Tagged: neurosurgery

Brain/CNS Tumours

Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 21 Dec 2023 | Tags: brain tumour MDT neurosurgery referral

Patients with a first diagnosis of suspected brain or CNS tumour must be referred via the on call neurosurgery service and referred for discussion in the weekly Brain/CNS MDT meeting. This includes suspected cases of: Primary brain tumour (e.g. low grade glioma, glioblastoma) Brain metastasis Meningioma Pineal region tumour Intradural spinal …
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Paralysed footballer sets sights on new sporting ambition

News & events | 25 Jun 2018 | Tags: neurosurgeon neurosurgery

Chris Keogh, 27, required emergency surgery after dislocating his neck playing football. He’s now set a ‘positive list’ to act as a starting point to his new life.
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A sneak peak from today’s filming of BBC’s One Show featuring St George’s innovation in neurosurgery

News & events | 29 Feb 2016 | Tags: BBC One Show matthew crocker neurosurgery press officer Tim Jones

BBC’s One Show interviews Mr Matthew Crocker, neurosurgeon, before he operates on a patient with a broken back. This new type of surgery cuts down tremendously the recovery time. Likelihood is that the patient will start walking tomorrow. This used to take a couple of months previously.

Look out for the piece on the BBC One Show.
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Neurosurgery Therapies

Services at | Updated 5 May 2015 | Tags: brain haemorrhage brain tumour neurosurgery spinal cord injuries spinal surgery

The Neurosurgery therapy department at St George’s Hospital is based within the Atkinson Morley Regional Neurosciences Centre. The Neurosurgery therapy team specialises in the assessment and treatment of neurosurgical conditions such as traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, brain haemorrhage, brain and spinal cord tumours and planned (elective) spinal surgery. …
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Neurosurgery research

Neurosurgery research | Updated 28 Jun 2021 | Tags: neurosciences research foundation neurosurgery Research

The St George’s Hospital neurosurgery department has been renowned around the world as a centre of excellence for brain and spinal surgery since it was established at its original site at Atkinson Morley Hospital in 1869.  The unit has a rich history of research that has enhanced and saved the lives …
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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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Simple spinal surgery

Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 28 Jun 2021 | Tags: neurosurgery spinal surgery

A large number of patients are referred to the department who require simple spinal procedures. Simple spinal surgery involves decompressing nerves to reduce pain or improve function. Examples of simple spinal surgery are lumbar microdiscectomy for sciatica, lumbar laminectomy for canal stenosis and cervical foraminotomy for pain down the arm. …
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