Neurosurgery

At Hendrick Neuroscience Center, our highly trained neurosurgeons provide comprehensive diagnosis and treatment for disorders of the brain, spine, and peripheral nervous system. Our neurosurgical and interventional specialists deliver therapeutic treatments using conventional open surgery, as well as minimally invasive procedures.

Conditions Treated

Head Injury
Spinal Cord Trauma
Intracranial Aneurysms
Arteriovenous Malformation
Benign Tumors of the Brain and Spine
Chronic Pain
Peripheral Nerve Damage
Complex Spine Disorders
Chiari Malformation
Hydrocephalus
Pituitary Tumors
Carpel Tunnel Syndrome
Degenerative Disc Disease – cervical/thoracic/lumbar spine
Vascular Malformation
Cervical and Lumbar Diseases: Spinal Stenosis, Cervical Radiculopathy, Cervical Spondylosis, Lumbar Radiculopathy

Procedures

Back / Spine Surgery
Laminectomy
Disc Removal
Fusion
Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
Disc Replacement
Kyphoplasty/Vertebroplasty
(Orthopedic Cement Injections)
Pituitary Gland Surgery
Peripheral Nerve Surgery
Brain Surgery
Craniotomy
Endovascular Treatment of Arteriovenous Malformations (AVM) and Aneurysms
Trigeminal Neuralgia Treatments
(Including Microsurgical Techniques, for Trauma, Tumor, Aneurysm, AVM, Infection)
Pain Pump Placement and Spinal Cord Stimulation

Aneurysm Treatment

Surgical clipping – Using microsurgical techniques, a clip is placed on the aneurysm that prevents it from bleeding or growing.
Endovascular coiling – A minimally invasive way of treating the aneurysm from inside the vessel by sealing off the aneurysm, which prevents it from bleeding or growing.

Endovascular Treatment

Stroke therapies: Thrombolytic Therapy and Thrombectomy use clot-busting medication to dissolve a clot or physically remove a clot in a blood vessel to restore normal blood flow to the brain.
Endovascular Coiling for Aneurysms
Carotid artery angioplasty/stenting: A narrowed carotid artery is opened with a small balloon and/or a tiny metal scaffold called a stent. The carotid arteries supply blood to the brain.
Vascular malformation therapy: These special treatments eliminate or reduce blood flow to various types of vascular malformations such as Arteriovenous Malformations (AVM) or an arteriovenous fistula (an abnormal connection between an artery and vein.

Stereotactic Radiosurgery

This noninvasive treatment allows for a maximum dose of radiation to be delivered to the tumor with minimal radiation exposure to the normal surrounding tissues for safely treating conditions including: