Neurosurgery

Mercy's team of neurosurgeons provides general and specialized neurosurgical care in treatment of intracranial and spinal pathology and the treatment of peripheral nerve and pain problems.

The scope of diagnoses treated includes:

• Cerebrovascular disorders - aneurysms, stroke, carotid artery stenosis and intracranial hemorrhage
• Tumors and neuro-oncology - primary and metastatic tumors of the brain, spine, peripheral nerves, skull base and pituitary
• Hydrocephalus - obstructive and normal pressure hydrocephalus, programmable shunting systems
• Neurotrauma and critical care - traumatic brain and spinal cord injury, complex spinal fractures
• Stereotactic and micro-neurosurgery - minimally invasive surgery
• Endoscopic surgery - palmar hyperhydrosis and intraventricular tumors
• Movement disorders - Parkinson's Disease, essential tremors
• Pain - trigeminal neuralgia, peripheral neuropathy
• Epilepsy - vagal nerve stimulator, seizure surgery
• Complex spine disorders - radiculopathy, degenerative arthritis, spinal instability instrumented fusion, percutaneous diskectomy and management of the craniocervical junction anomalies