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. Arkansas has 64 practicing neurosurgeons. Broken out by city, neurosurgery doctor density in Bentonville is 1, in El Dorado is 1, in Fayetteville is 8, in Fort Smith is 5, in Hot Springs is 3, in Jonesboro is 9, in Little Rock is 32, in North Little Rock is 4, in Pine Bluff is 1, and in Searcy is 1.
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According to 2005 Census estimates, Arkansas has a population of 2,779,154. Of this population, 662,920 are under the age of 18 and 381,547 are at or above the age of 65.
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