Neuro-oncology
Neuro-oncology is concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of tumours (neoplasms) of the Central Nervous System (CNS), i.e. the brain and spinal cord. The peculiarity of removing tumours from the brain parenchyma is that they are often adjacent to vital brain centres (e.g. speech and movement) and every effort must be made to remove as much of the tumour as possible without causing dysfunction of other brain regions.
Hydrocephalus
Hydrocephalus is a medical condition in which cerebrospinal fluid builds up in the brain and causes increased pressure inside the skull. Hydrocephalus can occur due to birth defects or be acquired later in life. It is usually treated by surgical placement of a drainage system. Without treatment, death or permanent disability can result.
Craniotomy and craniectomy
Is the surgical opening of the cranial in order to access the abnormal area of the brain. In craniotomy, the part of the skull that is removed is repositioned after the end of the operation, whereas in craniectomy, it is repositioned at a later time. The use of neuroplanning enables the exact location of the lesion in the patient's brain to be mapped.
Epilepsy surgery
A seizure is an episode of abnormal brain activity, which leads to symptoms such as loss of consciousness, involuntary movements of the upper and lower limbs, gaze fixation, etc. Surgery is particularly effective when the focus of the epilepsy is localised (e.g. a cortical dysplasia or anatomical abnormalities in the hippocampal region).
Skull base surgery
At the base of the skull, tumours are exfoliated from three main categories of tissue: a) bone and cartilage, b) intracranial tissue and c) extracranial tissue. Access to and removal of tumours in this area is difficult because the tumours are located just below the brain and behind the face and the respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts and are surrounded or enclosed by the major important vessels and nerves mentioned above.
Craniocerebral injuries
A traumatic brain injury is an injury to the brain and skull. Depending on the severity of the injury, the skull may be fractured in one or more places. A CT scan will show in detail the extent of the damage. More severe injuries are treated in a hospital setting with hospitalization in either a simple ward or an intensive care unit.
Cranioplasty
The plastic restoration of various cranial deficiencies is achieved by the classical surgical method of cranioplasty. For the restoration of the deficit, either the removed part of the skull itself is used, or a synthetic implant is manufactured exactly to the dimensions of the specific bone deficit, in order to ensure a perfect fit and an excellent aesthetic result.
Functional Neurosurgery
It is a rapidly evolving subspecialty of neurosurgery that aims to treat functional disorders in a minimally invasive manner. Its main initial application was: the treatment of tremor (and other neurological manifestations) in Parkinson's disease when it responded poorly to dopamine medication.
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