Conditions We Treat
The neurosurgery team at University Children’s Health diagnoses and treats a range of conditions affecting the brain and spine. We also offer prenatal consultations for fetal abnormalities that may require neurosurgical recommendations.
Brain & Spine Conditions We Treat
- Brain cysts, such as arachnoid cysts
- Chiari malformation
- Congenital anomalies (present at birth) of the nervous system
- Spina bifida/tethered cord
- Spasticity – Baclofen pump, selective dorsal rhizotomy
- Craniofacial disorders and anomalies such as craniosynostosis (isolated or syndromic)
- Hydrocephalus
- Traumatic head or spine injuries
- Vascular malformation
- Brain or spinal cord tumors
- Epilepsy
