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Specialties: Neurological Surgery
Neurological Surgery is a discipline of medicine and that specialty of surgery which provides the operative and nonoperative management (i.e. prevention, diagnosis, evaluation, treatment, critical care and rehabilitation) of disorders of the central, peripheral and autonomic nervous systems, including there nervous structures and vascular supply; the evaluation and treatment of pathological processes which modify the function or activity of the nervous system, including the hypophysis; and the operative and nonoperative management of pain. As such, neurological surgery encompasses treatment of adult and pediatric patients with disorders of the nervous system; disorders of the brain, meninges,and the skull, and their blood supply, including the extracranial carotid and vertebral arteries; disorders of the pituitary gland;disorders of the spinal cord, meninges, and the vertebral column, including those which may require treatment by spinal fusion or instumentation; and disorders of the cranial and spinal nerves throughout their distribution.
Doctors at Coastal Physicians whom specialize in this field include: Scott W. Strenger, M.D. Andrew S. Glass, M.D. Robert A. Sabo, M.D. Neurology & Electrodiagnostics
This branch of medicine is the basis of neuroscience. This includes the patient's health history with special attention to the current condition, a neurological exam, diagnosis, a specific treatment plan and managing disorders that affect the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, muscles and pain. Neurologist's can help patients with neurological disorders maintain the best possible quality of life.Doctors at Coastal Physicians whom specialize in this field include: Maureen Gottfried, D.O. Kevin E. Hunter, M.D. |
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