Neurological Surgery or Neurosurgery

What is neurosurgery?
Neurological surgery is the branch of medicine that provides both operative and non-operative management of disorders that affect the central and peripheral nervous systems, including their supportive structures and vascular supply, and the operative and non-operative management of pain.

Neurological surgery encompasses disorders of the brain, spine, and nerves, including:

• the extracranial carotid and vertebral arteries

• disorders of the pituitary gland

• disorders of the spinal cord, meninges, and spine, including those which may require treatment by spinal fusion or instrumentation

• disorders of the cranial and spinal nerves throughout their distributions

• disorders of the autonomic nervous system

The surgeon who specializes in neurological surgery is called a neurosurgeon or neurological surgeon.