When to Consult a Neurosurgeon

For the following common neurosurgical conditions:

1. Tumors of the brain, spine, spinal cord or peripheral nerves. These tumors may be begin or malignant.
2. Headache, Neck and back pain. This pain can be as a result of a herniated disk, vertebral stenosis, arthritis, cancer or degenerative bone disease.
3. Aneurysms of the major blood vessels in the brain.
4. Degenerative diseases of the spine and spinal cord.
5. Peripheral nerve disease such as carpal tunnel disease, trigeminal neuralgia, or conditions producing a pain in the radial, ulnar or brachial nerves.

For following operations performed by Dr. Shahzad Shams for Neurosurgical and spinal diseases.

• Craniotomy for Remova of all types of Brain Tumors in any region of the brain.
• Lumbar Disectomy
• Lumbar disc hemilaminotomy
• Insertion of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt for Hydrocephalus
• Decompressive Lumbar Laminectomy for Lumbar Stenosis
• Anterior Cervical Disectomy and Fusion (ACDF)
• Craniotomy For Clipping of Cerebral Aneurysm
• Ventriculostomy
• Vertebroplasty
• Carpal Tunnel Release
• Anterior Thoracic corpactomy and titanium mesh cage replacement
• Transpedicular Spinal fixation
• Craniotomy for removal of Extradural, subdural and intracerbral haematomas
• Syringo subarachnoid shunts for syringomyelia
• Transphenoidal pituitary tumor removal
• Micro surgical spinal tumor excision
• Microvascular Decompression procedures for V, VII Cranial Nerves.

For following symptoms related to neurosurgical conditions:

Brain

1. Patient with severe headache, vomiting, decreased conscious level, epileptic fits, or weakness of any upper or lower limb, weakness of one side of face, visual deterioration or hearing deficit.
2. Severe pain in one half of face which comes like current.
3. Hydrocephalus or enlarging head size in infants.

Spine

Neck pain or back pain with numbness or weakness of upper and lower limbs respectively, lower back pain with urinary and stool incontinence.

Head Injuries

Immediately consult neurosurgeon if after head injury patient because unconscious epileptic.

Spinal Injury

Consult if after injury severe pain in the neck or back with weakness of limbs loss or sensory loss.