{"id":10132,"date":"2022-01-25T15:25:51","date_gmt":"2022-01-25T14:25:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hcbhospitales.com\/?post_type=especialidades&#038;p=10132"},"modified":"2026-09-01T10:11:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T08:11:21","slug":"neurosurgery","status":"publish","type":"especialidades","link":"https:\/\/hcbhospitales.com\/en\/medical-specialities\/neurosurgery\/","title":{"rendered":"Neurosurgery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Neurosurgery is the medical specialty that studies <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.neurocirugiaequipodelatorre.es\/patologias\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">diseases<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that affect the central nervous system, peripheral nerves, meninges, spinal cord, spine, and their blood vessels, which require or may require surgical treatment at some point in their course. <\/span> <\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Therefore, a neurosurgeon&#8217;s work extends far beyond the surgeries themselves, as he or she is also responsible for the education, prevention, diagnosis, evaluation, intensive care, and rehabilitation of each patient.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Neurosurgery Department at HCB Hospitals offers treatments for the following conditions:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>The following are the conditions that can be treated at the HCB Neurosurgery Department:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Spinal Disorders:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DEGENERATIVE DISEASE<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Herniated disc.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spinal canal stenosis.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spondylolisthesis.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TRAUMATIC PATHOLOGY<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Acute or chronic vertebral fractures.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Osteoporotic fractures.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TUMOR PATHOLOGY<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spinal tumors.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Myeloradicular tumors.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">INFECTIOUS DISEASES<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let&#8217;s get started.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Abscesses.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Discitis and spondylodiscitis.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">REVISION SURGERY<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pseudoarthrosis.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Failed surgery.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Disease of the adjacent level.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Disc herniation recurrence.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Disorders of cerebrospinal fluid circulation <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(such as hydrocephalus).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Head injuries.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Intracranial tumors.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Cerebrovascular Disease:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Intracranial Aneurysm.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vascular Malformations (Arteriovenous Malformations, Carotid-Cavernous Fistulas, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cavernoma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cavernoma<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cerebral hemorrhages.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Some forms of <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Epilepsia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>epilepsy<\/b><\/a><b> that are resistant to medication.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Some forms of movement disorders<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Parkinson&#8217;s disease, chorea, hemiballism) that may require functional or stereotactic neurosurgery.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Intractable pain.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Some forms of serious psychiatric disorders.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Neurological malformations:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arnold-Chiari <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Arnold-Chiari\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arnold-Chiari<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Disrafia&#038;action=edit&#038;redlink=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dysraphia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the neural tube (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Encefalocele\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Encephalocele<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Meningocele\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meningocele<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mielomeningocele\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">myelomeningocele<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anomalies of the craniocervical junction.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tethered spinal 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