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Patient Information Brochures
The Neurosurgical Society of Australasia is currently in the process of developing detailed patient information brochures for neurosurgical procedures. As the brochures are complete a one page summary will be available here. The more detailed versions, are available to surgeons and may be provided by your surgeon during your consultation.
Publications
The Neurosurgical Society of Australasia provides the following publications relating to neurosurgical practice. Additional publications are currently under development and will be available on this website in the future.
The Management of Acute Neurotrauma in Rural and Remote Locations
NSA Trauma Committee Policy on Sport: Prevention of Head & Spine Injuries in Sport
Guidelines for for a Sustainable Specialist Neurosurgical Service
Brain Tumours and Driving - A Guide for Patients and Carers (Cancer Institute NSW)
Brain Tumours and Driving - A Guide for Clinicians (Cancer Institute NSW)
Adult gliomas: a guide for patients, their families and carers (Cancer Council Australia)
Procedures Performed by Neurosurgeons
Neurosurgeons perform the full range of procedures on the head, spine and peripheral nerves. Examples of some of the procedures performed by neurosurgeons include:
- Traumatic heamatomas
- Craionotomies for brain tumours
- Cerebral Aneurysms
- Spinal Disc Arthroplasty
- Spinal Discectomies
- Spinal Tumours
- Laminectomy and Laminoplasty for Canal Stenosis
- Spinal Fusions
- Shunt Procedures
- Tethered Spinal Cord
- Brachial Plexus Exploration
- Carpal Tunnel
- Nerve Repair
- Neurectomy
Conditions Treated by Neurosurgeons
- Examples of some of the conditions treated by neurosurgeons include:
- Head trauma
- Spinal trauma
- Brain tumours
- Spinal tumours and vascular lesions
- Degenerative spine disorders
- Spinal stenosis
- Malignant gliomas
- Benign meningiomas
- Metastatic lesions
- Hydrocephalus
- Parkinson's disease
- Peripheral nerve damage
- Epliepsy