Brain and Nerve Surgery

Brain and Nerve Surgery, which is defined as “neurosurgery” in medical language; It provides comprehensive services for the diagnosis, treatment and care of all ailments affecting the brain, spinal cord and peripheral nervous system. The Brain and Nerve Surgery unit is the department of our hospital where different types of medical interventions are performed, from minimally invasive procedures to intracranial surgical procedures such as tumor operations.

Brain and Nerve Surgery; In addition to the problems directly related to the brain and spinal cord tissue, it focuses on the problems that will damage these tissues through external pressure or neighborhood, congenital deformities and traumas and the realization of treatments.

Medical professionals working in the Department of Neurosurgery request examination, imaging, neurophysiological evaluation and laboratory examinations after the patient applies to the health center. After that, clinical and radiological follow-up is performed to define the problem and the most appropriate treatment for the patient is designed with a multidisciplinary team.

If the treatment requires a surgical procedure, the surgery is performed with appropriate technical support and the most up-to-date and medical equipment. After the surgery, he/she continues to observe the patient through intensive care or service follow-up suitable for the patient’s condition.

In addition to adult neurosurgery services, pediatric neurosurgery and treatments for children and young adults are also performed in the Brain and Nerve Surgery unit.

The unit, which consists of medical professionals qualified in the field of neurosurgery, provides diagnosis, treatment and observation services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Brain and Nerve Surgery Unit Related Services

Neurosurgery;

• Tumors originating from inside the brain or spinal cord tissue or causing problems by pressing on it from the outside,
• Diseases such as aneurysm (ballooning), arteriovenous malformation, cavernoma of the vessels feeding the brain tissue or spinal cord, stenosis in the neck vessels, which we call carotid stenosis,
• Disorders that develop during the formation of the nervous system, such as meningomyelocele associated with birth,
• An increase in the amount of fluid in the brain cavities, which is called hydrocephalus,
• All kinds of spine diseases, especially herniated disc,
• Spinal deformities such as scoliosis or kyphosis,
• Head and spinal cord injuries,
• It deals with the surgical treatment of cerebral hemorrhages.