Neurosurgery is surgery of the nervous system.
Most people consider neurosurgery as brain surgery yet it is considerably more!
It is the clinical forte worried about the analysis and treatment of patients with injury to, or infections/problems of the brain, spinal cord and spinal section, and fringe nerves inside all the parts of the body. The specialty of neurosurgical care includes both grown-up and pediatric patients. Depends upon the type of injury or illness a neurological specialist may give careful and additionally non-careful consideration.
Who is a Neurosurgeon?
A doctor who spends significant time in neurosurgery. Neurosurgeons are not simply brain specialists, they are therapeutically prepared neurosurgical experts who can also help patients experiencing back and neck torment just as a large group of different ailments going from trigeminal neuralgia to head injury and Parkinson’s sickness.
What is the role of the Neurosurgeon?
Neurosurgeons give the usable and non-usable administration (i.e., Evaluation, rehabilitation, critical care, treatment, diagnosis, and prevention) of neurological problems. Because neurosurgeons have broad preparation in the analysis of every single neurological sickness, trauma center specialists, nervous system specialists, internists, family experts, and osteopaths regularly call upon them for consultation.
Common types of Neurosurgical Procedures that are performed by a Neurosurgeon are :
- Spinal Fusion
This methodology is utilized to treat degenerative diseases or traumatic injuries of the spine. Spinal combination surgery is performed to keep the patient’s spine in a steady position.
- Anterior Cervical Discectomy
Almost every individual may experience a type of neck torment at a specific period in the course of their life. If a herniated plate is the purpose behind your neck torment, at that point, a neurosurgeon is an answer to your concern.
The pain transmitting due to herniated circles can be unbearable. These plate issues can be fixed with surgery in a large portion of the cases. This is a typical methodology that includes eliminating the harmed circle.
- Craniotomy
Tragically a huge number of individuals are turning out to be survivors of a brain stroke or brain injury every year. Luckily, there are experts in neurologists to perform neurosurgical methods for these casualties to save their lives. A craniotomy is one of the techniques where a segment of a patient’s skull makes additional room for the cerebrum to forestall the danger of the mind being squashed.
- Chiari Decompression
This is a methodology accomplished for individuals who have a defect in the brain that controls balance. This condition is also referred to as Arnold-Chiari distortion. Chiari decompression is the most secure neurosurgery system for treating this condition, where a bone at the rear of the patient’s skull is eliminated with the goal that the patient will get an improvement in his equilibrium and coordination.
- Laminectomy
This is a low invasive surgical method where little entry points are made in the skin during the medical procedure to eliminate a little part of the lamina or vertebral bone. This is a common method for patients who are experiencing extreme back pain/torment.
- Lumbar Puncture
This is a simple methodology yet a useful one. The lumbar cut is otherwise called spinal tap and is done to analyze the number of hidden infections influencing a patient’s focal sensory system.
- Epilepsy Surgery
Ordinarily, the first and essential treatment for individuals who are experiencing epilepsy depends on the medicines. In this case, If the medicines are not effective then at that point the neurological expert chooses treatment as the following alternative. The greater part of the methodology engaged with eliminating a minor segment of the brain which is responsible for creating deadly seizures.
- Ventriculostomy
In the ventriculostomy technique, specialists will utilize a tuber to eliminate the abundance of liquid in a patient’s mind. This is a strategy performed without implantation.
- Microdiscectomy
This neurosurgical methodology is used to treat individuals who are experiencing excruciating herniated plates in the lumbar region.
- Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt
This is additionally a technique used to remove the structure of liquid in somebody’s brain. For this situation, a shunt is embedded into the brain to deplete the abundance of liquid that is collected in the head.
If our brain doesn’t work appropriately, our body will get static. If our brain doesn’t work in a manner it should, we start to arrive at a vegetative state. This is the place where the importance of neurosurgery comes into the spotlight. The utilization of both obtrusive and non-intrusive surgeries disentangled many brain medical procedures and other complex methods and saved numerous lives.
Dr. Vikas Kathuria is a dynamic Neurosurgeon specialized in brain and spine related surgical and Non-surgical Procedures.
He Did graduation and post-graduation from PGI Rohtak, Haryana, India, and further did super specialization in Neurosurgery from Sheth Vadilal Sarabhai General Hospital and Medical College, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
Skin Aura Brain & Spine Neuro Center is one of the reputed clinic offering various surgical and non-surgical treatments related to skin, hairs, brain & spine. The clinic is run by Dr. Jasdeep Malhotra (Dermatologist) & Dr. Vikas Kathuria (Neurosurgeon) in Gurgaon.