Surgical Procedures NS

Surgically implanted device that drains the CSF in a controlled manner

• craniectomy

• biofeedback

• CSF Shunt

• CBT Shunt

Surgical removal of part of the cranium to gain access to the brain

• craniectomy

• cranioplasty

• craniotomy

• diskectomy

Incision into the skull to gain access to the brain

• craniotomy

• craniectomy

• cranioplasty

• CSF

Surgical removal of a herniated disk

• craniotomy

• discotomy

• diskectomy

• diskplasty

Vertebral lamina is surgically removed to gain access to the spine

• craniotomy

• laminectomy

• vertebralectomy

• nerve block

Injection of a local anesthetic to block pain in an area near a nerve

• diskectomy

• laminectomy

• neuroplasty

• nerve block

Surgical repair of a nerve

• nerve block

• cranioplasty

• neuroplasty

• craniotomy

Radiation therapy where a special frame focuses beams of radiation toward exact areas of the brain.

• carotid endarterectomy

• stereotactic radiosurgery

• light therapy

• CBT