Conditions Treated

Neurology is the specialty dealing with disorders of the nervous system.  These disorders can affect the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord), the peripheral nervous system, or the autonomic nervous system (part of the nervous system that controls involuntary actions).  Hendrick Neuroscience Center delivers specialized care with physicians trained in treating all major neurological conditions, such as:

• Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack
• Epilepsy/Seizures
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Myasthenia Gravis
• Headache Disorders
• Neuropathy
• Alzheimer’s Disease
• Movement Disorders/Parkinson’s Disease
• ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease)

Neurosurgery is the surgical sub-specialty concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of disorders that affect the entire nervous system.  Our neurosurgeons treat patients suffering from numerous diseases and illnesses, such as:

• Head and Spinal Trauma
• Intracranial Aneurysms
• Arteriovenous Malformation
• Brain and Spinal Tumors (malignant and benign)
• Chronic Pain
• Peripheral Nerve Damage
• Degenerative Disc Disease – cervical/thoracic/lumbar spine
• Complex Spine Disorders
• Chiari Malformation
• Hydrocephalus
• Pituitary Tumors
• Carpel Tunnel Syndrome
• Cervical and Lumbar Diseases