Radiation oncologists have had little option but to refer such patients to neurosurgeons rather than continuing treatments themselves.
Most often neural implants fall under the purview of functional neurosurgeons.
Most often the target for functional neurosurgeons is the brain.
One of the neurosurgeons was a local physician who had been on call that night at the hospital.
The extent of resection was intraoperatively assessed by the neurosurgeon.
Competition for orthopedicsurgery fellowships is intense, with the applicant pool including orthopedic, plastic, and general surgeons and neurosurgeons.
Deep brain stimulation offers an alternative to medicationresistant patients, but patient selection must be scrupulous and installation of stimulation devices should be confined to highly experienced centers and neurosurgeons.
Increasingly, neurosurgeons are also recognizing the limitations of dedicated intracranial stereotactic tools and embracing the opportunities offered by more versatile wholebody machines to broaden their treatment offering.
