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Brain & Spine Conditions We Treat

San Antonio Neuroscience Specialists

If you or someone you love is facing a serious brain or spine condition, you want the best treatment possible. University Health neurosurgeons, neurologists and our multidisciplinary neuroscience team treat children and adults for a wide variety of brain and spine injuries, diseases and conditions.

Our doctors are South Texas’ best — experienced specialists in diagnosing and treating the complex conditions that affect the brain and spine. As one of the nation’s top teaching hospitals, we’re on the leading edge of sophisticated treatment options and state-of-the-art technology.

Through the University Health Neuroscience Center of Excellence, we treat a wide range of brain and spine conditions and diseases.

Brain Conditions

Alzheimer’s and memory disorders
Aneurysms
Brain and skull-based tumors
Carpal tunnel
Chiari malformations
Chronic pain
Congenital abnormalities
Craniosynostosis
Epilepsy
Guillain-Barre Syndrome and other peripheral nerve disorders
Headaches
Hydrocephalus
Lou Gehrig's disease, also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
Multiple sclerosis and other movement disorders
Neurological diseases that affect the eyes
Neurovascular malformations
Neuro trauma and neurocritical care
Parkinson’s disease
Spasticity
Stroke and cerebrovascular disorders
Trigeminal neuralgia

Spine Conditions
Ankylosing spondylitis
Arthritis of the neck
Caudia equina syndrome
Chronic back pain
Cervical myelopathy
Cervical spine injuries
Cranio-cervical junction
Deformities
Degenerative disc disease
Facet joint syndrome
Herniated discs
Infections of the spine
Lou Gehrig's disease, also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
Myelomeningocele
Neck pain
Sacral tumors
Sciatica
Scoliosis
Spina bifida
Spondylolisthesis
Stenosis
Syringomyelia
Tethered cord
Thoracic and lumbar spine injuries
Tumors
Trauma to the spine