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- New Procedure Offers Hope to Patients at High Risk for Recurrent Stroke
- NewYork-Presbyterian Receives NY State Stroke Center Designation
- Lending a Helping Hand: New Device for Stroke Patients Restores Hand Mobility
- Alcides Moreno, Survivor of 47-Story Fall, Discharged From NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center
- Cancer Stem Cells: Know Thine Enemy
- Dr. Philip E. Stieg Becomes Chairman of Neurosurgery and Neurosurgeon-in-Chief at New York Weill Cornell
- Following Traumatic Brain Injury, Balanced Nutrition Saves Lives
- Futuristic Surgical Suites Open at NewYork-Presbyterian
- Improved Treatment for Infants with Misshapen Heads
- Journey to the Center of the Brain
- New York Brain Tumor Project Launched at New York Weill Cornell Medical Center
- NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Spine Surgeon First to Use AxiaLIF Spine Surgery in Manhattan
- NewYork-Presbyterian and Wyckoff Surgeons Implant Artificial Disc in Spine
- Novel Brain Tumor Drug Treatment Available Exclusively at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia University Medical Center
- Oh, My Aching Back! Tips on Avoiding Back Injury From NewYork-Presbyterian's Spine Center
- Study Compares Benefits of Surgical Treatments for Degenerative Spinal Disease
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- Acoustic Neuromas
- Acute Stroke Revascularization by Thrombolysis and Embolectomy
- Adult Spinal Deformity
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
- Anaplastic Astrocytomas
- Angioplasty and Stenting of the Carotid and Other Cerebral Arteries
- Arachnoid Cysts
- Arteriovenous Malformation Overview
- Arteriovenous Malformations, Dural
- Arteriovenous Malformations, Spinal
- Astrocytomas
- Brain Anatomy
- Brain Injury, Acquired
- Brainstem Gliomas
- Brain Tumors, Metastatic
- Brain Tumors: Overview
- Carotid Artery Disease
- Carotid Occlusive Disease
- Cauda Equina Syndrome
- Cavernous Malformations
- Cavernous Sinus Tumors and Aneurysms
- Cerebral Aneurysm: Treatment
- Cerebral Aneurysms and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation Embolization
- Cerebral Contusion and Intracerebral Hematoma
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks
- Cerebrovascular Insufficiency
- Chordomas and Chondrosarcomas
- Chronic Pain
- Clival tumors
- Cognitive Rehabilitation
- Colloid Cyst
- Concussion
- Cranial Gunshot Wounds
- Craniofacial Pain Syndromes
- Craniopharyngiomas
- Craniosynostosis
- Degenerative Spinal Disorders
- Embolization of Vascular Birthmarks and Malformations
- Ependymomas
- Epidermoid/Dermoid Tumors
- Epidural Hematoma
- Epilepsy
- Epilepsy: Types of Surgery
- Epilepsy and Seizures
- Epilepsy Types
- Esthesioneuroblastoma
- Failed Back Syndrome
- Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM)
- Gliomas and Astrocytomas
- Glomus Jugulare Tumors
- Head Injuries in Adults
- Hemangioblastomas
- Hemifacial Spasm
- Herniated Disc
- Hydrocephalus
- Hyperhidrosis (Excessive Sweating)
- Intraventricular Tumors
- Linear Accelerator (LINAC)
- Meningiomas
- Mesial Temporal Sclerosis
- Mixed Gliomas
- Moyamoya Disease
- Neocortical Epilepsy
- Nervous System Disorders: Overview
- Neurological Conditions
- Neurological Rehabilitation
- Neurological Surgery
- Neurovascular Compression Syndromes
- Nosebleeds
- Nosebleeds (Epistaxis)
- Obstructive Hydrocephalus
- Olfactory Groove and Sphenoid Wing Meningiomas
- Oligodendrogliomas
- Orbital Tumors
- Pain Management: Stimulation and Intraspinal Pump
- Peripheral Nerve Disorders
- Phakomatoses
- Pineal Region Tumors
- Pituitary and Parasellar Tumors
- Posterior Fossa Tumors
- Preoperative Embolization of Hypervascular Tumors
- Seizures After Traumatic Injury
- Skull Base Tumors
- Spasticity Management
- Spinal Compression Fractures
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spinal Inflammatory Disorders
- Spinal Meningiomas
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spinal Trauma
- Spinal Tumors (Primary, Metastatic)
- Stereotactic Radiosurgery
- Stroke, History of
- Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
- Subdural Hematoma
- Sympathectomy
- Syringomyelia ("Syrinx")
- Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
- Tourette's Disorder
- Trigeminal (Facial) Neuralgia
- Vagal Nerve Stimulation for Epilepsy
- Vein of Galen Malformations
- Venous Malformations
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- Pediatric Neurosurgery
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- Trauma
- Brain Cancer
- Neuroendovascular Therapies
- Neurological Rehabilitation
- Neurology and Neuroscience
- Neurooncology
- Pediatric Neurology
- Pediatric Surgery
- Radiosurgery
- Rehabilitation Medicine
Neurological Surgery
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital provides nationally recognized neurosurgical care to patients with injury to or diseases of the brain, spine and peripheral nerves, including head and spinal trauma, cerebrovascular disorders, brain and spinal tumors, movement disorders, epilepsy, disc surgery, and spinal instrumentation. To diagnose and manage this comprehensive range of neurologic diseases, patients at NewYork-Presbyterian benefit from the combined skills of a team of specialists, including neurosurgeons, endovascular surgeons, neurologists, neuroradiologists, and anesthesiologists. Our program has been recognized by the 2008 US News and World Report America's Best Hospitals Survey, which ranked us #5 in the nation in Neurology and Neurosurgery.
NewYork-Presbyterian has a comprehensive program for the diagnosis and treatment of brain tumors with special expertise in the management of pituitary tumors, meningiomas, gliomas and complex tumors of the skullbase. Neurosurgeons provide state-of-the-art treatment for a wide variety of tumors and vascular lesions using Gamma Knife technology, and have specialized expertise in stereotactic neurosurgery for the treatment of arteriovenous malformations.
Neurosurgeons at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center also work in close collaboration with advanced facilities at the Stroke Center to provide stroke patients with comprehensive care during the relatively short time window of a few hours during which intervention is most effective.
Widely acclaimed for pioneering achievements in research and clinical innovations, the Comprehensive Epilepsy Centers at both NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center and provide a multidisciplinary approach to the complex medical and social needs of patients with seizures. Both Centers offers state-of-the-art medical and surgical treatment for the management of epilepsy, using an array of diagnostic procedures including MRI, SPECT, neuropsychological tests, Wada test, and PET scanning. Prior to surgery, brain mapping helps us to obtain maximal seizure control and minimize any dysfunction or difficulties following surgical treatment. The Comprehensive Epilepsy Center also offers exciting new treatments for epilepsy, such as Vagal Nerve Stimulation – a surgical treatment that does not involve surgery on the brain.
