What Kinds of Illnesses do Neurological Surgeons Treat?
Neurosurgeons are more than just brain surgeons. These medical specialists
are trained to help patients with head and spine trauma; cerebrovascular
disorders, such as aneurysms of the brain and clogged arteries in the neck
that can lead to stroke; chronic low back pain; birth defects; brain and
spinal tumors; and abnormalities of the peripheral (face, arms, legs, hands and feet) nerves.
Disorders of the brain, spine and nerves commonly treated by neurosurgeons include:
- Carotid Artery Disease
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Cervical Spine Disorders
- Chronic Pain
- Craniosynostosis
- Epilepsy
- Head Injury
- Herniated Disk
- Hydrocephalus
- Intracranial Aneurysm
- Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
- Meningomyelocele
- Parkinson's Disease
- Spina Bifida
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Stroke (Brain Attack)
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Tumors
