Endoscopic nasosinus surgery is an innovative technique in Neurosurgery. It has meant a revolution in the treatment of pathologies that affect the base of the skull, thanks to the fact that access to them avoids having to perform craniotomies, because the approach is carried out through a natural cavity, which are the nostrils. The pathologies … Read more
On many occasions, surgery becomes the only means of curing spinal pathologies and problems. Dr. Bernardo Mosqueira explains the benefits of surgical microscopic treatment. In the face of traditional surgery, another surgical current has emerged that incorporates as its own characteristics a series of benefits for the patient in terms of both the result and … Read more
Pituitary adenomas are one of the most frequent tumors in neurosurgery, representing 10-15% of all intracranial tumors. Endoscopic endonasal surgery is currently the technique of choice in the treatment of this type of tumor. This technique originated at the end of the 1990s. It involves an endoscopic approach through the nostrils without the need for … Read more
Neurostimulation is a surgical technique that consists of modulating the nerve impulse by means of an electrode implanted on different components of the central and peripheral nervous system (cerebral, medullary, radicular or peripheral nerve neurostimulation). The stimulus provoked by the implanted electrode “blocks” the pain signal coming from the damaged neurological structure to the brain. … Read more
What is rhizolysis and what is it for? Rhizolysis is a non-invasive outpatient surgical technique for the treatment of back pain, whether in the cervical, dorsal or lumbar region. It is used for the treatment of facet pain, that is, back pain caused by inflammation and/or damage to the facet nerves (nerve endings that transmit … Read more
What is cervical disc herniation? Disc herniation or disc displacement is the compression of the spinal cord or a nerve root that occurs when a portion of an intervertebral disc is displaced. Generally, cervical disc herniations affect the discs located in the neck (cervical spine). In the latter case we speak of cervical disc herniation … Read more
The intervertebral disc is composed of two structures: in the interior, the nucleus pulposus, and in the periphery and containing the nucleus pulposus, the annulus fibrosus. Disc herniation occurs when the annulus fibrosus ruptures and the nucleus pulposus comes out. In the specific case of lumbar disc herniation, the rupture of the annulus fibrosus usually … Read more
Hydrocephalus is a cerebrospinal fluid disorder that can have serious consequences if not treated promptly and properly. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is found inside the brain in cavities called ventricles as well as surrounding the brain in the so-called subarachnoid space. Cerebrospinal fluid Every day we produce about 500 ml of cerebrospinal fluid in the lateral … Read more
Can you explain the concept of neuronavigation? Surgeons are guided during surgical interventions by our anatomical knowledge, preoperative anatomical and pathological images of each patient as well as our experience in similar cases. Despite this background, there were certain possibilities of “getting lost” in the surgical field, not reaching the right place where the lesion … Read more
Cerebral hemorrhage is the appearance of a quantity of blood within the brain parenchyma and which will give rise, in most cases, to a neurological deficit of some consideration. Risk factors for cerebral hemorrhage The most important risk factors for general hemorrhage are age, sex (more in males), race (more in blacks than in whites), … Read more