Approximately one in ten adults will experience neck pain at some point in their lives. In most cases it will recover simply with conservative treatment which may consist of some form of physiotherapy and the ingestion of painkillers or anti-inflammatory drugs. However, in some people the persistence of pain may suggest an underlying cause that … Read more
Neuroendoscopy is a discipline that includes a series of minimally invasive techniques. It consists of the introduction of an optical system through small incisions, through which certain surgeries are performed on the nervous system. By means of this system it is possible to remove tumors and treat types of hydrocephalus. What are the applications of … Read more
The symptoms of the patient with an anchored medulla or lumbosacral lipoma are variable and depend largely on the age of presentation and the severity of the malformation. At younger ages, lipomas are diagnosed primarily by cutaneous stigmata, whereas in older patients the symptoms are usually neurological, as cutaneous lesions may go unnoticed or be … Read more
Under normal conditions the spinal cord is restrained within the vertebral canal by the dentate ligaments and the filum terminale. The latter is a band of fibroconnective tissue that allows some displacement of the conus medullaris during small flexion-extension movements. In this way, the filum terminale fixes and stabilizes the spinal cord while absorbing impacts … Read more
A brain tumor is an abnormal growth of a group of cells in the brain. This abnormal growth causes the failure of brain function in the specific area in which it develops and inflames the brain around it. When a brain tumor appears, it is because a group of cells undergoes changes in their genes … Read more
Syringomyelia is a major pathology of the spinal cord. The diagnostic and therapeutic approach must be fast and effective by the neurosurgeon, as the disease causes the spinal cord to fill with fluid and can leave the patient invalid. Syringomyelia: what is it and what causes it? Syringomyelia is a pathology of the spinal cord … Read more
Cervical myelopathy is the arthritic compression of the cervical cord basically due to wear and tear. It is usually associated with previous cervical tightness or other factors so that as a whole it is multifactorial, but basically it is arthritic. The main symptom is cervical pain and it is accompanied by a series of very … Read more
Vertebroplasty is a minimally invasive surgical technique that has been developed by experts in Neurosurgery for the treatment of various vertebral diseases and is particularly effective in relieving pain associated with osteoporotic fractures. Vertebroplasty procedure This technique involves the injection of a special type of surgical cement through a precision puncture under fluoroscopic guidance. After … Read more
Lumbar discectomy is one of the most frequent operations in Neurosurgery. The success in the surgical treatment of lumbar disc herniation is subject to the individualized evaluation of the patient and the adequate correlation between the data obtained from the clinical history, the neurological examination and the diagnostic tests. Most cases of sciatica resolve without … Read more
Lumbar canal stenosis is a disease caused by the gradual narrowing of the spinal canal, usually due to wear and tear or osteoarthritis of the vertebrae in the lower back. The spinal canal is the conduit through which the nerves pass on their way from the spinal cord to the legs. In other words, a … Read more