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Conditions We Treat

 
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Department Office:
(650) 497-8775

New Patient Coordinator:
(650) 724-5326
The Pediatric Neurosurgery program cares for children who have problems with the brain, spinal cord or peripheral nervous system. Below is a partial list of the many conditions we treat:
  • Brain, spinal cord and skull base tumors

  • Epilepsy

  • Pediatric brain, spinal cord and peripheral nerve trauma

  • Cerebral and spinal vascular disorders
    • Moya Moya
    • Aneurysm
    • Arteriovenous malformation (AVM)

  • Hydrocephalus

  • Surgeon in the operating roomCraniofacial disorders and craniosynostosis 

  • Spinal and cranial dysraphisms

  • Congenital malformations of the brain and spine
    • Chiari malformations
    • Syringohydromyelia
    • Spinal deformity and instability

  • Peripheral nerve injuries, tumors and compression

  • Pediatric brain, spine and peripheral nerve spasticity

  • Movement disorders and dystonia

  • Phakomatosis
    • Neurofibromatosis Type I and II 
    • Tuberous sclerosis
    • Sturge-Weber syndrome
    • Klepel-Trenaunay-Weber

  • Prenatal diagnosis of central nervous system conditions