Neurosurgery is a medical specialty that focuses on the diagnosis, treatment, and surgical interventions of disorders and abnormalities in the nervous system, particularly in the brain, spinal cord, and nerves. Neurosurgeons specialize in performing complex surgeries on the nervous system to treat neurological disorders.
Some of the main duties and responsibilities of neurosurgery are:
Brain Surgery: Neurosurgeons perform brain surgery to remove tumors, treat epileptic foci, repair blood vessels in strokes, and relieve pressure on the brain in conditions such as hydrocephalus.
Spinal Cord Surgery: Neurosurgeons perform surgical procedures on the spinal cord to treat herniated discs, relieve spinal cord compression, remove spinal cord tumors, and to correct other spinal cord disorders.
Peripheral Nerve Surgery: Neurosurgeons also treat problems involving the peripheral nerves, such as carpal tunnel syndrome, radial tunnel syndrome, and peripheral nerve tumors.
Stereotactic neurosurgery: This technique is used to precisely place electrodes in the brain to perform deep brain stimulation in conditions such as Parkinson's disease and epilepsy.
Trauma Surgery: Neurosurgeons are involved in treating traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury resulting from accidents and injuries.
Functional neurosurgery: This branch of neurosurgery treats conditions related to the function of the nervous system, such as tremors, dystonia, and chronic pain.
Neuro-oncology: Neurosurgeons work with other neuro-oncology specialists to treat tumors in the nervous system, which may require surgical removal followed by radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy.
Neurosurgery is a highly specialized field that requires extremely complex operations and care. Neurosurgeons often work as part of a multidisciplinary team of medical specialists, including neurologists, radiologists, oncologists, and anesthesiologists, to provide the best possible care for patients with neurological disorders.