What Brain Disorders Can Gamma Knife Radiosurgery Treat ?
Modern brain imaging with CT and MR techniques and sophisticated computers allow GK radiosurgery for many tumors, vascular abnormalities, and pain problems which are now treated by open surgery. The results of treatment are very beneficial in most cases, optimistic in others, and under going continuing evaluation in all cases. Here is a partial list of some intracranial diseases treated by the Gamma Knife: Brain tumors: • Glioblastomas • Anaplastic astrocytomas • Gliomas/ Astrocytomas • Oligodendrogliomas • Ependymomas • Pilocytic astrocytomas • Meningiomas • Pituitary tumors • Pineal region tumors • Acoustic Neuromas • Neuromas of the cranial nerves • Glomus jugulare tumors • Metastatic brain tumors Skull base tumors • Invasive squamous and basal cell carcinomas • Chordomas • Chondrosarchomas • Esthesioneuroblastomas Vascular abnormalities: • Arteriovenous malformations • Cavernous malformations Functional problems: • Trigeminal neuralgia • Parkinson’s disease Ocular tumors • Uveal me
