Neurosurgery Explained Clearly
Articles written and reviewed by the Brain & Spine Barcelona clinical team on brain surgery, spine surgery and patient guidance.
What are the risks of DBS and how are they minimised?
Brain haemorrhage, infection and stimulation-related side effects: the three risks of deep brain stimulation and how they are reduced with MRI planning, shorter operating times and targeted programming.
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Is lumbar stenosis curable? Prognosis and how to live with it
The narrowed canal does not reverse, but the symptoms can be controlled: real prognosis, recovery timelines, what happens without surgery and day-to-day guidance.
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Sciatica: why it hurts and when to operate
What sciatica is, why the pain runs down the leg, when it improves with conservative treatment and when surgery is considered.
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Sciatica: warning signs you should not ignore
When sciatica stops being harmless: loss of strength, bladder or bowel changes and other signs that require urgent assessment.
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Lumbar spinal stenosis: what it is and why walking is hard
What lumbar canal stenosis is, why it forces you to stop when walking (neurogenic claudication) and when treatment goes from conservative to surgery.
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When is lumbar stenosis severe and when to operate?
What makes lumbar stenosis severe, which signs indicate the time to operate has come and what decompression surgery involves.
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Recommended and discouraged exercises for lumbar stenosis
Which exercises open the canal and relieve lumbar stenosis, which ones to avoid and how to stay active without triggering leg pain.
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Herniated disc: symptoms, treatment and when to operate
What a herniated disc is, its symptoms depending on whether it is lumbar or cervical, when it improves without surgery and when microdiscectomy is the best option.
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Lumbar fusion: what it is, recovery and what you can do again
What lumbar fusion (spinal fixation) is, when it is indicated, what recovery looks like step by step and which activities you can resume.
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How much herniated disc surgery costs and what it includes
What the price of herniated disc surgery depends on, what a transparent quote should include and why the right indication avoids the biggest extra cost.
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Diagnosis and Treatment of Sciatica
Causes, symptoms, diagnostic tests and treatment options for sciatica, from conservative management to minimally invasive surgery.
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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: What It Is, Symptoms and Treatment
Anatomy of the median nerve, causes, diagnosis with electromyography and ultrasound, and conservative or surgical treatment (open and endoscopic release).
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Brain Aneurysm Treatment
Diagnosis with CTA and arteriography, endovascular treatment (coiling, flow diverter) and microsurgery (clipping). How the best option is decided.
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Neurophysiotherapy: Neurological Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation following stroke, Parkinson's, multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury and brain or spine surgery, based on neuroplasticity and therapeutic exercise.
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Diagnosis and Treatment of Brain Tumours
Types of brain tumours, warning signs, MRI and biopsy, awake craniotomy, radiotherapy and the multidisciplinary tumour board.
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Foraminal Stenosis: What It Is, Symptoms and Treatment
How it differs from spinal canal stenosis, its causes, cervical and lumbar radiculopathy, diagnosis and conservative or surgical treatment.
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Minimally Invasive Surgery for Sports Injuries
Spinal endoscopy, microdiscectomy, percutaneous fusion and robotic assistance to treat sports injuries with rapid recovery.
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