The UI Department of Neurosurgery provides a unique experience oriented
toward patient care and basic research concerning diseases and physiology
of the nervous system. Students of neurosurgery develop awareness of
the place of neurosurgery for treatment of head and spine trauma, vascular
disorders, tumors of the brain and spinal cord, pain and peripheral nerve
abnormalities, and degenerative spine pathology. The surgical treatment
of epilepsy and movement disorders is included.
The department's clinical courses are designed around patient-centered
discussions interwoven with operating room experiences. Lectures and
conferences are scheduled on specific topics.
Individual fourth-year medical students have access to special expertise
in selected topics of investigation regarding the central nervous
system and to a clinical course through special arrangements with the
faculty.
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