- Headaches
- Stroke RehabilitationPartnering with many of Tucson’s local hospitals, we offer an extraordinary continuum of stroke care that begins in the emergency room and continues in the outpatient setting.
- Sleep Disorders
- Emergency CareThe Center for Neurosciences specializes in the acute and long-term management of stroke. Our team directs the stroke program at Tucson Medical Center and St. Mary’s Hospital, where we participate in a rapid response emergency room program to ensure all patients get expert care as quickly as possible.
- Infectious DiseasesThe Center for Neurosciences works to be prepared for all types of infectious diseases such as flu or coronavirus. We want you to know more about our proactive steps to prepare. As part of these steps, we are asking that you please avoid bringing other people with you to your appointment unless it is necessary.
- NeurologyThe Center for Neurosciences Inpatient Neurology Program consists of physicians and providers who care for hospitalized patients with (or at risk for) neurological disorders and disease. We are a rapidly growing group focused on managing acute neurological illness in the hospital setting.
- Autism
- Multiple SclerosisThe Center for Neurosciences’ Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Center provides comprehensive, collaborative care to our MS patients. Our team works together to help patients manage the disease as well as the impact it can have on daily life.
- EpilepsyTo provide the full range of care to adults and children with epilepsy, the Center for Neurosciences has created a comprehensive Epilepsy Center, which allows for close coordination among adult neurologists, pediatric neurologists, neurosurgeons and nurse practitioners.
- Thyroid
- MRIUsing Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and electrical brain recordings to pinpoint the area of the brain that is malfunctioning, the DBS device is implanted in the brain and has been shown to be extremely effective for people who have become resistant to medication or who cannot tolerate medication side effects.
- X-Rays
- Computed TomographyWith IMRT, radiation dose conforms very precisely to the three-dimensional shape of the tumor, which maximizes the effectiveness of treatment, and minimizes side effects. Treatment is carefully planned by using 3-D Computed Tomography (CT) or Magnetic Resonance Images (MRI) of the patient in conjunction with computerized dose calculations to determine the dose intensity pattern that will best conform to the tumor shape.
- ChemotherapyChemotherapy is the use of one drug or a combination of drugs to kill cancer cells. In malignant brain tumors, chemotherapy is typically used after surgery to kill any remaining cancer cells. The chemotherapy used to treat the cancer depends on the type and stage of the cancer. Chemotherapy is given in an outpatient setting. It can sometimes be taken by mouth or may be given intravenously.
- Radiation TherapyRapidArc® Radiation Therapy is a form of IMRT. RapidArc delivers IMRT during a 360 degree rotation around the patient. Radiation can be delivered at any angle during this 360 degree rotation.
- Radiation OncologyThe successful diagnosis and management of tumors depends on the collaborative effort of several different specialties including neurosurgery, radiation oncology, neuro-oncology, neuropathology and neuroradiology. Our interdisciplinary team conducts weekly meetings devoted entirely to reviewing the progress of patients with tumors. This ensures each patient has the most innovative and effective treatment plan. We then work with each patient to help them fully understand the risks and benefits of the recommended treatment.
- SciaticaInjection therapy uses a needle to inject a pain reliever or anti-inflammatory medication into the spine, or other areas of the body, to treat pain related to herniated discs, sciatica, spinal stenosis and many other painful conditions.
- NeurosurgeryAbhay Sanan, MD is Board-certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery and completed his fellowship in Skull Base/Cerebrovascular Surgery. He is the Chief of Neurosurgery at Northwest Medical Center and St. Mary’s Hospital. Dr. Sanan is also a Principal Investigator for neurological trials including various therapeutic trials
- BotoxOur physicians use Botox injections to treat nerve disorders such as blepharospasm (an abnormal twitch of the eyelid) and cervical dystonia (a movement disorder of the neck muscles).
- Cyst