Alternative Names
Craniotomy; Surgery – brain; Neurosurgery; Craniectomy; Stereotactic craniotomy; Stereotactic brain biopsy; Endoscopic craniotomy
Definition of Brain surgery
Brain surgery treats problems in the brain and the structures around it through an opening (craniotomy) in the skull (cranium).
Review
Daniel B. Hoch, PhD, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc. – 1/22/2009
