Vascular Neurosurgery

Vascular Neurosurgery involves the treatment of abnormalities of blood vessels of brain and spinal cord.
Common conditons of vascular neurosurgery are:
• Aneurysm
• Arteriovenous malformations(AVM)
• Cavernomas
• Carotid cavernous fistula
• Dural AVMs
• Moya Moya disease

Common indications which might require a hospitalisation and further investigation are as follows
• Sudden severe Headache
• Vomiting
• Lethargy
• Confusion
• Paralysis of all 4 limbs/one side of body
• Loss of consciousness/coma
• Convulsion/seizure
• Giddiness and balance problems
• Difficulty in speech/vision