Neuro-navigationsystems have several benefits for patient care, including the ability to obtainmore accurate imaging in a shorter amount of time. The patient is less likelyto have an unpleasing area of tissue that requires suturing or scarring. Theability to control how much or little the neuro-imaging technology will damagethe area of tissue that is being cut is another important benefit. There aremany kinds of neuro-imaging technologies, and most are now available in aminimally invasive form, which offers greater control for the radiologist.
Neuro-navigationsystems use radio frequency energy (like x-rays) to "guide" asurgeon's scalpel or cannula through the skull to cut a portion of the affectednerve. Neuronavigation typically is performed before or after a TBI, but may beperformed prior to the operation if time is available. Neuroimaging studiesshow that neuronavigation can generate focal changes in the visual cortex ofthe brain and increase the ability to track and diagnose brain damage inpatients with closed angle glaucoma and severe retinal degeneration.Neuronavigation can also be used in conjunction with other techniques in orderto maximize its effect.
Neurotherapyand neuronavigation is often combined in a procedure known as framelessneuronavigation. This is done in the same way as traditional surgery; theprimary difference is that the incisions are made in a location where nervecell damage does not occur, allowing the procedure to be less invasive. Thisminimally invasive method of neuronavigation systems is often effective in thetreatment of diseases of the nervous system, such as stroke, head injuries, andmultiple sclerosis (MS), as well as diseases of the spine, like degenerativedisc disease and spinal stenosis. Patients may also be administered medicationsprior to and after the surgery to further control pain and any side effects thatmay arise from the procedure.
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