| Neurosurgical Services
National Orthopedics and Neurosurgery is
dedicated to providing you with the highest
quality, state-of-the-art neurosurgical care.
Our surgeons are exceptionally skilled in the
operating room, and highly experienced in
diagnosing brain and spine problems, as well as
providing non-surgical options for treatment. We
believe that it is important to develop a
doctor-patient relationship based upon mutual
respect and trust. Towards this end, we strive
to communicate fully with our patients and
explain your condition and all of the treatment
choices.
 We
understand that when you or your loved one is
affected by a serious illness or injury, there
are many concerns, worries and stresses. It is
our goal to try to minimize these as much as
possible, by treating each patient with respect
and compassion, by explaining everything as
completely as possible, by answering all of your
questions, and by trying to schedule and
coordinate tests, procedures and consultations
in an efficient and timely fashion.
We know that we will be delivering the very
finest medical and surgical care available, but
we realize that it is equally important to
understand the emotional and personal needs of
our patients. If there is anything that we can
do to help you at any time, please do not
hesitate to ask.
Our surgeons and nurses provide neurosurgical
care in many of the major hospitals in South
Florida and provide individual and conscientious
treatment using the most effective and modern
techniques available in the world.
We hope our website can bring you valuable
information about our practice, the neurological
disorders we treat and the procedures we
perform.
What is Neurosurgery?
Broadly speaking, Neurosurgery refers to
surgery on the nervous system. This includes the
brain, and the blood vessels supplying it, the
spine and spinal cord, and nerves in the body
that control our movements and allow us to feel
sensation.
In the Brain ("Brain Surgery") some of the
conditions commonly seen include:
- Brain Aneurysms - Weaknesses on blood
vessels that can burst, leading to death or
stroke
- Carotid Stenosis - Narrowing of the
arteries supplying the brain, possible
leading to stroke or a warning 'TIA'
- Vascular Malformations - Which can bleed
- some are congenital (meaning we are born
with them), and some develop later in life
- Brain Tumours - Both benign (often
curable with surgery) and malignant (sadly
often incurable, but sometimes controllable
with surgery)
- Acoustic Neuromas - A kind of tumour at
the base of the brain, related to the
hearing nerves
- Trigeminal Neuralgia - Terrible 'spasms'
of facial pain that are often curable with
surgery
- Hemifacial Spasm - Involuntary twitching
on one side of the face - often curable with
surgery
- Hydrocephalus - A build up of fluid in
the brain - sometimes treatable with an
endoscope (a surgical camera) or with a
shunt (to divert the fluid)
- Head Injury - Blood clots ('haematomas')
can develop after a head injury and some
need to be removed with surgery
Some of the spinal conditions treated (in
both the lower back and neck) include:
-
 Herniated
or 'Slipped' disc - Which presses on a nerve
in the spine causing 'sciatica' (or pain in
the leg)
- Narrowing of the Spinal Canal - Causing
leg or arm weakness or pain
- Compression of the Spinal Cord - Causing
arm and leg weakness or difficulty with fine
movements
- Tumours in the spine
- Blood vessel abnormalities in the spine
- Back Pain - Sometimes requiring
treatment with 'spinal fusion'
Peripheral Nerve problems treated by a
neurosurgeon include:
- Carpal tunnel Syndrome - Burning and
weakness in the hands, often worse at night
- Ulnar Nerve Compression - Similar to
carpal tunnel syndrome, but caused by
compression of a nerve at the elbow
- Leg weakness caused by compression of
nerves in the leg
- Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
- Nerve tumours in various places in the
body and extremities
Our Neurosurgeons has unique training to be
able to treat many of these potentially life
altering, or life threatening problems. Please
call our office to schedule a consultation:
(877) 518-1188
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