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