What conditions require the operation of craniotomy?
Craniotomies are used in the treatment of benign and malignant brain tumors, evacuation of blood clots after trauma, cerebral hemorrhage from aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations or stroke, microvascular decompression for relief of pain in trigeminal and glossopharyngeal neuralgia, removal of brain abscess and other infections and in the treatment of epilepsy.