Neurosurgery – We Care Hospital

Neurosurgery

OVERVIEW

Neurosurgery or neurological surgery is a medical speciality associated with prevention and treatment of various disorders related to the nervous system including the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves etc. These neuro-surgeries are performed by trained and expert neurosurgeons.

Most of the people may not have a broad knowledge over a lot of medical procedures. When we talk about complex neurosurgeries, many people think that it has something to do with the brain. Well, this might be partly true but it actually involves much more than that.

Neurosurgical procedures can be performed for both adult and pediatric patients. There were a number of surgical and non-surgical options and is performed based on the nature of the disorder, disease or type of injury. Modern invasive and non-invasive surgical procedures have simplified brain surgeries to a great extent.

Our Neurosurgery services include Two dedicated neurosurgery operating rooms equipped to perform neurological surgical procedures, including multiple trauma. The hospital’s 15-bed neuro-intensive care unit is one of the most sophisticated hospitals ensuring that after all neurosurgery procedures, patients are cared for by specialized physicians, nurses and staff.

DISEASES & CONDITIONS

Here Are Some Of The Most Common Types Of Neurosurgery Procedures Which Are Performed By A Neurosurgeon.

Anterior Cervical Discectomy

Almost every person may experience some sort of neck pain at a certain period in their lifetime. If a herniated disc is the reason for your neck pain, then a neurosurgeon is the solution to your problem.

The pain radiating due to herniated discs can be practically unbearable. These disc problems can be fixed with surgery in most of the cases. This is a common procedure that involves removing the damaged disc.

Craniotomy

It is unfortunate that thousands of people are becoming victims of a brain stroke or brain injury each year. Fortunately, there are expert neurosurgeon to perform neurosurgical procedures for these victims to save their lives. A craniotomy is one of the procedures where a portion of a patient’s skull to create extra space for the brain to prevent the threat of brain being crushed.

Chiari Decompression

This is a procedure done for people those who have a defect in the brain that controls balance. This condition also referred to as Arnold-Chiari malformation. Chiari decompression is the safest neurosurgery procedure for treating this condition, where a bone at the back of the patient’s skull is removed so that the patient will get an improvement in his balance and coordination.