Neurology and Neurosurgery

Neurosurgery is the medical specialty concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of patients with injury to, or diseases/disorders of the brain, spinal cord and spinal column, and peripheral nerves within all parts of the body.

Neurosurgery may be a treatment option for:

Brain surgery
Clot removal
Aneurysm repair
Tumor removal
Brain bleed stoppage
Trauma repair
Shunt insertion or revision
Stereotactic radiosurgery

Deep brain stimulation (DBS)

Endovascular procedures
Carotid endarterectomy
Coil embolization

Peripheral nerve surgery
Carpal tunnel release
Ulnar nerve release
Vagus nerve stimulation

Spine surgery
Diskectomy
Laminectomy
Spinal fusion
Vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty
Spine stabilization and reconstruction