How Do You Use Trepanation In Brain Surgery?
Trepanation is a surgical procedure that involves the drilling of a hole into the skull. It is generally only used in the most extreme of medical emergencies, such as a subdural or epidural hematoma. Some, however, also believe it can be used as a non-essential surgery to treat such things as depression or migraines. Know what kinds of conditions or afflictions trepanation can be used to treat and the difference between the procedures and how they work. Trepanation to treat migraines is very different from trepanation surgery for a hematoma. Understand that for migraines and other non-essential procedures, trepanation is used to increase blood flow to the brain, which is thought to increase brain capacity and cure migraine pain. Realize that in emergency trepanation surgery, blood vessels are damaged below the skull, and trepanation is necessary to reach the damage and fix the problem. Know the difference between a subdural and an epidural hematoma. Subdural and epidural refer to the a
