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For patients whose neurological disorders require surgery, Mercy Neurological Institute of Greater Sacramento offers the Neurosurgery Department. Mercy's team of neurosurgeons provides general and specialized neurosurgical care for treatment of intracranial and spinal pathology, and the treatment of peripheral nerve and pain problems using endoscopic neurosurgery, micro-neurosurgery, minimally invasive surgery and more.
Neurosurgery and endoscopic neurosurgery can be used to treat:
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Cerebrovascular disorders - aneurysms, stroke, carotid artery stenosis and intracranial hemorrhage
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Tumors and neuro-oncology - primary and metastatic tumors of the brain, spine, peripheral nerves, skull base and pituitary
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Hydrocephalus - obstructive and normal pressure hydrocephalus, programmable shunting systems
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Neurotrauma and critical care - traumatic brain and spinal cord injury, complex spinal fractures
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Palmar hyperhydrosis and intraventricular tumors
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Movement disorders - Parkinson's Disease, essential tremors
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Pain - trigeminal neuralgia, peripheral neuropathy
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Epilepsy - vagal nerve stimulator, seizure surgery
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Complex spine disorders - radiculopathy, degenerative arthritis, spinal instability instrumented fusion, percutaneous diskectomy and management of the craniocervical junction anomalies
If you're suffering from a neurological disorder, look to the Mercy Neurological Institute for the best in minimally invasive, micro and endoscopic neurosurgery. |
Find a Mercy-affiliated neurology specialist using our online physician directory, or call our physician referral hotline at
1-888-800-7688.
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Watch this short video to hear from Mercy-affiliated neurosurgeon Kavian Shahi, MD, about some of the surgical treatments used to treat brain tumors, aneurysms and tramatic brain injuries. | |
