Neurosciences

The UPMC Neurological Institute is a center of excellence that combines the expertise of skilled neurologists, neurosurgeons, researchers, and other neurological specialists to provide comprehensive patient care.

Our team offers innovative diagnostic and treatment options for the full array of neurological conditions – from the common to the rare. Our experts have conducted groundbreaking research and pioneered minimally invasive surgical techniques for treating patients with even the most complex neurological disorders.

Treatment options at UPMC may include novel minimally invasive techniques, sophisticated stereotactic radiosurgery, complex neurovascular procedures, traditional brain and skull surgery, and innovative treatments for cranial nerve disorders.

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How Can UPMC Help Me?

Our multidisciplinary team supports people at every stage of their journey. We seek to ensure that patients receive personalized, world-class care to get them back to living their best lives.

Our team’s excellent clinical outcomes receive recognition from prestigious national groups.

In addition, our patients spend less time in the hospital than those at most neurosurgical center in the world. In some cases, surgeries that previously required seven-day in-hospital stays can now be done on an outpatient basis.

UPMC Neurological Institute experts offer new hope to patients with complex neurological disorders.

What Services Do We Offer?

The UPMC Neurological Institute provides a wide range of specialized neurological services to diagnose, treat, and manage disorders of the nervous system, from diagnosis through treatment.

Our services include:

• Alzheimer’s disease.
• Brain aneurysms.
• Brain, pituitary, and skull-based tumors.
• Brain trauma.
• Cerebal aneurysms.
• Chiari malformation.
• Cranial nerve disorders and surgery.
• Degenerative conditions.
• Epilepsy.
• Frontotemporal disorders.
• Functional and restorative neurosurgery.
• Headache and facial pain.
• Hemifacial spasm.
• Idiopathic intracranial hypertension.
• Lewy body dementia.
• Migraine.
• Mixed dementia.
• Movement disorders including:
• Dystonia.
• Essential tremor.
• Huntington’s disease.
• Parkinson’s disease.
• Restless legs syndrome.
• Tauopathies.
• Multiple sclerosis and neuroimmunology.
• Myasthenia gravis.
• Neurofibromatosis.
• Neuro-oncology.
• Neuromuscular diseases.
• Neurovascular disorders.
• Pituitary and skull base tumors.
• Sleep disorders.
• Spina bifida.
• Spinal canal and cerebellum conditions.
• Spinal deformities and disorders.
• Spinal tumors and lesions.
• Spine care.
• Stroke and cerebrovascular diseases.
• Traumatic injuries and fractures.
• Trigeminal neuralgia.
• Vascular dementia.
• Wilson’s disease.

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