Diseases, Treatments and Services
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Neurosurgical Condition* |
Treatments Available at UAB** |
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Brain tumors (all types, including primary, metastatic, acoustic neuromas, pituitary tumors) |
Open surgery, minimally invasive endoscopic pituitary and skull base surgery, endoscopic treatment of colloid cysts, and other tumors, Gamma Knife radiosurgery, Awake craniotomies with intraoperative mapping |
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Vascular (aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations "AVMs", A-V fistulas, cartotid stenosis) |
Open Surgery, Endovascular treatments including carotid stenting and endartectomy, Gamma Knife radiosurgery |
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Spine (cervical stenosis, lumbar stenosis, disc herniations, spinal fractures, spinal instability, spinal tumors and infections, pain syndromes ) |
Surgery (including instrumentation; open and minimally-invasive techniques), radiosurgery, kyphoplasty, spinal cord stimulator placement |
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Epilepsy |
Surgery (diagnostic procedures, therapeutic resections, vagal nerve stimulation) |
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Trauma (Cranial and Spine) |
Treatment of Traumatic of the brain and spinal conditions |
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Functional (Parkinson's Disease, Essential Tremor, Dystonia, Trigeminal Neuralgia, spasticity, pain syndromes) |
Surgery (Deep Brain Stimulation "DBS", microvascular decompression, Gamma Knife, baclofen and pain pumps) |
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Hydrocephalus (Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus= "NPH", obstructive hydrocephalus) |
Surgery (shunting procedures, endoscopic procedures including endoscopic third ventriculotomy) |
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Peripheral Nerve |
Carpal tunnel release, ulnar/radial/median nerve decompression, brachial plexus restoration and repair of traumatic injury, peripheral nerve tumor resection. |
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* Conditions listed here are not intended to be exclusive, but only to serve as a general guide of our practice. We offer services for all neurosurgical conditions. Inquiries about specific conditions should be directed to your neurosurgeon or primary physician. |
** Treatments listed here are intended to serve as broad categories for our services. Actual treatment requires complex clinical evaluation, and will vary on the specific situation. |
At Children's Hospital of Alabama
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Neurosurgical Condition* |
Treatments at Children's Hospital… |
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Brain tumors (all types) |
Surgery, Endoscopic, Gamma Knife |
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Vascular (aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations "AVMS", A-V fistulas) |
Surgery, endovascular treatments, Gamma Knife |
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Spina Bifida (myelomeningocele, lipomyelomeningocele, spina bifida occulta, tethered cord) |
Surgery, multidisciplinary program (includes orthopedic surgery, urology, rehabilitation medicine) |
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Epilepsy |
Surgery (diagnostic procedures, therapeutic resections, vagal nerve stimulation,) |
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Trauma (Cranial and Spine) |
All indicated and necessary procedures. |
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Peripheral Nerve |
Surgery ( reanastamosis, nerve grafting) |
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Hydrocephalus (Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus= "NPH", obstructive hydrocephalus) |
Surgery (shunting procedures, endoscopic procedures) |
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Cranial Malformations ( craniosynostosis,, Apert's and Crouzon's Syndrome, ) |
Surgery |
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* Conditions listed here are not intended to be exclusive, but only to serve as a general guide of our practice. We offer services for all neurosurgical conditions. Inquiries about specific conditions should be directed to your neurosurgeon or primary physician. |
… Treatments listed here are intended to serve as broad categories for our services. Actual treatment requires complex clinical evaluation, and will vary on the specific situation. |
