Introduction of the medical department

Neurosurgery is a department that provides surgical treatment for various diseases occurring in the nervous system, including the brain, spinal cord, cranial nerves, spinal nerves, and peripheral nerves. It includes 6 specialized treatment areas such as cerebrovascular surgery, brain tumor surgery, spinal neurosurgery, head and spine trauma, pediatric neurosurgery,epilepsy surgery, etc. with 9 professional medical staff, residents, and nurses, all are doing their best to maximize the accuracy of diagnosis and increase patient satisfaction based on abundant clinical experience using cutting-edge medical devices.

• Cerebrovascular Surgery - We provide diagnosis and surgical treatment for cerebral infarction, cerebral hemorrhage, cerebral aneurysm, cerebral arteriovenous malformation, etc., and perform drug treatment and endovascular surgery according to the characteristics of each disease and patient.
• Brain Tumor Surgery - Diagnosis and treatment of brain tumors, and is responsible for a significant portion of the treatment of brain tumor patients, including control of epileptic seizures that commonly accompany brain tumors.
• Spinal Neurosurgery - We provide treatment for pain related to the spinal region, including back pain. In addition, we treat almost all spinal diseases, including intervertebral disc herniation and spinal cord tumors. In addition, we perform minimally invasive surgery using an endoscope, and we also provide not only surgical treatment but also drug treatment, rehabilitation treatment, and pain treatment. We are striving to provide faster and more convenient treatment through collaboration.
• Head and spine trauma - We provide specialized treatment for those who have suffered damage to the head and spine due to various accidents such as traffic accidents and falls, or have symptoms such as headaches, dizziness, nerve paralysis, and pain.
• Pediatric Neurosurgery - We deal with various neurological diseases that occur in newborns, children, and adolescents, and provide diagnosis and treatment for congenital diseases such as craniofacial deformities and lumbosacral lipoma, and acquired diseases such as hydrocephalus.
• Functional Neurosurgery - Epilepsy, tremors, and facial spasms not controlled by medication. We treat trigeminal neuralgia, cancer, and other severe pain, and provide surgical treatment, drug treatment, and rehabilitation treatment in parallel approach

Major Diseases

Cerebrovascular disease (cerebral aneurysm, cerebral infarction, cerebral hemorrhage, head and neck vascular stenosis), cerebral arteriovenous malformation, brain tumor, brain infection, epilepsy, hydrocephalus, head trauma, intervertebral disc herniation, spinal stenosis, degenerative spinal disease, spinal tumor, spinal vascular malformation, Spinal trauma, carpal tunnel syndrome, congenital nervous system disease, etc.

Major Procedures

Cerebral aneurysm ligation, cerebral aneurysm coil embolization, endovascular thrombectomy, interventional radiology procedures, ventriculoperitoneal shunt, carotid endarterectomy, minimally invasive endoscopic spine surgery, vertebroplasty, vertebrobody decompression and fusion, spinal artificial disc replacement, spinal neuroplasty, Nucleoplasty, endoscopic spine surgery, etc.

Major Investigations

• Computed tomography (CT) - A test that injects X-rays or ultrasound into the human body from various angles and reconstructs them on a computer to produce images of the internal cross-section of the human body.
  - Time required: approximately 10 to 15 minutes
  - Location: West side of the first floor of the main building
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) - A test that places the human body in a large magnet that generates a magnetic field, generates high frequencies to resonate the body's hydrogen nuclei, measures the differences in signals from each tissue, and images them through a computer.
  - Time required: approximately 20 to 60 minutes
  - Location: West side of the first floor of the main building
• Cerebrovascular contrast-enhanced imaging (4-vessel angiography: TFCA) - A test that checks for abnormalities in cerebral blood vessels by injecting a contrast agent into the cerebral blood vessels and taking X-rays.
  - Time required: approximately 30 minutes
  - Location: West angiography room on the 1st floor of the main building (hybrid room)
• Transcranial Ultrasound (TCD: Transcranial Doppler) - A test that transmits harmless ultrasound waves into the body and converts the reflected sound waves into images to obtain information on whether cerebral blood vessels are occluded and the speed of blood flow.
  - Time required: approximately 10 to 20 minutes
  - Location: 2nd intensive care unit, west side, 3rd floor, main building
• bone scan
• PET-CT
• Bone density test (BMD)