Neurosurgery

Mrs. Mayer is a 50 year old woman who went to her general practitioner complaining of some hearing loss, ringing in her ears and dizziness. She was referred to an audiologist. Hello, Mrs. Mayer I’m Dr. Howard an audiologist for Renown. I can see from your chart that you were referred here because you were having problems with some hearing loss, ringing in your ears and dizziness? Are you still having these issues? So the hearing loss and ringing is only in your left ear. How long has this been

The Amazing Hands that keep on Giving By Denise Lewis English 1101 Ms. Crosson 8 September 2009 Outline Thesis: Ben Carson has accomplished many triumphs as a skilled surgeon, humanitarian and author. I. Ben Carson innovational surgeries: A. The intra-uterine procedure in is used to relieve pressure on the brain. B. He was the first to perform this procedure on a hydrocephalic fetal twin C. Today it is known as the Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt or VP

My love for neurosurgery grew slowly over the past three years, like a tumor, until it finally took over my aspirations. With a master’s degree in psychology, I entered medical school thinking I would specialize in psychiatry. However, the field of neurosurgery soon enraptured me. On top of my underlying interest in the brain, I discovered a love for the operating room with all of its intensity, acuity, and finesse as well as a passion for neurological processes and pathology. During my clinical

The Process of how Bloodless Gamma Knife Radiosurgery is performed Bloodless Gamma Knife Radiosurgery is a very precise form of computerized therapeutic radiology recognized worldwide for treating many types of malignant or benign brain tumors, vascular malformations, and functional disorders like trigeminal neuralgia using specialized equipment (Mayo Clinic). It helps locate and irradiate small targets within the head and brain with very high precision and either controls the tumors so that they

Intra-Operative Image Guidance in Sinus and Skull Base Surgery Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery (FESS) using rigid endoscopes has developed into becoming the mainstay treatment for opening obstructed outflow tracts of the paranasal sinuses. However, limitations surrounding FESS have resulted in intra-operative Image-Guidance Systems (IGS) to improve outcomes in complex skull base procedures. A principal limitation of the endoscopic endonasal approach is the availability of only a two-dimensional

At first sight, Brain Surgeon might not seem like an appealing or worthwhile book. Afterall, the cover is plain, the title is far from original, and the size is quite shy from “sheer”. However, this book is anything but mediocre. Within 200 pages, the author manages to compress 7 patients stories, countless personal stories of his own, and innumerable amounts of medical terminology. While most certainly a daunting, task, Keith Black takes it on with relative ease. He does it through shockingly simple

improvement, the board of directors have come to an agreement on an action plan that will put us on track to be the choice location for neurology and neurosurgery in the area. We have decided that instead of offering more specialty services in a market that is already saturated, we would focus and improve upon the one we currently offer now, neurology and neurosurgery. We reached this conclusion after determining there was a strong demand these services. The local competition, namely Kaiser Fontana and Loma

Introduction Craniotomy is a surgical procedure in which part of the skull is temporarily removed (bone flap) to access the brain for surgery. The amount of skull that needs to be removed depends on the type of surgery that will be done. The bone flap is put back in place after the surgery. It is usually fastened back in place with metal plates and screws. The plates and screws can often be removed later after healing. Brain surgery that involves craniotomy may be done for many reasons, including:

In the future, I hope to pursue neurosurgery because I want to work in a very significant field that many people do not pursue. This is because in the future, I plan on going to other countries and performing free surgery on people who cannot afford it. Before becoming a surgeon, I would like to become a general doctor and continue my plan of going to other countries to diagnose and treat people who cannot otherwise afford it. I have traveled all around the world throughout my life and have experienced

about the complex disorders that neurosurgeons work with everyday? Well, the neurosurgery specialty is one of the many specialties in the medical department. Neurosurgery is a product of modern surgery where they have developed new technologies that make the medical field. There are many subspecialties of neurosurgeries. One of them is Paediatric neurosurgery which patients are children; another is Functional neurosurgery. Traumatology and Skull base surgery are also a subspecialties of Neurological