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Neurological Surgery: Conditions We Treat

At Rush, neurosurgeons collaborate with neurologists, neuroradiologists, otolaryngologists, critical care nurses and other specialists to address the full scope of problems affecting the brain, spine and nervous system. The highly skilled multidisciplinary team at Rush provides compassionate, personalized care in what are often complex situations, and dedicates itself to enhancing patient care. Below are conditions and surgical treatments offered at the University Neurosurgery Clinic at Rush:

Brain Conditions
Brain and Spine Tumor
Spinal Conditions and Surgical Treatments
Vascular and Stroke-related Conditions and Surgical Treatments
Deep Brain Stimulation Treatment
Comprehensive Epilepsy Surgery
Pediatric Neurological Conditions and Surgical Treatments
Other Conditions and Surgical Treatments

Brain Conditions

• Chiari malformation
• Hydrocephalus

• Trigeminal neuralgia
• Microvascular decompressionsurgery
• Percutaneous radiofrequencyrhizotomy

Brain and Spine Tumor

• Acoustic neuromas
• Chondroma esthesioneuroblastoma
• Craniopharyngioma
• Epidermoid cyst
• Glioma
   • Astrocytoma
   • Ependymoma
   • Glioblastoma
   • Oligodendroglioma

• Meningioma
• Metastatic brain tumor
• Pineal tumor
• Pituitary tumor
• Schwannoma
• Skull base tumor
• Spinal tumor
• Stereotactic radiosurgery

Spinal Conditions and Surgical Treatments

• Back pain
• Compression fractures
• Herniated disk
• Kyphoplasty
• Minimally invasive spine surgery
• Myelopathy
• Nerve compression syndromes
• Radiculopathy

• Spinal cord injury
• Spinal deformity
• Spinal fracture
• Spinal oncology
• Spinal radiosurgery
• Spinal stenosis
• Spondylolisthesis
• Vertebroplasty

Vascular and Stroke-related Conditions and Surgical Treatments

• Aneurysm
• Arteriovenous malformations
• Carotid stenosis
• Cavernoma
• Cerebrovascular disease

• Endovascular treatment
• Moyamoya disease
• Stroke
• Vascular malformations

Deep Brain Stimulation Treatment for:

• Dystonia
• Parkinson disease

• Tremors

Comprehensive Epilepsy Surgery

• Corpus callosotomy
• Hemispherectomy
• Hippocampal sclerosis
• Mesial temporal sclerosis

• Multiple subpial transection
• Tumors causing seizures
• Vagus nerve stimulation

Pediatric Neurological Conditions and Surgical Treatments

• Brain tumors
• Chiari malformation
• Craniosynostosis
• Epilepsy

• Hydrocephalus
• Spina bifida
• Myelomeningocele
• Spinal lipoma

Other Conditions and Surgical Treatments

• Brachial plexus injury
• Brachial plexus tumor
• Carpal tunnel
• Lumbar plexus injury

• Lumbar plexus tumor
• Nerve tumors
• Ulnar nerve

Contact Name	Neurosurgery at Rush
Contact Phone	(312) 942-6644
Contact E-mail	contact_rush@rush.edu

Location
Rush Professional Office Building 1725 W. Harrison St., Suite 855 Chicago, IL 60612



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