Neurosurgery

Introduction Neurosurgeons diagnose and treat patients that need surgical operations involving the brain, spine, and nerves. Neurosurgery has been traced to the Stone Age. Remains from the Stone Age were uncovered in France that showed evidence of brain surgery. However, major advancements in neurosurgery didn’t begin until the 1950’s. The advance in neurosurgery started with neurosurgical techniques such as stereotactic radiosurgery, a treatment that focuses high amounts of energy on a single spot of the body developed by neurosurgeons to shrink small brain tumors. Since this major neurosurgical techniques have been developed including the operative microscope and MRI, which allow surgeons to magnify small structures and visualize internal…

Neurosurgery There are eight main parts of the brain. There are traces of ten different elements from the Periodic Table of Elements in the brain. Neurosurgery has dated back to around 10,000 BCE. The person who created modern neurosurgery was Harvey Cushing. Other famous neurosurgeons are Walter Dandy, A. Earl Walker, Donlin M. Long, Henry Brem, and Ben Carson. There are different specialties a neurosurgeon can choose to do. There are a lot of diseases that need neurosurgeons to treat them.…

I am researching neurosurgery and everything that it takes to become a neurosurgeon. . It takes extreme amounts of hard work and dedication to become a neurosurgeon. Many hours will be spent studying to complete a degree in this medical field. Competition is tough to get into medical school these days. I am interested in researching neurosurgery because I am fascinated by the brain. It is truly incredible how the brain functions and controls everything that goes on in your body. There is still…

Many people have a memorable event that shapes their lives; unfortunately, I was in a coma for mine. In February 2012 -- mid-way through my freshman year -- I suffered a brain aneurysm. There were no big warning signs, no red flags...just a nagging headache two days before. I went to sleep one night, and woke up two days later in a hospital room, surrounded by a dozen strange people, with a breathing tube down my throat...and everyone telling me to RELAX. Are you kidding me?! The good news is…

Neurosurgeon, a doctor that specializes in the nervous system, is a career I want to pursue for the reward of helping others, the ability to work with the brain, and the helpful benefits. It was actually recent that I became interested in this job. I thought that I would be an OB/GYN to work with pregnancy, but I realized that I was not interested in doing that. Then it hit me. I love the brain. I love how the brain works, how people do the things they do, why the brain does what it does, and I…

"A surgeon is surrounded by people who are sick, discouraged, afraid, embittered, and dying, but also courages, loving, wise, compassionate, and alive", said by Bernie Siegel. In the medical field, there are various types of jobs available, such as the specialty of being a neurosurgeon. During the 1900's John Hopkins founded the specialty of neurology after Harvey Crushing operated on a tumor with a successful outcome. When deciding on a career in the medical field, it is important to know the…

In the future when I graduate from high school, I want to pursue the career of neurosurgery. I know that to reach my goal I will have to go through a lot of schooling, dedication and stressful situations, but I’m going to be ready. Right now I’m trying to apply to early college so I can save 2 years and try to graduate early so I will save time on completing my goal. To be a neurosurgeon it would take up to 17 years of school, training, internship and residency. I want to save as much time and…

dermatologist, pediatricians, nurses, and surgeons. All of these career choices help people improve their health in some way. Being a surgeon is one of the more strenuous career choices of the medical field. Becoming a surgeon is a tedious journey that requires extensive schooling, strong character traits, and a lot of time, but if one finds saving lives rewarding, then it is the perfect occupation. Neurosurgery is my choice of career path, this is the surgical specialty of the brain and…

What are the key elements of the job description, your title and your role in the department/area you manage? Title is RN Supervisor Neurosurgery. Responsible for the Neurosurgery OR nurses and surgical techs. Coordinate staff schedule, supplies, instrumentation, surgeon requests and preferences, and facilitate the surgery schedule each day. Collaboration with other departments to ensure the OR needs are met. How would you describe your role in your clinical setting? The role is dynamic and is…

The ethical dilemma I encountered was when I used to work in a Neurosurgery ICU floor. We received a patient from the OR department who suffered a gunshot wound to the temple and was clinging to life with unstable vital signs and a poor GCS status. Step 1) Identify the problem: With the patient having a poor prognosis based on no significant improvement after initial treatment in ER and eventual surgical intervention, the family continues to request that all life-saving interventions be done…