Gamma Knife Surgery
Gamma Knife Surgery utilizes a non-invasive instrument, the “Gamma Knife”, to deliver concentrated radiation to a very specific region of the body, a procedure known as “radiosurgery”. This treatment has many applications for cancer, particularly [...]
Deep Brain Stimulation
Deep Brain Stimulation is a relatively new operation primarily used for treating Parkinson's disease and various motor disorders, the most common being essential tremor. This disorder, also known as benign tremor or familial tremor, is [...]
Spinal and Cranial Trauma
Cranial and Spinal Trauma refers to any type of injury sustained by the central nervous system or associated skeletal features, the skull and spine. This type of treatment is almost always urgent and non-elective, exclusively [...]
Spinal Stenosis
Spinal Stenosis occurs when the spinal canal is significantly narrowed, hindering function of the nervous system connected to the part of the spine experiencing stenosis. A wide variety of factors can cause this, such as [...]
Trigeminal Neuralgia
Overview Trigeminal neuralgia, also known as tic douloureux, is a condition with lancinating facial pain. The pain involves only one side of the face and follows the distribution of the trigeminal nerve. Most often, the [...]
Intraoperative MRI
If you have been diagnosed with a brain tumor, you may benefit from having the tumor removed using the intraoperative MRI. This involves an operating room where real-time MRI images can be obtained during surgery [...]