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Neurosurgery

Neurosurgery or/and neurological surgery, also known in common parlance as brain surgery, is the medical specialty that focuses on the surgical treatment or rehabilitation of disorders that affect any portion of the nervous system, including the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nervous system, and cerebrovascular system. Neurosurgery as a medical specialty…

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Activity sectors
Surgery
Education required
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) with Residency in Neurosurgery · Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.B.S.) with Residency in Neurosurgery or Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons (F.R.C.S.) · Master of Surgery (M.S.) / Magister Chirurgiae (M.Ch.)
Fields of employment
Hospitals, clinics

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Education and context

History

Organised neurosurgery

Main divisions

Neuropathology

Neuroanesthesia

Neurosurgery methods

Conditions

Recovery

Notable neurosurgeons

Bioethics in neurosurgery

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Neurosurgery

Nodes267
Edges266
Triples288
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.007491
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Neurosurgery

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related to Notable neurosurgeons · 73
Neurosurgery → Adler, Alim-Louis Benabid, American, As, Ayub, Bangladeshi, Ben Carson, Biomedical Ethics, BrainPath, Bucharest, Christopher Duntsch, Cyberknife, Donald Trump, Dumitru Bagdasar, English, Established, First, Former, Gamma Knife, Gazi Yaşargil
related to India · 36
Neurosurgery → AIIMS, Bachelor, Ch, Chirurgiae, Examinations, FMG, FMGE, Foreign Medical Graduates, General Surgery, In India, India, INI CET, INI SS, Institutes, JIPMER, Master, MBBS, Medical Sciences, Medicine, National Board
related to Canada · 34
Neurosurgery → Admission, Calgary, Canada, Canada Qualifying Examination Part, Canadian Resident Matching Service, CaRMS, CMQ, Doctor, Fellowship, FRCSC, French, French-language, In Canada, International Medical Graduates, MCCQE Part, Medical Council, Medicine, NAC, National Assessment Collaboration, Objective Structured Clinical Examination
related to Organised neurosurgery · 24
Neurosurgery → AANS, AASNS, Affiliate Societies, CAANS, Continental Associations, EANS, FLANC, It, Journal, National Neurosurgical Societies, Neurological Surgery, Neurosurgical Societies, Organization, Skull Base Societies, Switzerland, The, The World Federation, United Nations, WANS, WFNS
related to Ancient · 23
Neurosurgery → AD, Additionally, Al-Andalus, Al-Zahrawi, Ambroise Paré, Andreas Vesalius, Count, During, European, France, Gabriel, Henry, Hua Tuo, In, In China, Incas, King Henry II, Lorges, Middle Ages, Montgomery
related to Imaging and navigation · 18
Neurosurgery → Alzheimer's, Conventional, CT, Curve Image Guided Surgery, Global Positioning System, GPS, MEG, MRI, Parkinson's, PET, Similar, Some, StealthStation, These, They, This, Using, Various Imaging
related to Modern surgical instruments · 11
Neurosurgery → As, CAD-CAM, Modern, Most, Other, Robotic ArmAluminum Mayfield, Stereotactic Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, The, These, University, Utah
related to Surgical approaches (open, microscopic, endoscopic) · 10
Neurosurgery → EC-IC, However, In, Methods, Microsurgery, Microvascular, Minimally-invasive, Procedures, Techniques, The
related to United Kingdom · 10
Neurosurgery → Bachelor, In, Junior, Medicine, ST1-8, Surgery, The, The MBBS, United Kingdom, Unlike
see also · 8
Neurosurgery → American Association, Global, Medical, Medicine, Neurological Surgeons, Orthopedic, Professional, Scientific

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surgery brain medical neurosurgeon used first neurosurgeons known neurosurgical surgical also stereotactic years treatment functional surgeons neurological performed medicine residency

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NeurosurgeryActivity sectorsSurgery1.00infobox
NeurosurgeryEducation requiredDoctor of Medicine (M.D.) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) with Residency in Neurosurgery1.00infobox
NeurosurgeryEducation requiredBachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.B.S.) with Residency in Neurosurgery or Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons (F.R.C.S.)1.00infobox
NeurosurgeryEducation requiredMaster of Surgery (M.S.) / Magister Chirurgiae (M.Ch.)1.00infobox
NeurosurgeryFields of employmentHospitals, clinics1.00infobox
Neurosurgeryis abasic qualification of a neurosurgeon in India0.90text
Neurosurgeryis avery small0.90text
intracranial hemorrhageinstance ofincluding neurotrauma and other neuro-emergencies0.80text
microdiscectomyinstance ofProcedures0.80text
laminectomyinstance ofProcedures0.80text
and artificial disc replacement rely on microsurgery.Minimally invasive endoscopic surgery is commonly utilized by neurosurgeons when appropriateinstance ofProcedures0.80text
endoscopic endonasal surgery are used in pituitary tumorsinstance ofTechniques0.80text

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