Causes and treatments for herniated disc
To understand, in simple terms, the disease we know as herniated disc, let's visualize three components of the spine: the vertebrae, the cushioning pads that exist between the vertebrae and the nerves....
Low back pain and sciatic nerve: How to treat it?
A herniated disc, a bone spur in the spine, or a narrowing of the spine cause swelling, pain, and sometimes numbness in a leg....
How to detect cavernomas?
Cerebral cavernoma, also known as cavernous angioma, is a malformation of the blood vessels that can cause problems in the brain and spinal cord....
Spine surgery: In which cases does it apply?
Spinal injuries are very common health disorders, caused by accidents, overexertion, and poor posture....
Vascular surgery for the treatment of arteriovenous malformations
Cerebral arteriovenous malformations are a set of arteries and veins that have an abnormal development pattern, occurring in any part of the brain and adjacent structures....
Chiari malformation, causes, symptoms and treatments
Arnold Chiari malformation, also known as a tonsillar hernia or tonsillar ectopy, is an abnormality in which the cerebellar tissue extends into the spinal canal, due to the skull being particularly small or misshapen......
Diseases treated by neurosurgeons
Neurological disorders are diseases that affect the brain, spinal cord, cranial and peripheral nerves, nerve roots, autonomic nervous system, neuromuscular plate, and muscles......
Strong pain in the face? Trigeminal neuralgia may be the cause
A pain in the face can be explained by various causes, such as a blow, infections caused by sinusitis, a dental abscess and dysfunctions in the temporomandibular joint......
Intracranial aneurysms
The aneurysm is a bulge that forms when a section of the wall of a vein or artery weakens. When the dilation occurs in a blood vessel in the brain, it is called a cerebral or intracranial aneurysm......
Chronic subdural hematoma
The examination of a patient, following a head blow is very important to determine the presence of a subdural hematoma, even minor trauma in patients older than 50 years old may present as a chronic subdural hematoma......