Neurosurgery is defined as any surgical treatment of your head, nervous system, or spine. The nervous system includes the brain, spinal cord, or the network of nerves throughout the body. A neurologist is a specialist who treats many disorders that are linked with the brain or the nervous system like seizure disorders, strokes, back problems, brain, spine tumors, and injuries. The neurosurgeons are also involved in surgeries on the neck, brain, spinal cord, back, and peripheral nerves. 

Neurosurgeons also treat distinct conditions of the neck, brain, spine, head, and nerves these include- 

•    Head, neck, and spine injuries
•    Epilepsy and other seizure disorders
•    Cancers affect the nerves, brain, and spine
•    Some types of chronic pain that develop from neurological conditions, such as rheumatoid arthritis
•    Multiple sclerosis
•    Strokes and aneurysms that involve bleeding in the brain
•    Spinal conditions affecting the spinal cord
•    Congenital disabilities involving the spine, brain, or nervous system

Symptoms of Neurological Problems:

Some of the common symptoms of Neurological Problems include:

1. Loss of feeling or tingling.
2. Weakness or Loss of muscle strength.  
3. Muscle rigidity. 
4. Memory Loss. 
5. Lack of coordination. 
6. Loss of sight or double vision. 
7. Headache that changes or is distinct. 

Types of Neurosurgeries:

Neurologists perform a wide variety of procedures for the brain, spine, and nervous system. Below are some common types of neurosurgeries- 

•    Vascular surgeries involving blood vessels in the brain, such as aneurysm treatment
•    Peripheral nerve surgery
•    Pediatric neurosurgeries
•    Stereotactic neurosurgery, functional neurosurgery, and epilepsy surgeries that involve operations on the brain tissue
•    Skull base surgery
•    Oncological neurosurgery, which treats cancer in the neurological system
•    Spinal surgeries

Neurosurgery includes the following procedure

•    Surgery to treat pain: carpal tunnel release, deep brain stimulation, and spinal cord stimulation
•    Cerebral angiography: a type of x-ray using dye to explore how blood flows through brain arteries
•    Treatment for epilepsy: lobectomy, deep brain stimulation, and vagus nerve stimulation
•    Nervous system biopsy to check for cancer and other diseases
•    Vascular surgery: brain aneurysm repair and carotid artery surgery
•    Gamma Knife: surgery to treat certain brain tumors
•    Back and neck surgery: spinal fusion, vertebroplasty, lumbar fusion, laminectomy, laminoplasty, discectomy, and laminotomy
•    Lumbar puncture: can locate infections and diagnose other conditions such as hydrocephalus, spinal cord tumor, and multiple sclerosis

Types of Neurology Diseases:

There are various causes of neurological disorders that occur by injuries, faulty genes, malnutrition, or infection. The different types of neurological diseases are- 

•    Problems at the developmental stages of the nervous system such as spina bifida.
•    Genetic diseases such as muscular dystrophy and Huntington’s disease.
•    Speech and learning disorders
•    Headache disorders such as migraines
•    Degenerative or demyelinating diseases
•    Memory loss and dementia 
•    Pinched nerves
•    Tremors or uncontrolled movements
•    Problems with the blood supply to the brain cause cerebrovascular disease such as a stroke
•    Sleep disorders
•    Infections
•    Spinal cord disorders
•    Cancers
•    Seizures

Why Khandaka Hospital? 

Neurology is the branch of medicine that is concerned with the ailments or diseases of the nervous system. Khandaka Hospital is known as one of the best Neurology Hospital in Jaipur, as the experts skilfully know how to handle any complicated problem connected with the nervous system. Supported by the latest technologies and techniques, our team of impeccable neurologists and neurosurgeons in Khandaka Hospital can effortlessly handle any neurological disorders of the brain and spine. 

Frequently Asked Questions:

1. What are the most common reasons for Neurosurgery? 

•    Stroke
•    Brain Tumors
•    Hydrocephalus
•    Carotid Artery Diseases
•    Chronic Pain
•    Trigeminal Neuralgia
•    Pituitary Tumors
•    Head Injury

2. What Neurosurgery means? 

Neurosurgery means the surgery of the nervous system. It is the medical conditions that treat patients with injury, spinal cord, diseases of the brain, and peripheral nerves within the brain. 

3. What are the common brain diseases? 

•    Alzheimer's Disease.
•    Dementias.
•    Brain Cancer.
•    Epilepsy and Other Seizure Disorders.
•    Mental Disorders.
•    Parkinson's and Other Movement Disorders.
•    Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)