Medical Encyclopedia
Craniotomy - series: Indication
Brain surgery may be needed to treat:
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brain tumors
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bleeding (hemorrhage) or blood clots (hematomas) from injuries (subdural hematoma or epidural hematomas)
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weaknesses in blood vessels (cerebral aneurysms)
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damage to tissues covering the brain (dura)
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pockets of infection in the brain (brain abscesses)
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severe nerve or facial pain (such as trigeminal neuralgia or tic douloureux)
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epilepsy
Update Date: 5/3/2007
Updated by: Robert A. Cowles, M.D., Assistant Professor of Surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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