Neurology (Neuro Surgery)
deals with the diagnosis and treatment of disorders affecting the nervous system
What is Neurology (Neuro Surgery)?
Neurology and Neurosurgery are two closely related medical specialties that focus on the diagnosis, treatment, and management of conditions related to the nervous system, which includes the brain, spinal cord, nerves, and muscles. While both specialties deal with neurological disorders, they have distinct areas of focus and expertise.
NEURO SURGERIES
- Alterations to brain tissue – such as benign or malignant tumors, infections, or swelling (oedema)Abnormal or interrupted blood flow in the brain – such as cerebral aneurysms, subdural haematomas, and subarachnoid or intraventricular haemorrhages.
- Alterations in cerebrospinal fluid – such as infection or hydrocephalus.
- Alterations in brain function – including epilepsy or Parkinson’s disease.
- Removal of tumors and other abnormal tissue.
- Clipping of aneurysms
- Removing blood or blood clots from a leaking blood vessel.
- Repairing skull fractures or tears to the dura following trauma.
- Correcting intracranial pressure in hydrocephalus by inserting shunts.
- Treating epilepsy by temporal lobectomy
- Inserting electrons during Deep Brain Stimulation surgery to manage motor symptoms in Parkinson’s disease.
- Draining fluid from infections.
- Craniotomy
- Endoscopic Endonasal Surgery
- Neuroendoscopy
- Biopsy
- Stereotactic Brain Surgery
- Awake Brain Surgery
- Acoustic neuroma surgery
- Aneurysm surgery
- Brain aneurysm surgery
- Brain rehabilitation
- Neuro-oncology: This is a speciality that is focussed on tumours of the brain and the spinal cord
- Functional Neurosurgery: Surgery to treat problems such as movement disorders, cerebral palsy and epilepsy come under this speciality
- Neurovascular Surgery: This speciality as the name indicates is focussed on the blood vessels that supply the nervous system and their related problems such as narrowing, aneurysms
- Paediatric Neurosurgery: Neurosurgery that is focussed on the neurological problems that occur in the developmental and childhood stages. This involves the treatment of congenital
defects such a spina bifida, tumours and other anomalies - Traumatology: A neurosurgeon who specialises in traumatology treats injuries to the nervous system, such as head injuries, surgically
- Spinal Surgery: This speciality is focussed on surgeries of the spinal cord
- Skull-base surgery: Neurosurgeons in this field specialize in anomaly surgeries present at the skull base
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