Clinical and research personnel in the departments of Neurosurgery and Neurology strive to improve diagnostic and treatment methods for neurological diseases. This effort includes

• seeking new discoveries
• developing novel technologies
• testing new procedures
• collecting data
• analyzing results
• implementing the most promising therapies into clinical practice.

Our Team

Each clinical program consists of a team of physicians and nurses with a subspecialty interest in one type of neurological disease. This team usually contains both neurosurgeons and physicians in allied fields.

Often these clinicians maintain a close collaboration with basic scientists seeking to understand the underlying mechanisms of disease and develop new therapeutic strategies. Our ultimate goal is to develop innovative treatments that will improve our patients' health.

Advances in Medical Care

Stanford Hospital & Clinics and KRON 4 have recently partnered to bring you an exciting TV series highlighting "Advances in Medical Care." The video clips below provide information on some of the latest treatments and services available in Neurosciences.

• Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
• Stroke
• Epilepsy
• Moyamoya Disease

Neurology

The Stanford Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences offers comprehensive consultation, evaluation, and treatment services for patients with neurological disorders. General and subspecialty clinics are available for those with diseases of the central or peripheral nervous systems.

Special areas of expertise include:

• Epilepsy (Stanford Comprehensive Epilepsy Center)
• Cerebrovascular disease (Stanford Stroke Center)
• Neuro-oncology (Stanford Brain Tumor Center)
• Neuropsychology
• Multiple sclerosis and other neuromuscular diseases
• Movement disorders (Stanford Movement Disorders Center)
• Dementing and degenerative illnesses
• Headache
• Neurophysiology
• Pediatric Neurology

Neurodiagnostic facilities are available for referred patients in a variety of laboratories and include electroencephalogram, evoked potential, and transcranial Doppler imaging.

Neurosurgery

The Stanford Department of Neurosurgery offers comprehensive consultation, evaluation, and treatment services for patients with neurological disorders. General and subspecialty clinics are available for those with diseases of the central or peripheral nervous systems.

Special areas of expertise include:

• Cerebrovascular/Stroke 
• Brain tumors
• Pituitary, acoustic, and skull base tumors
• Spinal disorders
• Radiosurgery
• Epilepsy 
• Pediatric disorders
• Movement disorders
• Pain
• Peripheral nerve reconstruction