Neurosurgery

Injuries and diseases that affect your brain and spine can range from mild to so severe that they impact every aspect of your life.

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Diagnosing Your Neurological Condition

At Benefis Health System, our team of experts will work together to find the cause of your symptoms and develop a treatment plan personalized to your condition and goals. We offer the most advanced surgical and nonsurgical care for neurological disorders.

Our board-certified neurosurgeons use a full range of surgical procedures, including conventional open surgery, microsurgery, minimally invasive surgery, deep brain stimulation, and other specialized techniques.

Precision Surgery for Spinal Health

Our neurosurgeons specialize in the delicate intersection of the skeletal spine and the nervous system. From minimally invasive disk replacements to complex spinal cord decompression, the neurosurgery team provides the surgical backbone for the Spine Institute. By utilizing advanced imaging and microsurgical techniques, we offer patients a path to recovery that prioritizes nerve preservation and faster healing.

Neurological Conditions We Treat

We provide comprehensive medical and surgical management for children and adults with conditions such as:

Degenerative Issues of the Spine

Our surgeons perform interventions for neurological and spinal issues (mentioned below), including decompression, fusion, diskectomy, disk replacement, and cyst removal. Minimally invasive techniques are used whenever possible, and our surgeons also use stealth guidance known as intraoperative image-guided navigation.

Conditions we treat include:

Back and leg pain caused by lumbar degenerative issues
Neck and arm pain caused by cervical degenerative issues
Lumbar disk herniations
Cervical disk herniations

Diseases of the Brain and Cervical Spine

Brain tumors and cervical (C-Spine) spinal tumors
Metastatic malignancies to the spine or brain such as glioblastoma (glioma), meningioma, pituitary, and brain biopsy

Trauma of the Central Nervous System

Head Trauma
Spinal Trauma

Conditions Requiring an Implanted Device

Seizure disorders requiring a vagal nerve stimulation device and battery changes for those devices.
Assistance with neurologic movement disorders, including battery changes for implants for managing such disorders that have already been placed.
Assistance with pain management including placement of a spinal cord stimulation implant and battery changes, or pump and battery placement of previously installed pain pumps.

Peripheral Nerve Diseases