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Neurosurgery encompasses the whole range of surgical, i.e. operative, treatments to a wide variety of conditions affecting all parts of the nervous system. This includes conditions affecting the brain, the spinal cord and the peripheral nerves.Neurosurgery uses all the modern surgical techniques, includingminimally invasive (keyhole) surgery, the operating microscope, the neuroendoscope, as well as hi-tech implants such as adjustable ventriculo-peritonealshunts, and spinal fixation devices. Investigations for neurosurgical diseaseinclude CT and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), as well as angiography,electro-encephalography (EEG) and peripheral nerve conduction studies.

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