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Neurosurgery Clinical Centers and Units: |
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MGH
Brain Tumor Center:
A coordinated, multidisciplinary
approach to the care of adult
and pediatric patients with
tumors of the nervous system
as well as neurologic complications
of cancer.
Malignant
Tumors: Information regarding
malignant tumors of the brain,
spine, and peripheral nerves.
Benign
Tumors: Information about
benign brain tumors including
meningioma, epidermoid, dermoid,
hemangioblastoma, colloid cyst,
subependymal giant cell astrocytoma,
pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma,
and craniopharyngioma.
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Neurovascular
Surgery Center: For
patients with aneurysms and
arteriovenous malformations
(AVMs) as well as other neurovascular
problems of the brain and spinal
cord. Including the Neurovascular
News; - A newsletter with information
regarding carotid endarterectomy
to prevent stroke, transient
ischemic attack or TIA; brain
aneurysms; arteriovenous malformations
and other vascular lesions affecting
the brain and spinal cord with
information on the MGH Brain
AVM and Aneurysm Center.
Information on the MGH Interventional
Neuroradiology Center.
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Pituitary
Tumor Center ~ Neuroendocrine
Clinical Center: A multidisciplinary
approach to patients with pituitary
and hypothalamic disorders. Including
the Neuroendocrine Center Bulletin
- A newsletter with information
regarding pituitary tumors. Information
on acromegaly, Cushing's disease
or syndrome, prolactinoma, chromophobe
or nonfunctioning pituitary adenoma,
and thyrotroph adenomas. |
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Cranial
Base Center: A joint program
of the Departments of Otolaryngology,
Neurosurgery, and Radiation Oncology
dedicated to the evaluation and
treatment of patients with cranial
base lesions. Including the Cranial
Base Center News - A newsletter
with information regarding lesions
affecting the base of the skull
including acoustic neuromas (vestibular
schwannoma) and other tumors of
the cranial nerves). |
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Spine
and Peripheral Nerve Surgery Center:
Neurosurgical evaluation of neck
and back pain, nerve compression
syndromes, herniated intervertebral
discs, and spinal cord compression
syndromes. Information regarding
peripheral nerve (including nerve
compression such as carpal tunnel
syndrome) and spine surgery and
the Neurosurgical Service's Spine Evaluation
Unit. |
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Proton
Stereotactic Radiosurgery (Neurosurgery)
Center: The Proton
Beam Unit was founded in 1962
and has the largest experience
with stereotactic radiosurgery
of any center in the United States.
Information regarding non-invasive
proton beam radiosurgery and fractionated
radiosurgery for brain and spinal
tumors and arteriovenous malformations.
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Pediatric
& Developmental Neurosurgery
Center: A multidisciplinary
team including pediatric neuroncologists
and pediatric medical oncologists
for the surgical treatment of
pediatric brain and spinal tumors.
Surgery of developmental anomalies
presenting prenatally, in infancy,
childhood, or adulthood including
tethered spinal cord, spina bifida,
syringomyelia, myelomeningocele,
hydrocephalus, craniosynostosis,
lipoma, dermal sinus, encephalocele,
aqueductal stenosis, myeloschisis,
lipomyelomeningocele, split cord
malformation, diastematomyelia,
Klippel-Feil syndrome, CSF shunts,
Dandy-Walker cyst, and Arnold-Chiari
malformation. |
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Trigeminal
Neuralgia / Hemifacial Spasm Center:
Surgical treatment of trigeminal
neuralgia (tic doloureux) and
glossopharyngeal neuralgia and
hemifacial spasm (tic convulsif)
including microvascular decompression
and differential thermal rhizotomy
or stereotactic radiofrequency
thermal lesioning. |
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Functional
and Stereotactic Neurosurgery
Center: Including electrophysiologically
monitored pallidotomy for medically
refractory Parkinson's disease,
obsessive compulsive disorder,
cancer-related- and chronic-pain
syndromes, thalamotomy for disabling
tremor and epilepsy
surgery for the surgical treatment
of medically refractory seizures. |
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Neuroscience Care Center: Information
on the Neurological Intensive
Care Unit (NICU) which provides
comprehensive care for seriously
ill neurological and neurosurgical
patients and Inpatient Information
from the Neuroscience Care Units
Guest
Information System which
encompass the Neuroscience,
Neurology and Neurosurgery clinical
system.
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Research @ Neurosurgery: Information
about clinical and basic research activities
and programs can be found at our web site
Research@neurosurgery. |
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