Laminectomy is a type of spinal decompression surgery where a surgeon removes the bony arch from one or more of your spinal bones (vertebrae). This widens the space around your spine and can help ...

She accompanied these words with a copy of her brain ... decompression, which aims to create more space for the cerebellum and relieve pressure on the spinal cord. This surgery can alleviate ...

For the past 20 years treatment with high-dose corticosteroids and optic nerve decompression have been ... may be delayed because accompanying brain injury, including loss of consciousness ...

When surgery is necessary, one of two approaches may ... Bony decompression plus duraplasty — This procedure provides more extensive decompression by opening the covering of the brain and spinal cord ...

Cervical decompression surgery is a procedure that removes any structures compressing the nerves in the neck. The cervical section of the spine begins at the base of the skull and supports the neck.

So many aren't found until an imaging study (such as an MRI) of the brain or upper spine is done for ... For children with severe symptoms, doctors often recommend a surgery called posterior fossa ...

We use the least invasive surgical techniques possible to protect your spinal cord from future damage: Decompression surgery (laminectomy) is performed from the back of the neck, removes part of the ...