After lumbar surgery, patients often go home the same day. The choice of procedure depends on the type and location of the disc rupture. Bleeding inside the head can result from trauma or rupture of a weak or abnormal blood vessel, such as an aneurysm or arteriovenous malformation. High blood pressure may also rupture blood vessels. Neurosurgical treatment of a cerebral hemorrhage attempts to diagnose and treat the cause of the bleeding, and to safeguard the brain from potential damage caused by the bleeding.
Treatment depends on the nature and location of the bleeding.
Treatment options include surgical clipping, removal of damaged vessel segments, reinforcement of weaked vessel walls, endovascular occlusion of aneurysmal sacs or arteriovenous feeders, and radiosurgery. Benign tumors, such as acoustic neuromas and most meningiomas, do not spread and tend to grow slowly, whereas malignant tumors are more likely to spread or grow rapidly. Neurosurgical treatment of a brain tumor depends on the type of tumor and its location. Surgery can achieve total removal, or partial removal if the tumor is in an area where total removal would cause significant deficits after surgery. Total removal of a benign brain tumor is generally curative.