Tagged: brain surgery
Feeling the heat on ’24 Hours in A&E’
News & events | 1 Jul 2015 | Tags: 24 hours in A&E brain surgery Dr Phil Moss Emergency Nurse Practitioner Becky Summer
Episode seven of Channel 4’s hit drama documentary focuses on patients treated on a busy evening at the height of summer. “Some people, they go out and have far too much to drink… get into fights…and do somebody some pretty significant damage. It’s very difficult to understand how there are …
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The Neurosciences Research Foundation
About Us | Updated 29 Jun 2021 | Tags: brain surgery Charity nervous system neurosciences neurosurgery Research spinal surgery
The purpose of the NEUROSCIENCES RESEARCH FOUNDATION is to help our many patients, suffering from diseases which are often terrible. The central nervous system is immensely complex and our scientific understanding of its diseases is often very limited. Too many diseases of the brain and spinal cord are still untreatable …
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Paediatric neurosurgery
Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 11 Jul 2023 | Tags: brain surgery neurosurgery paediatric neurosurgery spinal surgery
The Department has three paediatric neurosurgeons, Samantha Hettige, Simon Stapleton and Navneet Singh. They manage a large variety of emergency and elective paediatric neurosurgical problems e.g. brain tumours, hydrocephalus, spinal bifida etc. There are dedicated neonatal and paediatric intensive care units on site and a paediatric neurosurgery ward.
Vascular neurosurgery
Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 9 Sep 2022 | Tags: brain surgery neurosurgery spinal surgery vascular neurosurgery
Vascular neurosurgery involves the treatment of abnormalities of blood vessels of the brain and spinal cord. Some examples are brain aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations and spinal arteriovenous fistulas. These patients are managed by neurosurgeons and interventional neuroradiologists. For example, some brain aneurysms are treated by neuroradiologists with endovascular coiling and some …
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Complex spinal surgery
Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 11 Jul 2023 | Tags: brain surgery neurosurgery spinal surgery
Complex spinal surgery is the insertion of metalwork to stabilize and fuse parts of the spine. This may be necessary for spinal fractures, metastatic spinal tumours, spinal instability and sometimes for back pain. A relatively new development is minimally invasive spinal surgery, a type of ‘key-hole’ surgery. Our surgeons use …
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Neurosurgery
Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 25 Jul 2024 | Tags: brain surgery neurology neurosurgery paediatric spinal surgery scoliosis spinal surgery
The St George’s Hospital neurosurgery department provides a comprehensive service for the diagnosis and treatment of disorders affecting the brain, skull, spine and nervous system. The department provides both planned and emergency services for a large variety of general neurosurgical conditions. Our sub-specialities include: Neuro-oncology (brain tumours) Simple spinal surgery Complex spinal …
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