Neurosurgery

Neurosurgery is a procedure that diagnoses and treats neurological disorders, injury and disease. Neurological surgery uses invasive techniques to investigate, diagnose and treat the neurological problem. This medical specialty treats any neurological disease which has affected any portion of the brain, peripheral nervous system (PNS), central nervous system (CNS), extra-cranial cerebrovascular system, and spinal cord.

A neurosurgeon is the individuals who have done their specialization course in neurosurgery. They learn how to treat various disorders on CNS, PNS, brain and spinal cord. Some important conditions treated by neurosurgeons are:

1. Meningitis
2. Spinal cord trauma
3. Tumors of the spine, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves
4. Spinal disc hernia
5. Cervical spinal stenosis and other

Some neurosurgery methods are:

1. Microsurgery
2. Stereotaxy
3. Endoscopic surgery
4. Neuroradiology
5. Conventional open surgery

Sub-tracks:

• Pediatric neurosurgery
• Stereotactic neurosurgery/ functional neurosurgery
• Skull base surgery
• Vascular neurosurgery
• Spinal neurosurgery
• Oncological neurosurgery