Surgery on the nervous system, including the brain and spinal cord.
Any surgery involving the brain, spinal cord, or peripheral nerves.
Surgical treatment of the brain, spinal cord, or other parts of the nervous system. Conditions managed by neurosurgery include tumors of the brain, spinal cord, or meninges (the membranes that surround and protect the brain and spinal cord); an aneurysm (a weak point or bulge in an artery); brain abscess; hemorrhage; birth defects; or otherwise unmanageable pain. A neurosurgeon is a physician who specializes in operating on the brain and nervous system.
The surgical or operative treatment for diseases of the brain and spinal cord. This includes the management of head injuries, the relief of raised intracranial pressure and compression of the spinal cord, the eradication of infection, the control of intracranial hemorrhage, and the diagnosis and treatment of tumors. The development of neurosurgery has been supported by advances in anesthetics, radiology, and antiseptics.
Surgery performed on some part of the nervous system, whether brain, spinal cord or nerves. Disorders treated by neurosurgeons include damage to the brain, spinal cord and nerves as a result of injury; tumours in the central nervous system; abnormalities of blood vessels in or supplying blood to the brain for example, aneurysm; brain abscess; bleeding inside the skull; and certain birth defects such as hydrocephalus and spina bifida.
Surgery of the brain, spinal cord, cranial nerves, or peripheral nerves.
The field focused on the surgical intervention of conditions affecting the brain, spinal cord, and other components of the nervous system. While many broad nervous system issues aren’t suited for surgical remedies, neurosurgery can address most situations where a localized structural alteration disrupts nerve activity. Enhanced monitoring methods and better management of post-surgery complications, like brain swelling, have diminished the likelihood of severe complications.
Neurosurgery addresses conditions such as brain, spinal cord, or meninges tumors (the protective layers around the brain and spinal cord); brain abscesses; trauma to the nervous system like from a puncture wound; vascular irregularities in the brain, like an aneurysm (a bulging weak spot in an artery); internal skull bleeding; specific congenital abnormalities like neural tube defects and hydrocephalus; certain forms of epilepsy; and nerve injuries from diseases or accidents. Neurosurgery can also be an option for managing otherwise untreatable pain.
Surgical procedures involving the brain, spinal cord, and nervous system.