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.