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Neurosurgery
Neurosurgery is the surgical discipline focused on treating the central and peripheral nervous system.
Neurosurgeons undergo a rigorous training program consisting of 6-7 years post-graduate study after medical school.
Neurosurgical conditions include primarily brain and spinal cord disorders.
Some of the most common conditions treated by neurosurgeons include:
- Lumbar disc herniation
- Cervical disc herniation
- Hydrocephalus
- Head trauma (brain hemorrhages, skull fractures, etc.)
- Brain tumors
- Cerebral aneurysms
- Subarachnoid hemorrhage
- Spinal stenosis
- Parkinson's disease
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