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Birmingham, Alabama is home to 43 practicing neurosurgeons who have offices in 2 counties and 8 zip codes, including zip codes 35249, 35233, 35209, 35205, 35234, 35211, 35242, and 35213.
According to 2005 Census estimates, Birmingham has a population of 231,483, which gives it a specialist to resident ratio of 1 neurosurgeon for every 5,383 residents.
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According to 2005 Census estimates, Alabama has a population of 4,557,808. Of this population, 1,074,627 are under the age of 18 and 600,258 are at or above the age of 65.
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.
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