Cerebral Palsy Life Expectancy: What the Research Shows and What Changes It
Most people with cerebral palsy live into adulthood, and those with mild motor involvement generally have a life expectancy close to the general population.…
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What Causes Cerebral Palsy: Risk Factors, Triggers and What You Can Change
Cerebral palsy is caused by damage to, or abnormal development of, the parts of the brain that control movement, usually before or around the…
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Mild Scoliosis: What It Means, What to Expect and When to See a Specialist
Mild scoliosis means a sideways spinal curve measuring roughly 10 to 24 degrees on an X-ray, the smallest range that still counts as scoliosis.…
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Private Neurosurgeon: What It Means, What to Expect and When to See a Specialist
A private neurosurgeon is a brain and spine surgeon who either works in an independent practice rather than as a hospital employee, or, in…
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Life Expectancy After Gamma Knife Surgery: What It Means, What to Expect and When to See a Specialist
Life expectancy after Gamma Knife surgery is determined almost entirely by the condition being treated, not by the procedure itself. For benign problems such…
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What Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery Is: How It Works, Who It Helps and What to Expect
Deep brain stimulation surgery implants thin electrodes into specific movement-control regions of the brain and connects them to a small pulse generator placed under…
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Gamma Knife Surgery Cost: What the Price Covers, What Moves It and the UK, US and Türkiye Ranges
Gamma Knife surgery cost depends mainly on the condition being treated, whether one session or several is planned, the amount of imaging and planning…
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Are You Awake During Brain Surgery: What It Means, What to Expect and When to See a Specialist
Most brain surgery is done under general anesthesia, so the patient is asleep throughout. For a minority of operations, surgeons keep the patient awake…
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Types of Spine Surgery: How Each One Works and When It Is Used
The main types of spine surgery are discectomy (removing part of a herniated disc pressing on a nerve), laminectomy and related decompression procedures (creating…
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How Long Does Brain Surgery Take: What It Means, What to Expect and When to See a Specialist
Most brain operations that open the skull, known as craniotomies, take roughly three to five hours in the operating room, though the whole day,…
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Spine Surgery Recovery: A Week-By-Week Timeline and What Speeds It Up
Spine surgery recovery time depends mostly on the procedure. After a decompression such as a diskectomy or laminectomy, most people walk within a day,…
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Open Brain Surgery: What It Means, What to Expect and When to See a Specialist
Open brain surgery, usually called a craniotomy, is an operation in which a surgeon temporarily removes a section of skull to reach the brain…
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Gamma Knife Procedure: What It Means, What to Expect and When to See a Specialist
A gamma knife procedure is a form of stereotactic radiosurgery that treats brain tumors, blood vessel malformations and some nerve disorders with about 200…
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Brain Surgery Recovery: A Week-By-Week Timeline and What Speeds It Up
Brain surgery recovery usually means a hospital stay of a few days to about a week, followed by six to twelve weeks of gradually…
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Laser Spine Surgery: What It Means, What to Expect and When to See a Specialist
Laser spine surgery is a marketing term more than a distinct operation. In practice it usually describes a minimally invasive procedure, such as a…
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20 Things to Expect After Brain Surgery: What It Means, What to Expect and When to See a Specialist
After brain surgery, most people can expect a short stay under close monitoring, headaches and incision soreness, marked fatigue, swelling or bruising around the…
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What Does a Neurosurgeon Do: What It Means, What to Expect and When to See a Specialist
A neurosurgeon is a surgeon who diagnoses and treats conditions of the brain, spinal cord, spine and peripheral nerves, including herniated discs, spinal stenosis,…
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Neurologist vs Neurosurgeon: The Difference, When Each Is Used and How to Decide
A neurologist is a physician who diagnoses and manages conditions of the brain, spinal cord, nerves and muscles without operating, using examination, imaging, nerve…
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