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Neuroscience Institute

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The Neuroscience Institute at Valley Medical Center provides regional, pioneering care in the field of neuroscience, encompassing a vast array of neurological specialties. The Institute’s neurosurgeons, orthopedic surgeons, neurologists, stroke and epilepsy specialists, technicians and neuropsychologist bring decades of nationally renowned study and practice to this education and treatment center.

The Institute’s practitioners diagnose and treat conditions in adults and children affecting the brain, spinal cord and central nervous system. Common disorders include: headache, epilepsy, tremor, sleep disorders, stroke, Alzheimer’s disease, neuropathy, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, brain and spinal cord injuries, brain tumors and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The Neuroscience Institute is proud to offer specialized programs focused on specific conditions, allowing for a personalized plan of care for each patient.

The Neuroscience Institute's exceptional team of neurologists, neurosurgeons, neuropsychologists, spine specialists and rehabilitation specialists are passionate about improving life for patients and providing excellent care.

Areas of Care

"We are fortunate to have an exceptionally talented team to provide multi-disciplinary neuroscience services for the region." David Vossler, MD, Medical Director, Neuroscience Institute.

Decades of Experience, Specialized Care
Each year 1.4 million people in the U.S. experience brain injury. VMC's Neuroscience Institute is equipped to handle your brain injury needs from mild concussion to the severe. An acquired brain injury occurs when a sudden, external physical assault damages the brain. Also called a traumatic brain injury, the injury may be confined to one area of the brain or more than one area. Brain injuries may be closed, meaning there is a non-penetrating injury to the brain, with no break in the skull; or, they can be penetrating, meaning an open head injury, a break in the skull.

Some common brain disorders the Neuroscience Institute treats are brain aneurysm, stroke, brain AVM (arteriovenous malformation), brain tumors, and brain injury.

Conditions, Treatments & Resources

Resources & Support Groups

 

Neuroscience Institute epilepsy specialists strive to provide the highest level of seizure control and functional ability possible for each patient. State-of-the-art diagnostic and therapeutic approaches for adult and pediatric epilepsy

Valley Medical Center is a Level 4 Accredited Epilepsy Center

Year over year, Valley’s Neuroscience Institute has achieved the highest-level national accreditation from the National Association of Epilepsy Centers. This elite accomplishment recognizes the comprehensive and collaborative team approach that helps us deliver lifechanging care for the patients and community we serve.

Epilepsy has many causes including tumors, strokes and brain damage from illness or injury; In many cases there may be no detectable cause. The Neuroscience Institute's Epilepsy Clinic has the resources to treat and diagnose your disorder from focal to generalized seizures.

Specialists at the Epilepsy Clinic treat adults and children. Our goal is to obtain the highest level of seizure control and functional ability for the patient with a seizure disorder. Our comprehensive team approach may include consultations with neurologists, neurosurgeons, and neuropsychologists, as well as various diagnostic tests (i.e. EEG, MRI, PET, SPECT and Wada, neurocognitive testing). Additionally, the center has a state-of-the-art EEG video-telemetry inpatient monitoring unit to aid in the diagnosis of seizure type and focus for optimal treatment of the patient. Treatments may include medication management, and in appropriate situations, surgical intervention.

Click here to see a list of our epilepsy providers.

What is an Epilepsy Center?