Neurosurgery became an independent branch of surgery in the early twentieth century, especially neurosurgery in Turkey, after extensive research and numerous attempts to perform operations on the brain and spinal cord.
What is neurosurgery?
Neurosurgery; i.e. brain and nerves, there are two styles of brain surgery; one is aimed at correcting damage to the brain itself, and the other is aimed at correcting a condition in another part of the body.
The first type of neurosurgery in Turkey includes the treatment of tumors, brain injuries and Parkinson's disease, and the second one includes surgery for severe nerve pain, Meniere's disease and mental disorders.
The first neurosurgical operation, trepanation, was performed in the early Stone Age, but it was not until the end of the 19th century that the use of sterilization and anesthesia was possible which made neurosurgery possible.
The introduction of modern diagnostic methods and advanced surgical techniques were important factors in the growth of nerves.
Advances in these two areas include new techniques for accessing specific areas of the brain, electrosurgery, medications and drugs, procedures to lower intracranial pressure, x-ray techniques, and most importantly, angiography and targeted modifications, selective, and catheterization.
Development of Neuroscience
Due to the latest developments in technology and the use of the most modern equipment for treatment, neurosurgery in Turkey offers precise intervention methods, successfully treating a large number of diseases.
However, apart from modern equipment and the latest treatment methods, the most important thing for a successful outcome is good knowledge, long experience and the use of microscopic technique, that is, the skill of performing neurosurgical interventions using a microscope.
The introduction of modern methods of anesthesia and resuscitation was also of great importance to neurosurgery, which made it possible to monitor vital functions both during and after neurosurgical interventions.
Vascular surgery and microsurgery are also very useful new techniques, and advances in all areas of neurosurgery have helped expand the scope of radical surgeries and significantly reduce postoperative mortality.
Further advances in electronics, physics, cybernetics, radiology, and other natural sciences make it possible to successfully treat gliomas, acute cranial injuries, and epilepsy.
The advances of neurosurgery in Turkey in the study of the more complex functions of the central nervous system benefit allied disciplines such as neurology, psychiatry, neurophysiology, and psychology.
The expansion of neurosurgery in Turkey
It has been divided into different categories, as follows:
- General neurosurgery, including neurological conditions, especially neurological trauma and neurological emergencies, examples of which are intracranial hemorrhage
- Vascular Neurosurgery, including diagnosis and treatment of aneurysms, carotid stenosis, strokes, and spinal deformities, and these cases are treated by catheters and stents
- Neurosurgery of the spine, which includes the treatment of disorders affecting the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine. They include arthritis in the vertebrae of the spine and spinal cord compression caused by injury
- Peripheral neurosurgery, which includes carpal tunnel decompression as well as peripheral nerve transfer, is responsible for treating entrapment conditions.
- Epilepsy
- Brain and nerve tumor surgery
- Skull Base Surgery
- Pediatric Neurosurgery
Neurosurgery in Turkey results
Neurosurgery has a high success rate in many cases. Sometimes it may negatively affect the work of other organs temporarily or permanently, such as the ability to walk, vision, speech and the nervous response of the limbs. It depends on the severity of the patient's health condition and the location of the tumor, if there is any. The patient needs a relatively long recovery period to regain his ability to carry out vital activities and functions and to be rehabilitated appropriately.
Neurosurgery reasons
- Removal of various tumors in the brain and spinal cord.
- Treating some neurological disorders such as Parkinson's disease and epilepsy.
- Treatment of damage to the nervous system when exposed to injuries.
- The nature of the procedure varies according to the patient’s condition and is determined by accurate diagnosis, assessment of the patient’s mental health, the level of neurotransmitters affecting behavior, and the extent to which organs and vital processes are affected by these imbalances. Tomography, magnetic radiation and positron emission tomography techniques are used.
Conditions that the neurosurgery in Turkey treats:
There are several conditions that can be treated with Neurosurgery, we will mention some of them:
- Brain tumors
- Pituitary and other neuroendocrine tumors
- Spinal disorders
- Arthritis
- Complex spinal reconstruction
- Fractions
- Neck and back pain
- Spinal cord injuries
- Low intracranial blood pressure
- Children's disorders
- Dandy Walker Syndrome
- Movement disorders
- Chorea disease
- Excessive sweating
- Dystonia
- Parkinson's disease
- Torticollis
- Pain disorders
- Pharyngeal neuralgia
- trigeminal neuralgia
- Peripheral nerve disorders
- neurofibromatosis
- Peripheral nerve injury
- Brain and skull disorders
Treatment methods used in neurosurgery in Turkey
Neurosurgery in Turkey involves the use of different surgical techniques to diagnose and treat neurological conditions, including:
- Traditional methods, through open surgery by opening the skull to access the brain.
- Modern methods, by making small openings and using microscopes and endoscopes.
- Microscopic neurosurgery, by using microscopic technology to enable the surgeon to treat the affected areas.
- Endoscopic neurosurgery, which is used to treat pituitary tumors and colloid cysts.
- Neuroimaging techniques:
- Computer aided tomography imaging
- MRI
- Positron emission tomography
- Stereotactic
- Magnetic imaging
The impact of complications in neurosurgery
Neurosurgery in Turkey depends on the speed of detection and treatment in order to limit harm to the patient’s health, and the following are the most common of them:
- Cerebral hemorrhage
- A clot forms in the brain.
- Cerebral edema (fluid buildup in the brain)
- High intracranial cerebrospinal fluid pressure.
- The occurrence of epileptic seizures in the patient.
- Brain ischemia.
- Cerebral nerve palsy.
Neurology and neurosurgery in Turkey are considered one of the most interesting and diverse specialties with its different clinical cases, dealing with different ages and social classes. It also requires you to constantly follow up on the latest developments and treatments in this field to provide the best possible service. Patients who have undergone surgery often require treatment in specialized neurological rehabilitation centers.
