| Neurosurgery is the surgical discipline
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| | hemorrhages
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| focused on treating those central and
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| | Some forms of pharmacologically resistant
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| peripheral nervous system diseases
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| | epilepsy
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| amenable to mechanical intervention.
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| | Some forms of movement disorders
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| Neurological Surgery is a discipline of
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| | (advanced Parkinson's disease, chorea,
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| medicine and that specialty of surgery
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| | hemiballism) - this involves the use of
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| which provides the operative and
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| | specially developed minimally invasive
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| nonoperative management (ie, prevention,
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| | stereotactic techniques (functional,
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| diagnosis, evaluation, treatment,
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| | stereotactic neurosurgery)
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| critical care, and rehabilitation) of
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| | Intractable pain of cancer or trauma
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| disorders of the central, peripheral, and
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| | patients and cranial/peripheral nerve
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| autonomic nervous systems, including
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| | pain
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| their supporting structures and vascular
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| | Some forms of intractable psychiatric
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| supply; the evaluation and treatment of
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| | disorders
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| pathological processes that modify the
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| | Malformations of the nervous system
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| function or activity of the nervous
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| | Carotid artery stenosis
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| system, including the hypophysis: and the
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| | Arteriovenous malformations of the brain
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| operative and nonoperative management of
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| | and spinal cord
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| pain. As such, neurological surgery
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| | Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
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| encompasses the surgical, nonsurgical and
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| | Moyamoya disease
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| stereotactic radiosurgical treatment of
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| | Neurosurgery Journals
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| adult and pediatric patients with
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| | 'Neurosurgery' | Official Journal of the
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| disorders of the nervous system:
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| | Congress of Neurological Surgeons
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| disorders of the brain, meninges, skull
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| | 'British Journal of Neurosurgery'
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| base, and their blood supply, including
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| | (Informa Healthcare) | Published in
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| the surgical and endovascular treatment
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| | association with the Society of British
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| of disorders of the intracranial and
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| | Neurological Surgeons
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| extracranial vasculature supplying the
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| | 'Journal of Neurosurgery'
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| brain and spinal cord; disorders of the
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| | Education
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| pituitary gland; disorders of the spinal
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| | A person pursuing a neurosurgical career
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| cord, meninges, and vertebral column,
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| | will go through high school and into
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| including those that may require
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| | college. In college, the person will take
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| treatment by fusion, instrumentation,or
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| | courses fitting a pre-medical outline.
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| endovascular techniques; and disorders of
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| | (Generally, these courses include
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| the cranial and spinal nerves throughout
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| | biology, physics, chemistry, and organic
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| their distribution.
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| | chemistry.) Often times the person will
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| Conditions
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| | pursue a degree in biology or another
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| Neurosurgical conditions include
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| | related field. During the sophomore or
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| primarily brain, spinal cord and
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| | junior year of college, the person will
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| peripheral nerve disorders.
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| | take the MCAT (Medical College Admission
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| Conditions treated by neurosurgeons
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| | Test) and apply to medical schools. After
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| include:
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| | medical school, the person will apply for
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| Spinal disc herniation
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| | residencies in neurosurgery that can last
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| Spinal stenosis
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| | up to seven years.
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| Hydrocephalus
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| | Job Field
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| Head trauma (brain hemorrhages, skull
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| | Neurosurgeons can work in private or
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| fractures, etc.)
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| | academic practice. The private
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| Spinal cord trauma
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| | practitioner makes more money and works
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| Traumatic injuries of peripheral nerves
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| | longer but does have more flexible hours.
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| Brain tumors
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| | They are also on call at any time of the
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| Tumors of the spine, spinal cord and
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| | day. Someone in an academic practice will
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| peripheral nerves
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| | earn less but have a lesser workload.
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| Cerebral aneurysms
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| | Because they have residents they rarely
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| Some forms of hemorrhagic stroke, such as
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| | have to come in during the middle of the
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| subarachnoid hemorrhages, as well as
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| | night.
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| intraparenchymal and intraventricular
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