What We Treat
Comprehensive Care for Brain and Spine Conditions at Methodist
Brain and Spinal Tumors
A brain tumor is an abnormal growth of tissue in the brain. The tumor can either originate in the brain itself, or come from another part of the body and travel to the brain (metastasize). Brain tumors may be classified as either benign (non-cancerous) or malignant (cancerous), depending on their behavior.
- Acoustic neuroma
- Anaplastic astrocytoma
- Astrocytoma
- Brain tumor (metastatic)
- Craniopharyngioma
- Epidermoid tumor
- Ependymoma
- Esthesioneuroblastoma
- Gliomas
- Hemangioblastoma
- Malignant sheath tumor
- Medulloblastoma
- Meningioma
- Neuroblastoma
- Neurofibroma
- Pineal tumor
- Pituitary adenoma
- Primary (central nervous system) CNS lymphoma
- Primitive extrodermal tumor
- Schwannoma
Neurovascular/Stroke Conditions
Methodist Richardson Medical Centers has been named a Certified Advanced Stroke Center by The Joint Commission and the American Stroke Association
Stroke, also called brain attack, occurs when blood flow to the brain is disrupted. Disruption in blood flow is caused when either a blood clot blocks one of the vital blood vessels in the brain (ischemic stroke), or when a blood vessel in the brain bursts, spilling blood into surrounding tissues (hemorrhagic stroke).
- Brain abscess
- Brain aneurysm
- Arteriovenous malformation (AVM)
- Carotid artery stenosis
- Cavernous angioma
- Cavernous malformation of the brain
- Cerebral arteriovenous malformation
- Cerebral concussion/contusion
- Epidural hematoma
- Head injury
- Skull fracture
- Stroke (hemorrhagic)
- Stroke (ischemic)
- Subarachnoid hemorrhage
- Subdural hematoma (chronic and acute)
Back Pain and Neck Pain and Spinal Disorders and Spinal Cord Injury
The vertebral column, also called the backbone, is made up of 33 vertebrae that are separated by spongy disks and classified into four distinct areas. The cervical spine consists of seven bony parts in the neck; the thoracic spine consists of 12 bony parts in the back area; the lumbar spine consists of five bony segments in the lower back area; five sacral* bones; and four coccygeal* bones (the number of coccygeal bones can vary from five to three).
Spinal cord injury (SCI) is due to a traumatic injury that either results in a bruise (also called a contusion), a partial tear, or a complete tear (called a transection) in the spinal cord. SCI is a common cause of permanent disability and death in children and adults.
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Back pain
- Brachial plexus injury
- Cervical myelopathy
- Degenerative disc disease
- Herniated disc
- Kyphosis
- Neck pain
- Sciatica
- Scoliosis
- Spinal arteriovenous malformation (AVM)
- Spinal astrocytoma
- Spinal fracture
- Spinal compression fracture
- Spinal cord injury
- Spinal cord lipoma
- Spinal metastatic tumor
- Spinal stenosis
- Spinal disorders
- Spondylolisthesis
- Spondylosis
Other Neurological Conditions
- Arachnoid cyst
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Chiari Malformations Chordoma
- Colloid Cyst
- Glosspharyngeal neuralgia
- Hydrocephalus
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Trigeminal neuralgia
- Ulnar nerve entrapment
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