Neurosurgery
Treatments and Services
Treatments
Palliative Care
Patients receive palliative care to control pain and other symptoms caused by the cancer and to relieve the side effects of treatment. There are several methods of pain control, including pain medicines, nerve blocks (a procedure in which alcohol is used to block pain), and complementary therapies (such as massage or acupuncture). Palliative surgery, such as stent placement or bypass surgery, may also be used to relieve bile duct blockage and the symptoms it may cause.
Go to Detail PagePercutaneous Radiofrequency Gangliolysis
Percutaneous radiofrequency gangliolysis is used to treat facial pain that doesn't respond to other treatments.
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Peripheral Nerve Decompression
Some types of chronic pain are caused when a peripheral nerve - one of the nerves outside your brain and spinal cord, such as those in your arms and legs - is compressed, or pushed on. If other treatments don't help relieve pain, peripheral nerve decompression can help.
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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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Radiation Therapy
Radiation uses special equipment to deliver high-energy particles, such as x-rays, gamma rays, electron beams or protons, to kill or damage cancer cells. Radiation can be delivered internally through seed implantation or externally using linear accelerators.
Go to Detail PageSelective 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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Skull Base Surgery (Open Procedure)
BMC's skull base surgery team are experienced in doing what is called an "open procedure." This is a procedure by which tumors are removed using very carefully placed incisions along the face and/or skull to remove a tumor. This type of surgery often has good functional and cosmetic outcomes. Recovery time from open procedures are longer than with an endoscopic approach.
Go to Detail PageSpinal Cord Stimulation
Spinal cord stimulation is a treatment for chronic pain. It is usually used after other treatments have failed.
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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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