Neurosurgery

Our neurosurgical care includes treatment for:

Usman Memorial Hospital acquires the state of the art technologies to purvey optimum care to the patients in the treatment of;

• Tumors: of the brain and skull; spinal cord and spine;
• Vascular problems: arterial-venous malformations (AVM’s) and aneurysms of the brain
• Trauma (major): brain and spinal cord, and their surroundings
• Trauma (minor): concussions; trauma to the neck (whiplash), thoracic spine (osteoporotic compression fractures), low back (strain); sports injuries
• Intracerebral Hemorrhage: bleeding into the brain – in selected cases only
• Hydrocephalus, Cerebrospinal Fluid leak, Pseudotumor cerebri
• Epilepsy: patient meets criteria for possible surgery
• Adult brain and spine malformations:
• Degenerative Spine problems: cervical, thoracic & lumbar; nerve compression by herniated disc or osteophyte, stenosis
• Dynamic spine problems: subluxation and instability
• Nerve Entrapments: carpal and cubital.