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As technology advances, procedures evolve and researchers continue to unfold the mysteries of the brain, USC University Hospital and the Neurological Surgery Program are well positioned to maintain a leadership role in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with complex neurological conditions.

Broad Range of Treatment Alternatives

USC University Hospital's Neurological Surgery Program offers a comprehensive management program for cerebrovascular diseases. When a broad range of treatment alternatives for cerebrovascular diseases are offered in one setting, physicians are able to consult on each case and decide as a team which aspect of the treatment will be surgical, which will be interventional and when it may be appropriate to include both.

The goal of the USC Neurological Surgery Program is to become less invasive in its treatments, by using minimally invasive techniques through stereotactic radiosurgery, neurointerventional techniques, or sometimes, no therapy at all, when the risks are greater than the rewards.

To enhance the imaging capabilities of USC University Hospital, physicians use biplane digital angiography equipment. This system allows physicians to perform some of the most complex of neurointerventional procedures.

High Standards of Neurosurgery

Through the Neurological Surgery Program, patients have access to some of the latest techniques in treating a range of conditions, including neurological spine conditions, movement disorders such as multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's disease, peripheral nerve problems and structural brain lesions. In addition, USC University Hospital has been using the Leksell Gamma Knife since 1994 expanding the physicians' ability to treat challenging brain tumors.