SERVICES INCLUDE

Emergency Procedures

Neurosurgical emergencies often progress rapidly; that is why emergency management and treatment is essential so that further neurological damage is prevented. The brain may be injured many ways, the most common being through direct traumatic brain injury.

A restriction in blood supply to the brain tissue can lead to a shortage of oxygen needed for cellular metabolism, or haemorrhagic injury due to a ruptured vascular malformation such as cerebral aneurysms, can also lead to neurosurgical emergencies. Acute hydrocephalus, infection, and traumatic or infective spinal injuries are other conditions where immediate medical attention is needed. Therefore the following emergency procedures may be done:

• Craniotomy
  A craniotomy is a surgical procedure done to remove a part of the bone from the skull to expose the brain. The neurosurgeon then uses specialized tools to remove a section of bone called a flap bone to treat the affected part of the brain. This is done to treat hydrocephalus, drain a blood clot (hematoma aspiration), and to remove brain tumours. This may be done with the help of an imaging tool called an endoscope.
• Spine surgery
  Spine surgery is done to relieve pressure on one or more nerve roots or the spinal cord. Depending on the problem, the neurosurgeon may join spinal bones or vertebrae together and limit motion between them, or remove parts of the bone to relieve pressure on spinal nerves and ease pain or weakness. The neurosurgeon may also replace the damaged spinal disc and insert an artificial one.