Neurological surgery

Your nervous system controls how you sense and react to the world around you. It involves your brain, spinal cord, muscles and nerves.

Neurosurgeons are doctors who use surgery to repair the nervous system.

Neurosurgeons also use non-surgical means to help adults and children with conditions like these:

• aneurysms and clogged arteries
• birth defects
• brain and spine tumors
• chronic back pain
• head and spinal cord injuries
• multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease and tremor.

Related Resources

Neurology specialists

Neurology support groups

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Allina Community Pharmacies

Medical supplies and equipment

Medical transportation

Locations

Abbott Northwestern Hospital's Neuroscience Institute

Mercy Hospital: Orthopedics and neurosciences

Nasseff Neuroscience Center of United Hospital

Unity Hospital: Orthopedics and neurosciences

First published: 03/14/2007
Last updated: 06/21/2010

Reviewed by: Steven Bergeson, MD, medical director of quality, Allina Health; J Richard Sheely, MD, medical director, Quello Clinic