Neurosciences
Diagnosing and Treating Disorders of the Nerves and Nervous System
The neurologists at Lima Memorial Health System deal with the anatomy, functions and disorders of nerves and the nervous system. This includes assessment, diagnosis and treatment options.
The nervous system is a complex system that coordinates and regulates body activities. It has two major divisions:
- Central nervous system: the brain and spinal cord
- Peripheral nervous system: all other neural elements, such as eyes, ears, skin and other “sensory receptors”
Our neurologists treat disorders that affect the brain, spinal cord and nerves. This includes a wide range of conditions such as:
- Dementia
- Headaches
- Multiple sclerosis
- Neuromuscular disorders
- Parkinson’s disease
- Seizures
- Strokes
It should be noted that neurologists do not perform surgery. If surgery is a treatment option, the patient will be referred to a neurosurgeon.
Neurosurgery & Neurosurgeons
The neurosurgery team at Lima Memorial Health System specialize in the diagnosis and surgical treatment of disorders of the central and peripheral nervous system, such as:
- Infections of the brain
- Infections of the spine
- Neurological trauma
- Brain and spine tumors
- Vascular and degenerative disorders of the spine
Our neurosurgeon performs the following procedures:
- Discectomy
- Microscopic laminectomy or laminotomy
- Myelograms
- Carpal tunnel or ulnar neuropathy
- Cervical discectomy
- Lumbar laminectomy posterior
- Craniotomy
- Brain tumor
- VP shunt
- Hemorrhage
- Craniotomy
- Tumor
- Hemorrhage
- Neurological trauma
- Spine
- Nerve and spinal cord decompression
- Fusion
- Kyphoplasty
- Laminectomy
- Coflex interlaminar stabilization
- Tumors on the spine
- Carpal tunnel surgery
- Ulnar nerve release
- Shunts
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