Neurosurgery (Neurological Surgery)

Neurosurgery is a type of medical care that deals with problems in the central and peripheral nervous systems. This includes the brain, spine, and nerves.

A doctor who focuses their work in this is called a neurosurgeon or neurological surgeon. Neurosurgeons can help treat many kinds of issues, including pain. They can treat issues through surgery and in other ways. They can treat things like:

• Problems with blood vessels in the brain and spinal cord
• Issues with the pituitary gland, such as prolactinomas
• Tumors in the brain, like gliomas, meningiomas, and others
• Problems with or infection in the spinal cord and spine
• Issues with nerves, like carpal tunnel or trapped ulnar nerve
• Problems with the autonomic nervous system, which controls things like sweating
• Movement disorders, like Parkinson's disease
• Pain disorders, like trigeminal neuralgia
• Injuries to the brain or spine, both recent and older ones
• Some types of epilepsy
• Problems with the fluid around the brain and spine
• Conditions after an injury, like postconcussion syndrome
• Disorders that affect how you function, like Tourette syndrome and depression
• Inherited diseases that affect the nervous system
• Problems in children and teens, like issues with the skull, spine, or blood vessels
• Serious issues in the ICU, like brain swelling and coma