Neurosurgery

Neurosurgery
	Stereotactic guided insertion of DBS electrodes in neurosurgery
Occupation
Activity sectors	Surgery
Description
Education required	Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) with Residency in Neurosurgery; or Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.B.S.) with Residency in Neurosurgery or Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons (F.R.C.S.); or Master of Surgery (M.S.) / Magister Chirurgiae (M.Ch.);
Fields of; employment	Hospitals, clinics

Neurosurgery or neurological surgery, known in common parlance as brain surgery, is the medical specialty that focuses on the surgical treatment or rehabilitation of disorders which affect any portion of the nervous system including the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nervous system, and cerebrovascular system.^[1] Neurosurgery as a medical specialty also includes non-surgical management of some neurological conditions.^[2]

^ "Neurological Surgery Specialty Description". American Medical Association. Archived from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
^ Greenberg, Mark S. (2020). Handbook of neurosurgery (9th ed.). New York Stuttgart Delhi: Thieme. ISBN 978-1-68420-137-2.

[1] "Neurological Surgery Specialty Description". American Medical Association. Archived from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2020.

[2] Greenberg, Mark S. (2020). Handbook of neurosurgery (9th ed.). New York Stuttgart Delhi: Thieme. ISBN 978-1-68420-137-2.

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