Neurosurgery is the specialty that diagnoses and treats, both surgically and non-surgically, disorders of the nervous system and its coverings. This includes the brain, skull, spinal column, spinal cord and peripheral nerves (the nerves of the arms and legs).
Neurosurgeons at the Wesley treat a wide range of conditions including:
- Head and spinal trauma
- Brain and spinal tumours
- Cerebral aneurysms and vascular abnormalities
- Degenerative conditions of the spine
- Movement disorders (such as Parkinson’s Disease)
- Pituitary tumours and acoustic tumours
- Chronic pain