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Brain Tumors:
Malignant tumors of the brain, spine, and peripheral nerves
Benign
tumors: including meningioma, epidermoid, dermoid,
hemangioblastoma, colloid cyst, subependymal giant cell astrocytoma,
pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma, and craniopharyngioma.
Neurovascular Diseases: Aneurysms and arteriovenous
malformations (AVMs) well as other neurovascular problems of the
brain and spinal cord. Carotid endarterectomy to prevent stroke,
transient ischemic attack or TIA.
Pituitary
Tumors ~ Neuroendocrine Disorders: Pituitary and hypothalamic
disorders including acromegaly, Cushing's disease or syndrome,
prolactinoma, chromophobe or nonfunctioning pituitary adenoma, and
thyrotroph adenomas.
Cranial Base
Diseases: lesions affecting the base of the skull - acoustic
neuromas (vestibular schwannoma) and other tumors of the cranial
nerves).
Spine
and Peripheral Nerve Disorders:
Neurosurgical evaluation of neck and back pain, nerve compression
syndromes, peripheral nerve (including nerve compression such as carpal
tunnel syndrome) , herniated intervertebral discs, and spinal cord
compression syndromes and spine surgery.
Pediatric &
Developmental Disorders: brain and spinal tumors,
developmental anomalies including tethered spinal cord, spina bifida,
syringomyelia, myelomeningocele, hydrocephalus, craniosynostosis,
lipoma, dermal sinus, encephalocele, aqueductal stenosis, myeloschisis,
lipomyelomeningocele, split cord malformation, diastematomyelia
Klippel-Feil syndrome, CSF shunts, DandyWalkercyst
NeuroGenetic
Diseases: inherited
neurologic syndromes including
neurofibromatosis type I (Von
Recklinghausen's disease) and II,
tuberous sclerosis, and Von
Hippel-Lindau disease.
Trigeminal
Neuralgia / Hemifacial Spasm Disorders:
trigeminal neuralgia (tic doloureux) and
glossopharyngeal neuralgia and
hemifacial spasm (tic convulsif).
Functional
Neurologic Disorders:
Parkinson's disease, obsessive
compulsive disorder, cancer-related- and
chronic-pain syndromes, thalamotomy for
disabling tremor
Trauma, Emergency,
Intensive Care, and General Neurosurgery:
Spinal Cord and Head Trauma Center
and brain disorders resulting from
trauma. |
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