Neurosurgery
Some of the most common conditions treated surgically by neurosurgeons include:
- Meningitis and other central nervous system infections including abscesses
- Spinal disc herniation
- Cervical spinal stenosis and lumbar spinal stenosis
- Hydrocephalus
- Head trauma (brain hemorrhages, skull fractures, etc.)
- Spinal cord trauma and degenerative diseases
- Traumatic injuries of peripheral nerves
- Tumors of the spine, spinal cord and peripheral nerves
- Intracerebral hemorrhage, such as subarachnoid hemorrhage, interdepartmental, and intracellular hemorrhages
- Vascular malformations, including arteriovenous malformations
Neurosurgeons are also involved in treatment of some strokes. Learn more about symptoms of and treatment of strokes.