Comprehensive Care

• Neurosurgical specialists collaborate with neurologists during initial patient evaluation and diagnosis
• Multidisciplinary teams of specialists including neurosurgeons, neurologists, and neuro-interventional surgeons provide continual evaluation of treatment plan as case progresses
• Comprehensive treatment plans include open surgery, minimally invasive surgery and endoscopic procedures
• Research through the MUSC Department of Neurosciences — the nation’s fifth largest in terms of NIH funding
• Teams researchers with clinicians to quickly apply discoveries to patient care
• Departments of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Physiology/ Neuroscience function as one to deliver the latest research-driven care to patients

Areas of Expertise

Stroke and Comprehensive Cerebrovascular Program

 Ischemic and hemorrhagic    Atherosclerosis
  acute stroke                         (carotid, vertebral,
 Brain aneurysms                  intracranial)
 Arterovenous malformation   Carotid-cavernous
  (AVM)                                   fistula
 Spinal vascular                    Dural arteriovenous
  malformation (AVM,               fistula
  AVDF)                                 Spinal compression
 Intracranial stenosis              fractures
 Vascular tumors                   Vein of Galen
                                             malformation

Comprehensive Spine Program

 Degenerative disease           Tumors
 Traumatic injury                  Complex spine
                                             reconstruction

Neuro-oncology

 Multi-modality treatment       Chemotherapy
  for cancers and benign           including experi-
  tumors of the brain and          mental trials
  nervous system                    Radiation oncology
 Complex skull based              including sterotactic
  operations                             radiosurgery
 Minimally invasive pituitary
  surgery

Comprehensive Epilepsy Program

 Evaluation of complex cases   Consult support for
  to determine surgical               primary care
  options or trial medications      physicians
  therapies                              Ongoing care