP)

Bengaluru, Jul 22: Abhishek Prasad resigned from his job in a company as playing guitar was very close to his heart. He wanted to pursue his passion of becoming a guitarist. However, in course of time, his fingers turned stiffer, making it an agonizing experience for him to play his favourite instrument.

The experts diagnosed his condition as guitarist dystonia, a rare condition. It is a disruptive flexion of one or more muscles or muscle groups. Abhishek's three fingers in the left hand were becoming too stiff to move when playing guitar. His dream of becoming a guitarist had soon begun to turn into a nightmare.

Abhishek battled with the condition for about two years before approaching the doctors. He was prescribed medicines. During tests, they found that he was suffering from a rare neurological disorder, specific to people who play guitar.

Dr Sharan Srinivasan, neurosurgeon from the city, headed the team which performed surgery on Abhishek. The patient was made to play guitar during the surgical procedure, as the doctors wanted to check whether he was experiencing sensory loss. The surgery was performed on June 11 at Bhagwan Mahaveer Jain Hospital. A hole was made in his skull, and an electrode was passed through it to the brain, after properly studying the target location for lesions, Dr Sharan Srinivasan said.

The disorder has been addressed and the patient has been healed of his condition. It is learnt that the said medical condition occurs normally in people between the age group of 20 and 40.