Department of Neurosurgery, MGM Healthcare, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Department of Neurosurgery, Rainbow Children's Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Neurol India. 2022 Mar-Apr;70(2):478-484. doi: 10.4103/0028-3886.344639.
Prof B Ramamurthi was a pioneer of Indian neurosurgery and a major force in the development of Indian neuroscience. Founding the Madras Institute of Neurology and later the A Lakshmipathi Neurosurgical Centre (ALNC), both at Madras (or Chennai as it is now called), he developed centres of excellence in his career that spanned over five decades. During this period of time he made Madras, a destination for neurosurgery and neuroscience. Along with his colleagues a large number of publications were produced which influenced the world. Notable among his contributions were those in Stereotaxy for movement disorders, epilepsy, pain and psychiatric illness. He also had notable contributions in brain tumours especially acoustic neurinomas and pituitary tumours. His papers on the low incidence of aneurysms is still quoted widely. Head injuries formed a major part of the neurosurgical work and major contributions were made in that field too. As a developing country with socio-economic issues, infections of the nervous system were seen commonly. His publications on tuberculomas of the brain are noteworthy. He was intrigued by the neurophysiological basis of consciousness. He writings on the subject reflect his attempt to bring together ancient eastern thoughts and concepts of consciousness and life and western science. In the later part of his career he spoke on ethics in and the changing milieu of neurosurgery. While contributions to spinal surgery were not seen in the first half of his career, he along with his colleagues from ALNC published original articles on spinal surgery especially tumours and OPLL. Prof B Ramamurthi, has not only influenced, taught and mentored, during his lifetime, a great many neuroscientists, but he also continues to do so through his publications which continue to be relevant in todays world. A glimpse into his contributions show us how without the technology of today a lot was achieved - and we need to see that, to inspire us to achieve more and to strive for greater heights.
B 拉马穆尔蒂教授是印度神经外科学的先驱，也是印度神经科学发展的主要力量。他在马德拉斯（现称金奈）创立了马德拉斯神经病学研究所和后来的 A 拉克什米帕蒂神经外科中心（ALNC），在他跨越 50 多年的职业生涯中建立了卓越中心。在此期间，他使马德拉斯成为神经外科和神经科学的目的地。他与同事一起发表了大量影响世界的出版物。他的贡献中值得注意的是那些在运动障碍、癫痫、疼痛和精神疾病的立体定向手术方面的贡献。他在脑肿瘤方面也有显著贡献，特别是听神经瘤和垂体瘤。他关于动脉瘤发病率低的论文仍然被广泛引用。头部损伤是神经外科工作的主要部分，他在这一领域也做出了重大贡献。作为一个面临社会经济问题的发展中国家，神经系统感染很常见。他关于脑结核瘤的出版物值得关注。他对意识的神经生理学基础很感兴趣。他关于这个主题的著作反映了他试图将东方古代的思想和意识以及生命的概念与西方科学结合起来。在他职业生涯的后期，他谈到了神经外科的伦理问题和不断变化的环境。虽然在他职业生涯的前半段没有看到对脊柱外科的贡献，但他与来自 ALNC 的同事一起发表了关于脊柱外科的原创文章，特别是肿瘤和 OPLL。B 拉马穆尔蒂教授不仅在他的一生中影响、教导和指导了许多神经科学家，而且通过他的出版物继续这样做，这些出版物在当今世界仍然具有相关性。对他的贡献的一瞥向我们展示了，如果没有今天的技术，我们可以取得很多成就——我们需要看到这一点，以激励我们取得更多成就，追求更高的目标。
