Spinal Disorders
Known Symptoms
- Localized pain: Axial pain in the cervical, thoracic, or lumbar regions.
- Radicular symptoms: Pain, numbness, or weakness radiating along a nerve root distribution (e.g., sciatica).
- Myelopathic symptoms: Gait disturbance, balance issues, bowel/bladder dysfunction, limb weakness (suggesting spinal cord compression).
- Red flags:
- Severe or progressive neurological deficit.
- Bowel or bladder incontinence.
- Unexplained weight loss, fever, or history of cancer (suggesting infection or malignancy).
Known Causes
- Degenerative: Disc degeneration, herniation, spinal stenosis, spondylosis, osteoarthritis.
- Traumatic: Fractures, dislocations, ligamentous injuries.
- Inflammatory/Infectious: Ankylosing spondylitis, spinal infections (e.g., osteomyelitis, discitis).
- Neoplastic: Primary or metastatic spinal tumors.
- Congenital/Developmental: Scoliosis, kyphosis, spina bifida.
- Metabolic: Osteoporosis, Paget’s disease.
Care
- Prevention:
- Maintain healthy weight, regular exercise (core strengthening), proper ergonomics.
- Avoid smoking, manage osteoporosis.
- Follow-up:
- Regular monitoring for symptom progression or recurrence.
- Post-surgical rehabilitation and imaging as needed.
- Long-term management of chronic conditions (e.g., osteoporosis, inflammatory disorders).
- Localized pain: Axial pain in the cervical, thoracic, or lumbar regions.
- Radicular symptoms: Pain, numbness, or weakness radiating along a nerve root distribution (e.g., sciatica).
- Myelopathic symptoms: Gait disturbance, balance issues, bowel/bladder dysfunction, limb weakness (suggesting spinal cord compression).
- Red flags:
- Severe or progressive neurological deficit.
- Bowel or bladder incontinence.
- Unexplained weight loss, fever, or history of cancer (suggesting infection or malignancy).
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Neuro Surgery
Our Neuro Surgery Department cares for complex conditions of the brain, spine and nervous system in both adults and children, combining advanced surgical skill with thoughtful, patient-first care. Our experienced neurosurgeons work closely with neurologists, intensivists, radiologists and rehabilitation teams to decide the best treatment path—whether surgical or non-surgical—based on what is safest and most effective for each patient. We manage brain tumours, stroke and trauma emergencies, spine disorders, vascular conditions such as aneurysms and AVMs, epilepsy and nerve pain, using modern techniques including minimally invasive and endoscopic surgery to support faster recovery.
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Royal Bahrain Hospital, Salmaniya
Royal Bahrain Hospital, Salmaniya
Orthopedics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Urology, General Surgery, Cardiology and Plastic Surgery
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2011
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