Conditions Treated

Overview
At Precision Neurosurgery, our neurosurgeons and spinal surgeons treat a wide variety of conditions affecting the brain, spine and nerves. Our neurosurgeons also work closely with other members of our multidisciplinary team, including neurologists, pain specialists, physiotherapists, exercise physiologists, and psychologists to ensure that you get the best overall care possible.

High-level training, clinical expertise and leading-edge technology provide the basis for the management of patients with brain tumours, spinal conditions, movement disorders, chronic pain, peripheral nerve syndromes, and other illnesses of the nervous system.

Some of the more common conditions treated are listed below:

Brain Tumours

• Metastases
• Gliomas
• Meningiomas
• Lymphoma
• Acoustic Neuromas
• Pituitary Tumours

Spinal Conditions

• Overview of Spinal Anatomy
• Disc Prolapse
• Degenerative Disc Disease
• Brachialgia (Cervical Radiculopathy)
• Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
• Cervical Spinal Stenosis
• Spondylolisthesis
• Tumours
• Infection
• Spinal Trauma and Whiplash
• Lower Back Pain
• Sciatica
• Facet Joint Pain
• Neck Pain

Movement Disorders

• Parkinson’s disease
• Essential tremor
• Dystonia
• Multiple sclerosis tremor
• Post-traumatic tremor
• Tics (Tourette’s Syndrome)

Psychiatric Conditions

• Depression
• Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)

Pain Syndromes

• Failed back surgery
• Trigeminal neuralgia/facial or head pain
• Post-stroke pain

Headaches

• Occipital Neuralgia
• Cervicogenic Headaches
• Cluster Headaches
• Migraine Headaches

Cerebrovascular Conditions

• Cerebral Aneurysms
• Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations (AVMs)
• Cavernous Malformation of the Brain

Peripheral Nerve Syndromes

• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
• Ulnar Neuropathy
• Meralgia Paraesthetica
• Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome

Other Conditions

• Hydrocephalus
• Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH)
• Chiari Malformation
• Benign Intracranial Hypertension (Pseudotumour cerebri)
• Chronic Subdural Haematoma
• Subdural Haematoma (acute)
• Epilepsy
• Cerebal Abscess (brain abscess)