Neurosurgery

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    • Has been conducted for thousands of years for medical and religious purposes
    • Hippocrates, often called the father of medicine, was a pioneer in neurosurgery and performed it in 400-300 B.C in Greece
    • Developed into a specialty in the 19th Century because of greater understanding of the anatomy of the brain and nervous system
    • Brain surgery today is more successful than a few years ago, due to technological advancements such as CT scan and MRI
    • The majority of neurosurgeries are performed in the spine
    • Brain surgery is the most complicated procedure in neurosurgery
    • Most brain surgeries are performed due to brain tumors
  • The term neurosurgery refers to the field of medicine focused on the diagnosis and treatment of injuries, disorders and diseases in the brain, peripheral nerves, spinal cord and spinal column. A physician who specializes is neurosurgery is called a neurosurgeon.
  • Purposes of Neurosurgery

    Some problems that neurosurgeons treat are injuries to the spine, peripheral nervous system or brain, tumors, stroke, aneurysms, Parkinson's Disease and epilepsy | How to Become a Doctor

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