pediatric neurosurgery and All information about it
Diseases or disorders affecting the Nervous System in children have become a critical medical issue due to the accompanying painful symptoms. Moreover, such diseases result in some psychological effects not only on the child but also on the family as a whole. However, pediatric neurosurgery an effective treatment tackling cases children’s nervous system. In the following article, Healing Consulting provides you with all needed information about pediatric neurosurgical operations and other related issues.
Pediatric Neurology
Also known as child neurology, it is a specialized branch of medicine that deals with diagnosing and treating diseases related to either the central nervous system; namely, the brain and spinal cord or to peripheral nerves of the body in infants, children, and adolescents.
Pediatric Neurosurgery
Pediatric neurosurgery is a set of surgeries that aims to treat disorders or problems of the child’s nervous system, mainly as a result of diagnosing tumors, especially brain tumors due to their high incidence in children. Brain tumors in children occur as the second most common cancer type in young children after leukemia. Moreover, this surgery is performed as a treatment for tumors of the spinal cord and the peripheral nerve. It has also proved successful in treating many cases of malformation of CNS or central nervous system due to birth defects as in congenital skull defects, along with the possibility of treating nerve injuries in children due to accidents and fractures.
pediatric neurosurgery Process
Before the performance of the surgery, the child undergoes a set of medical examinations for detecting an appropriate diagnosis. In case of witnessing conditions, such as chronic headache, persistent vomiting, and movement difficulties that might result in paralysis, speech and sleep disorders, and eating difficulties that are all accompanied with a lot of pain that can’t be relieved by certain medicines, a surgery becomes a must. It is performed under anesthesia; in cases of tumors, the treatment is applied by removing them along with relying on radiotherapy. The surgery also treats CNS congenital anomalies. Additionally, in cases of degenerative diseases in the peripheral nerves, the surgery results in restoring the lost function of the nerves. After the operation, the child needs to stay in the hospital for some post-operative treatments with considering the need for physiotherapy until recovery.
At Healing Consulting, our pediatric neurosurgeons, assisted by other neurosurgeons, perform all types of pediatric neurosurgery safely to provide children, suffering from nerve diseases and their family, with a well-desired life. Healing Consulting also offers its free consulting service to you at any time.
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