Pediatric Neurosurgery
Treatments and Services
Treatments
Deep Brain Stimulation
Deep brain stimulation is a procedure in which electrodes are implanted into certain areas of the brain. These electrodes send electrical impulses that affect brain activity, cells, and chemicals, which can treat some medication conditions.
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Epilepsy Surgery
If medication and other treatments aren't enough to control your epilepsy symptoms, your doctor may recommend surgery. Surgery for epilepsy removes the area of the brain where seizures happen.
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Minimally Invasive Surgery
In which your surgeon gains access using a series of small band-aid incisions, and performs the procedure with specially made surgical tools that are inserted through incisions.
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Open surgery is a type of surgery where your surgeon will cut through skin and tissue to have a full view of the area they're operating on.
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Posterior Fossa Decompression
Posterior fossa decompression is the most common surgery for Chiari malformation. A surgeon removes part of the back of the skull, which gives the brain more room and relieves pressure.
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Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy
Selective dorsal rhizotomy is a type of surgery to reduce pain and spasticity. It may be helpful in some cases of cerebral palsy and other forms of spasticity when other treatments haven't worked.
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Shunt
A shunt is a drainage system that's surgically inserted into the brain. It's a long, thin tube with a valve that helps brain fluid flow properly.
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Spinal Fusion
Spinal fusion fuses (welds) the vertebrae, or small bones, that make up the spine to aid with conditions like spinal stenosis, fracture, and degenerative disc disease. Spinal fusion limits movement when that movement is thought to be the cause of pain.
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Spina bifida that's present at birth usually requires surgery within 72 hours. A surgeon will put the spinal cord and exposed tissue inside the baby's body and cover them with muscle and skin.
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