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Neurosurgery or Neurological surgery is the medical speciality that deals with the study of care of the brain and spinal cord, including diseases and injuries of the nerves such as Cerebral haemorrhages, Cerebrovascular conditions such as aneurysms and vascular malformations, brain and spinal cord tumours, Spinal surgeries including laminectomies and fusions, Spinal cord injuries and Traumatic brain injuries.
The different types of neurosurgery are Brain tumour, craniotomy, ventricular shunt, spine surgery, Endovascular Neurosurgery, Pediatric Neurosurgery and Traumatic surgery.
It depends on the type of neurosurgery you have undergone, and the time of recovery varies from person to person. Usually, you might stay in the hospital for 3 to 10 days after surgery, you are allowed to go home once you start to recover.
A neurosurgeon specializes in the surgical treatment of the brain, spine and nervous system. The common reasons why you need to see a neurosurgeon are if you have health problems low back pain, epilepsy, stroke, sciatica, Parkinson’s disease, spinal tumours, head, neck or spine injuries, pinched nerves and chronic pain.
A neurologist is a doctor who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment, and management of neurology conditions. Whereas, a neurosurgeon is a doctor who specializes in the surgical treatment of neurology disorders and conditions.