Conditions We Treat

The neurosurgery team at University Children’s Health diagnoses and treats a range of conditions affecting the brain and spine. We also offer prenatal consultations for fetal abnormalities that may require neurosurgical recommendations.

Brain & Spine Conditions We Treat

• Brain cysts, such as arachnoid cysts
• Chiari malformation
• Congenital anomalies (present at birth) of the nervous system
  
  • Tethered spinal cord, also called spina bifida
  • Spasticity – Baclofen pump, selective dorsal rhizotomy
• Craniofacial disorders and anomalies such as craniosynostosis (isolated or syndromic)
• Hydrocephalus
• Traumatic head or spine injuries
• Vascular malformation
• Brain or spinal cord tumors
• Epilepsy