Disease Links:

Each of the clinical unit homepages below includes extensive links.
Brain Tumor Links Brain Tumor Center Surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy for malignant or invasive tumors of the brain, spine, and peripheral nerves. Including astrocytoma, glioblastoma, oligodendroglioma, metastatic tumors.
Gamma Knife Links Gamma Knife Radiosurgery Center Non-invasive, single-treatment, stereotactic radiosurgery using both Leksell Gamma Knife and linear accelerator (LINAC) radiosurgery for brain tumors and arteriovenous malformations.
Benign Tumor Links Meningioma Homepage Benign brain tumors including meningioma, epidermoid, dermoid, hemangioblastoma, colloid cyst, subependymal giant cell astrocytoma, pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma, and craniopharyngioma.
Pituitary Tumor Links Pituitary Tumor / Neuroendocrine Center Acromegaly, Cushing's disease or syndrome, prolactinoma, chromophobe or nonfunctioning pituitary adenoma, and thyrotroph adenomas.
Brain Metastasis Homepage Links to information about exciting advances in the treatment of brain metastases from tumors such as melanoma, lung cancer, kidney cancer, and breast cancer.
Cranial Base / Acoustic Neuroma Links Cranial Base Center Lesions affecting the base of the skull including acoustic neuromas and other tumors of the cranial nerves.
Parkinson's Disease Links Parkinson's Disease Surgical treatment of Parkinson's Disease and links to other Parkinson's resources.
Essential Tremor Links Tremor Surgical treatment of essential tremor, dystonia, dyskinesias, and other movement disorders.
Vascular Malformation (AVM) Links Vascular Malformation Center Arteriovenous malformations, cavernous malformations, and other vascular malformations of the brain and spine.
Trigeminal Neuralgia Links Trigeminal Neuralgia and Hemifacial Spasm Center Information about the treatment of microvascular compression syndromes including trigeminal neuralgia, glossopharyngeal neuralgia, and hemifacial spasm.
Epilepsy Surgery Links Epilepsy Surgical treatment of medically refractory seizures and links to other epilepsy resources.
Spine Surgery Links Spine and Peripheral Nerve Surgery Peripheral nerve (including nerve compression such as carpal tunnel syndrome) and spine surgery.
Stroke / Carotid Links Stroke Homepage Carotid endarterectomy to prevent stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA), treatment of intracranial hemorrhages and hemorrhagic stroke.
Brain Aneurysm Links Brain Aneurysm Subarachnoid hemorrhage and the treatment of aneurysms by surgery and minimally invasive techniques such as endovascular embolization.
Pediatric Neurosurgery Pediatric Neurosurgery Surgery of developmental anomalies presenting in childhood or adulthood: includes tethered spinal cord, spina bifida, myelomeningocele, syringomyelia, Chiari malformation, hydrocephalus, and cranial synostosis (craniosynostosis).
Neurogenetics Links Neurofibromatosis and von Hippel-Lindau Disease Surgical and non-surgical management of inherited neurologic syndromes including neurofibromatosis type I (Von Recklinghausen's disease) and II, tuberous sclerosis, and hemagioblastomas caused by Von Hippel-Lindau disease .
Neurosurgical Emergencies Links Trauma, Emergency, and Intensive Care Information on head trauma, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, and neurosurgical intensive care.
Chronic Pain Links Pain Surgical treatment for pain and links to other pain resources.
Neurological Rehabilitation Links Neurological Rehabilitation Links to resources related to recovery from neurologic (brain and spinal cord) injuries.


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