Neurosurgery

Neurosurgery or “Neurological Surgery” is the surgical specialty concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of patients with injury to, and diseases of, the brain, spine, or peripheral nerves. As more than just “brain surgeons”, neurosurgeons may provide either surgical or non-surgical care for a variety of disorders including:

• Head and spine trauma
• Cerebrovascular disorders, such as aneurysms and clogged arteries
• Chronic back pain
• Birth defects and pediatric disorders
• Neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson’s disease, tremor, multiple sclerosis and spasticity
• Brain and spine tumors

Neurosurgeons are more than just brain surgeons. These medical specialists are trained to help patients with head and spine trauma; cerebrovascular disorders, such as aneurysms of the brain and clogged arteries in the neck that can lead to stroke; chronic low back pain; birth defects; brain and spinal tumors; and abnormalities of the peripheral (face, arms, legs, hands and feet) nerves. Disorders of the brain, spine and nerves commonly treated by neurosurgeons include:

• Carotid Artery Disease
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
• Cervical Spine Disorders
• Chronic Pain
• Craniosynostosis
• Epilepsy
• Head Injury
• Herniated Disk
• Hydrocephalus
• Intracranial Aneurysm
• Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
• Meningomyelocele
• Parkinson's Disease
• Spina Bifida
• Spinal Cord Injury
• Stroke (Brain Attack)
• Trigeminal Neuralgia
• Tumors