Directory of top Neurological Surgeons in Goldsboro, North Carolina, USA

Taxonomy Code 207T00000X

The directory of Neurological Surgeons in Goldsboro, North Carolina was last updated 6/30/2024

Neurological Surgeons
Taxonomy Code 207T00000X

Classification: Neurological Surgery

Description

A neurological surgeon provides the operative and non-operative management (i.e., prevention, diagnosis, evaluation, treatment, critical care, and rehabilitation) of disorders of the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems, including their supporting structures and vascular supply; the evaluation and treatment of pathological processes which modify function or activity of the nervous system; and the operative and non-operative management of pain. A neurological surgeon treats patients with disorders of the nervous system; disorders of the brain, meninges, skull, and their blood supply, including the extracranial carotid and vertebral arteries; disorders of the pituitary gland; disorders of the spinal cord, meninges, and vertebral column, including those which may require treatment by spinal fusion or instrumentation; and disorders of the cranial and spinal nerves throughout their distribution.

Notes

Source: American Board of Medical Specialties, 2007.
www.abms.org [7/1/2007: definiton added, source added]

Additional Resources: American Board of Neurological Surgery, 2007.
http://www.abns.org/.

Board certification for Medical Doctors (MDs) is provided by the American Board of Neurological Surgery.