Neurosurgery

Neurosurgeons at Su Hospital are on the leading edge of treating neurological conditions using the latest innovations and techniques in neurosurgery, such as spinal diseases, myeloma, post-traumatic vertebral fractures, cerebrovascular diseases, infant anomalies.

DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT SERVICES:

Department of Neurosurgery in Su Hospital provides advanced diagnosis and treatment services for several diseases including;

Disc diseases and degenerative spinal diseases

Cervical, lumbar and thoracic discectomies, vertebrectomy, laminectomy, spinal stabilization (instrumentation) operations.

Traumas

Covers emergency surgical procedures for compression fractures, epidural and subdural hematomas, skull base repairs, spinal fractures and stabilization, and spinal cord compression.

Vascular Diseases of the Brain and the Spinal Cord

Covers an aneurysm, arteriovenous malformation and cavernous malformation operations, endarterectomy, intracerebral hematomas, vascular anastomoses, and spinal AVMs.

Neuroendoscopy and Treatment of Hydrocephalus

This unit handles shunt operations, neuro-endoscopic procedures, and fenestration of third ventriculostomy and arachnoid cysts.

Functional Neurosurgery

This unit deals with hemifacial spasm and microvascular decompression in trigeminal neuralgia, implantation of vagal nerve stimulators, and epilepsy.

Peripheral Nerve Surgery

Deals with peripheral nerve anastomosis, repairs, and nerve trap syndromes.

Pediatric Neurosurgery

This unit handles surgical treatment of diseases of the brain, spinal cord and nervous system of children. Su Hospital provides diagnosis and treatment services for deep-seated brain tumours such as neuro-endoscopic hydrocephalus, brain stem gliomas, thalamic and hypothalamic gliomas; and epilepsy.

Gait Analysis Laboratory

Gait analysis refers to systematic evaluation, identification and assessment of motion. Gait analysis is implemented through physical examination and three-dimensional motion assessments.

Physical Examination: Analysis is initiated with a detailed physical examination, assessment of joint motions (ROM-Range of motion) and measurement of movement angles of joints (goniometric measurements). During the examination, height, weight, leg length and the joint range is measured.

3 Dimensional Motion Assessment: Movements of markers attached to the body of the patient are detected by infrared cameras and DV cameras as the patient walks on the walking platform, and are transferred to a special computer. The record on the computer is then evaluated in detail, in graphical and three-dimensional format, and reported accordingly.