Neurosurgery Department

What is Neurosurgery?

Neurosurgery is a sophisticated branch primarily focused on surgical treatment of diseases of the central and peripheral nervous system.

At the Neurosurgery Department of Anadolu Medical Center, we diagnose and treat all types of diseases addressed in this field.

Which diseases are treated by neurosurgery?

This specialty particularly involves diagnosis and treatment of malignant and benign brain tumors, spinal cord tumors and peripheral nerve tumors. It is responsible for surgical treatment of disorders like hernias of the lower back and the neck which are the most prevalent types of spinal and spinal cord diseases, narrowing of the spinal canal (spinal stenosis) and displacement of vertebra (spondylolisthesis). Particularly traumas of the nervous system (head traumas – traumatic brain hemorrhages, spinal cord injuries) and conditions that call for immediate surgical interventions are covered by the field of knowledge and responsibility of neurosurgeons.

Surgical treatment of congenital nervous system anomalies (congenital scoliosis, craniosynostosis, hydrocephalus, swelling in the lower back or neck due to spinal dysraphism) are covered by the field of interest of neurosurgery. Neurosurgery also deals with the surgical treatment of brain hemorrhages due to aneurism and vascular malformation and other types of brain hemorrhages that call for surgery. Functional neurosurgery also includes placement of neurostimulators which may be necessary in Parkinson's disease or other movement disorders, surgical treatment of patients with epilepsy which cannot be controlled with medications, placement of pumps and nerve stimulators for excessive muscle spasms due to paralysis, and surgical intervention for pain (cordotomy, RF, rhizotomy, etc.) Narrowing or constriction of the arteries of the neck (carotid stenosis) and hydrocephalus (buildup of cerebrospinal fluid in the brain) are again covered by the area of service of neurosurgeons.

If some of the diseases mentioned above are not life-threatening, treatment or surgery may be proceeded with after a joint evaluation of the patient by the neurooncologist, radiation oncologist, neurologist, physical therapist, algologist, orthopedist and psychiatrist.

At the Neurosurgery Department of Anadolu Medical Center, we diagnose and treat diseases related to the brain, spine and spinal cord which are located in the nervous system.

Which diseases are diagnosed and treated at our department?

• Brain, spine and spinal cord tumors
• All spinal diseasesincluding hernias of the lower back and neck
• Aneurysm
• Arteriovenous malformation
• Cavernoma
• Congenital diseases that develop during the formation of the nervous systems (like meningomyelocele)
• Other childhood diseases
• Hydrocephalus
• Carpal tunnel and other nerve entrapments
• Traumas of the head, spine and spinal cord
• Brain hemorrhages