What Is Intracranial Hypertension and How Is It Treated?
Intracranial hypertension. Raised pressure inside the skull that has no room to give. Brain tissue swells, CSF backs up, blood volume rises, and the pressure climbs with it. Trauma, haemorrhage, infection, or no identifiable cause at all. The damage it does to the...
MRI vs PET Scan: Which Is Better for Brain Tumours?
Neither is universally better. MRI is the first investigation and the one that drives surgical planning. PET follows when the question shifts from where the tumour is to how metabolically active it is, or whether a change on post-treatment imaging represents...
What Is Laminectomy and When Is It Needed?
Laminectomy removes the lamina, the bony roof of the spinal canal, to take pressure off the spinal cord or nerve roots. Simple concept. One of the most performed spinal operations in the world. It is the standard surgical answer for spinal stenosis when physio and...