Neurosurgery at Alexian Brothers Neurosciences Institute
About Us
The team that performs your neurosurgical care should have the best training and use the latest in cutting-edge technologies. The Alexian Brothers Neurosciences Institute offers the most advanced neuroendovascular and neurosurgical procedures in the treatment of disorders related to the brain and spinal cord. These procedures include:
- Open cranial procedures
- Minimally invasive neurosurgery using image-guided techniques
- Functional neurosurgery such as deep brain stimulation and device implants for movement disorders and pain management
- Pediatric neurosurgery
- Microsurgery, a type of neurosurgery using a microscope to allow the neurosurgeon to work on small blood vessels and nerves
At Alexian Brothers Neuroscience Institute we provide neurosurgery for the following conditions:
Brain Disorders
- Brain tumors
- Cerebral aneurysms
- Cerebral arteriovenous malformations
- Chiari malformations
- Hydrocephalus
- Intracranial hemorrhage
- Traumatic injury
- Skull base conditions
- Trigeminal neuralgia
Spine Disorders
- Cervical, thoracic, and lumbar
- Spinal stenosis
- Herniated disc (ruptured disc)
- Spinal tumors
- Traumatic injuries to the spine
Functional Disorders
Surgery for Pain
- Spinal cord stimulation
- Intrathecal pumps
- Microvascular decompression
- Radiofrequency rhizotomy
Surgery for Movement Disorders
- Deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's Disease and other movement disorders
- Baclofen pumps
- Vagal nerve stimulation
Surgery for Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
Peripheral Nerve Disorders
Nerve entrapments
- Carpel tunnel syndrome
- Ulnar nerve entrapment
- Radial nerve entrapment
- Peroneal nerve entrapment
- Meralgia paresthetica
- Suprascapular nerve syndrome
Nerve Tumors
- Peripheral
- Brachial plexus
- Spine
Nerve Injury
Stereotactic Radiosurgery
- Cerebral metastasis
- Arteriovenous malformations
- Acoustic neuroma
- Pituitary adenomas
- Meningiomas
- Trigeminal neuralgia
