Neurosurgery Adult Health Topics A to Z

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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A

Acromegaly
Advance Directives
- Advance Directives at UMHS - Overview
- Advance Directives, Questions and Answers
- Do-Not-Resuscitate Order - What is it?
- Do-Not-Resuscitate Order - Sample Form
- Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care - sample form
- Living Will - sample form
Aneurysm, Brain
Angiography, Neuro
- overview
- test prep, UMHS Radiology
Aphasia

B

Back problems and procedures
- acute low back pain * -
- back pain, what is
- backpack safety
- diagnostic tests
- electromyography (EMG)
- exercise classes
- exercises for the lower back (pdf file)*-
- herniated disk
- - diagnosis and treatment *
- - illustration *
- - surgery (laminectomy)
- illustration of back and neck muscles *
- low back pain, acute -
- - exercises for the lower back -
- lumbar puncture
- medications
- musculoskeletal back pain
- pregnancy and back pain
- prevention
- sciatica
- smoking and back pain
- spinal cord injury
- - diagnosis and treatment
- - illustration
Bell's palsy
Biopsy, brain, nerve, muscle
Bipolar disorder*
Brain cancer
Brain problems and procedures
- brain tumor
- hydrocephalus
- illustration
- - cross section of brain
- - external brain
- meningitis
- Parkinson's disease *
- radiosurgery
- seizures
- seizures, brief version *
- stroke
- - diagnosis and treatment
- - diagnosis and treatment, brief version *
- - illustration of types *
- subarachnoid hemorrhage

C

Cancer
- brain
- hospice care
Carpal tunnel syndrome
- diagnosis and treatment
- diagnosis and treatment, brief version *
- illustration *
Cerebral hemorrhage
Cerebrovascular accident
Cerebrovascular insufficiency
Cerebral Palsy
Computed tomography (CT scan) *
Concussion
- mild traumatic brain injury (TBI)
Convulsions
-Convulsions, brief version *
Craniotomy, UMHS discharge instructions
CT scan (computed tomography) *
- test prep, UMHS Radiology
Cushing's syndrome

D

Depression *-
- children and adolescents
- obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
Disk, herniated
- diagnosis and treatment *
- illustration *
- surgery (laminectomy)

E
Endarterectomy, carotid
Epilepsy
- Epilepsy, brief version *
- Epilepsy medications
Excuse from work or school
Exercise
- for low back pain
- - exercises for the lower back (pdf file) -

F

Facial nerve weakness or paralysis (Bell's palsy)
Foot problems and procedures
- Morton's neuroma
- - diagnosis and treatment
- - illustration

G

Ganglion cyst
- diagnosis and treatment
- illustration
- removal (ganglionectomy)

H

Head injury (TBI)
Head trauma
Headache
- and eye problems
- cluster
- migraine
- migraine, brief version *
- sinus
- tension (muscle contraction) *
Herniated disk
- diagnosis and treatment *
- illustration *
- surgery (laminectomy)

I

Illustrations
- brain
- - cross section
- - external
- carpal tunnel syndrome *
- exercises for the lower back -
- herniated disk *
- lower back muscle strain *
- Morton's neuroma
- neck strain and neck spasm *
Imaging
- angiogram *
- - test prep, UMHS Radiology
- computed tomography (CT scan) *
- - test prep, UMHS Radiology

J

Joint problems and procedures
- carpal tunnel syndrome
- - diagnosis and treatment
- - diagnosis and treatment, brief version *
- - illustration *

L

Laminectomy
Low back pain
- acute low back pain -
- exercises for the lower back -
- illustration of strained lower back muscles *
- sciatica
Lumbar Laminectomy for Herniated Disc or Lumbar Stenosis, UMHS discharge instructions

M

Morton's neuroma
- diagnosis and treatment
- illustration
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) *
- test prep, UMHS Radiology
Movement Disorders
- Parkinson's disease *
- Surgery for Movement Disorders
- - Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)
- - Pallidotomy
- - Thalamotomy

N

Neck problems
- spasms
- - diagnosis and treatment *
- - illustration *
- strain
- - diagnosis and treatment *
- - illustration *
Neuroma, Morton's
- diagnosis and treatment
- illustration

P

Pain
- alternatives to controlling with medicine
- chronic
- controlling with medicine
- pain management (pdf document)
Parkinson's disease *
- Pallidotomy
- Thalamotomy
Peripheral neuropathy
Peripheral neuropathy in diabetes mellitus *
PET scan
Pituitary Conditions and Treatments
- Acromegaly
- Hormonal Replacement
- Non-Functioning Pituitary Tumors
- Prolactinoma
Pituitary Tumor Resection, UMHS discharge instructions
Positron emission tomography (PET scan)
Power of attorney, durable
- overview
- sample
Prolactinoma
Psychological problems
- obsessive-compulsive disorder

R

Radiosurgery
Ruptured disk
- diagnosis and treatment *
- illustration *
- surgery (laminectomy)

S

Scoliosis
- diagnosis and treatment
- illustration
Seizures
Seizures, brief version *
Shunt Placement, UMHS discharge instructions
Spinal cord injury
- diagnosis and treatment
- illustration
Stroke
- diagnosis and treatment
- diagnosis and treatment, brief version *
- discharge instructions, UMHS
- illustration of types *
- transient ischemic attack (TIA) *
Subarachnoid hemorrhage
Surgery for Intractable Pain
- Ablative Procedures
- Anatomical Correction
- Electrical Stimulation
- Infusion Therapy

T

Transient ischemic attack (TIA) *
Trauma
- mild traumatic brain injury (TBI)
Tremor, in Parkinson's disease *
Tumor (see also Cancer)

V

Viral meningitis

W

Wrist problems
- ganglion cyst
- -diagnosis and treatment
- -illustration
- sprain
- -diagnosis and treatment *
- -illustration *

Pediatric Neurosurgery Health Topics A to Z

Backache
- UMHS Spine Program
- low back pain, acute -
Bacterial meningitis
- admission and discharge instructions
- general guidelines
Bell's palsy
Brain problems (menu)
Brain tumors
Cancer, affecting children or young adults
Caput in newborn *
Cephalohematoma in newborn *
Concussion
- brief version *
- complete version
- prevention *
Consent form authorizing treatment of a child
Coronal Synostosis (form of craniofacial anomalies)
Craniofacial Anomalies
Development Disorder, for selected Eg myelodysplasia
Doctor visits (see also Forms)
- comforting your child
- making visits easier
- preparation for calling a physician *
- resource list
Emergencies (menu)
Epilepsy
- admission and discharge instructions
- general guidelines *
- resource list
Excuse from gym
Excuse from school
Excuse from work form, parent
Forms
- excuse from gym
- excuse from school
- medications needed at school or day care
- temporary authorization to consent to treat a child
- work excuse for parent
Head injury general guidelines
- brief version *
- complete version
- prevention *
- resource list
Headache
- brief parent version *
- complete parent version
- teen version
Helmets, bicycle, for more information on bike safety
Hospitalization
- helping a child cope with
- keeping family routine during
- of small premature infant
- resource list
Hydrocephalus
- caused by intraventricular hemorrhage of newborn
- overview
- resource list
Intraventricular hemorrhage in newborn (IVH)
Lumbar puncture in newborn
Meningitis bacterial
- general guidelines
- in newborn
- viral
Neck pain
- acute *
Neuroblastoma
Neurofibromatosis
Obsessive-compulsive disorder, resource list
Pituitary Tumors
Plastic surgery procedures
- Coronal Synostosis (form of craniofacial anomalies)
- Craniofacial Anomalies
- Positional Head Deformity
- Sagittal Synostosis (form of craniofacial anomalies)
Positional Head Deformity
Sagittal Synostosis (form of craniofacial anomalies)
Scoliosis
- diagnosis and treatment
- illustration
- resource list
Spina Bifida
Spina bifida, resource list
Spinal tap in newborn
Stitch removal and wound care
- brief version *
- complete version
Surgical discharge instructions -- See Discharge instructions
Sutured wound care and suture removal
- brief version *
- complete version
Tailbone trauma
Tourette's syndrome
- habit reversal training
- overview
Trauma (menu)
Viral meningitis
Work excuse form for parent