Neurosurgery refers to operations performed to correct problems of the nervous system (brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, or sympathetic nerves). Nerves are filamentous bands of tissue that conduct impulses while connecting various organs.
Physicians in this specialty treat patients suffering from numerous diseases and illnesses, but some of the most common are epilepsy, Spinal Discectomy, Spinal Infection, Spinal Stenosis, stroke, Spinal Injury, Spinal Cord Tumors, Scoliosis, Herniated Disc, Spinal Deformity, Spondylolisthesis, brain tumors, brain tumor, Alzheimer's disease, seizure, Parkinson's disease, meningitis, cerebral palsy, coma, and migraine.
Once properly diagnosed, practitioners can perform numerous procedures on patients including Kyphosis Surgery, Disc Disease / Surgery, Back / Spine Surgery , Invasive Disc Surgery, Deep Brain Stimulation, craniotomy, endoscopic surgery, Laminectomy, microsurgery, stereotactic radiosurgery, Cordotomy, radiation implants, Endoscopic management, and transphenoidal surgery.
To diagnose patients with possible illnesses and diseases, specialists will often perform one of many tests including MRI Scan of the Brain, CAT Scan of the Brain, CT Scan of the Brain, MRI Scan of the Spine, Computed Axial Tomography (CT or CAT Scan), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Electromyography (EMG), Lumbar Puncture (LP), Spinal Tap, Myelogram, Spinal Puncture, Electroencephalography, Cerebral Angiogram, Electronystagmography (ENG), Nerve Conduction Velocity (NCV), Myelography, Positron Emission Tomography (PET Scan), Evoked Potentials Studies, Brain Wave Test, and Electrooculography.
Doctor density varies by specialty and location. The United States has 6,462 practicing neurosurgeons. Broken out by state, neurosurgery doctor density in Alabama is 82, in Alaska is 6, in Arizona is 132, in Arkansas is 68, in California is 747, in Colorado is 100, in Connecticut is 81, in Delaware is 16, in District of Columbia is 41, in Florida is 390, in Georgia is 172, in Hawaii is 25, in Idaho is 24, in Illinois is 307, in Indiana is 124, in Iowa is 61, in Kansas is 43, in Kentucky is 100, in Louisiana is 109, in Maine is 26, in Maryland is 155, in Massachusetts is 222, in Michigan is 220, in Minnesota is 126, in Mississippi is 74, in Missouri is 163, in Montana is 29, in Nebraska is 43, in Nevada is 30, in New Hampshire is 28, in New Jersey is 154, in New Mexico is 34, in New York is 447, in North Carolina is 167, in North Dakota is 25, in Ohio is 300, in Oklahoma is 88, in Oregon is 98, in Pennsylvania is 333, in Rhode Island is 33, in South Carolina is 82, in South Dakota is 28, in Tennessee is 166, in Texas is 429, in Utah is 59, in Vermont is 8, in Virginia is 142, in Washington is 168, in West Virginia is 50, in Wisconsin is 134, and in Wyoming is 12.
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