Neurosciences
If you or a loved one experience a health condition related to the brain,
spine or nervous system, you want prompt attention and top-quality care
and treatment in neurosciences, which encompasses neurology and neurosurgery.
That’s exactly what you’ll find at OU Health in Oklahoma City,
Edmond and Tulsa.
Exceptional Neurosciences Care Close to Home
Choose the highly skilled and fellowship-trained neurology and neurosurgery
experts at OU Health for Oklahoma’s most complete adult and children’s
services in the expanding neurosciences field.
Multidisciplinary Team and Individualized Care Plan
At OU Health, you become part of a multidisciplinary team made up of neurologists,
neurosurgeons and other specialists from many aspects of healthcare who
work with you to develop an accurate diagnosis and an individualized treatment
plan that meets your specific needs.
Brain, Spine & Nerve-Related Conditions
No matter where you live in Oklahoma or across the region, you’ll
appreciate fast access to expert neurologists, neurosurgeons and other
neuroscience specialists who deliver comprehensive treatment at OU Health
for neurologic conditions, injuries and disorders such as:
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Cerebrovascular disorders –
Aneurysm,
arteriovenous malformation (AVM), CADASIL (most common form of hereditary stroke disorder),
cerebral vein thrombosis, hypercoagulable states, intracerebral hemorrhage,
ischemic stroke, moyamoya disease,
subarachnoid hemorrhage
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Dementia and behavioral neurology –
Alzheimer’s disease, memory loss,
frontotemporal dementia,
Lewy body disease, primary progressive
aphasia,
vascular dementia, cerebral amyloid angiopathy, chronic traumatic encephalopathy
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Epilepsy – Seizures, especially drug-resistant or difficult to control (refractory)
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Facial pain and nerve conditions –
Trigeminal neuralgia,
Bell’s palsy, hemifacial spasm
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Headache and nerve-related pain –
Migraine,
cluster headache, hemicrania,
idiopathic intracranial hypertension (pseudotumor cerebri), giant-cell (temporal) arteritis,
fibromyalgia
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Migraine-related conditions – Abdominal migraine, recurrent
vertigo, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, other transient spells
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Movement disorders –
Parkinson’s disease,
essential tremor,
dystonia, cervical dystonia
(torticollis), blepharospasm (eye twitching), Huntington’s disease,
ataxia
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Neuroimmunology –
Multiple sclerosis, neuromyelitis optica, optic neuritis, neurosarcoidosis, demyelinating disorders
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Neuromuscular disorders –
Muscular dystrophy, myasthenia gravis,
spinal muscular atrophy,
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS),
Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome, myopathy,polymyositis,
dermatomyositis
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Peripheral nerve disorders –
Carpal tunnel syndrome, polyneuropathies, ulnar neuropathy, radiculopathies (pinched nerves),
brachial plexopathy,
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease,
Guillain-Barré syndrome,
chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP)
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Spinal cord disease – Myelopathy,
transverse myelitis
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Sports-related neurology –
Concussion, long-term effects of head trauma
Neurology Procedures & Treatments
Rely on the experienced neurologists at OU Health for the most advanced
treatments and comprehensive care in Oklahoma and the region. You can
take advantage of both standard and innovative neurology procedures that
may include:
Related OU Health Services
As you review your options for neurologic care and neurosurgery through
OU Health, explore our related services, such as:
Research-Based Care Improves Your Outcome
At OU Health, you receive exceptional neurosciences care provided by board-certified
neurologists and neurosurgeons with advanced fellowship training and extensive
education in their specialties who perform both standard and extremely
complex neurological procedures every day.
Clinical Trials
You may also qualify to participate in clinical trials that support research
into a wide range of neuroscience (neurology, neurosurgery) issues, which
may give you early opportunities for innovative treatments before they
become widely available.
Your Neurosciences Care Team
To care for health conditions affecting your brain, spine or nervous system,
you’ll find the most experienced experts in the field at OU Health,
where our top-quality neurologists, neurosurgeons and neurosciences services
rank among the best in the nation.
As our exceptional OU Health neurologists and neurosurgeons work with local,
national and international academic partners to explore critical health
issues, publish research findings in prestigious national journals and
teach the next generation of neuroscience professionals, they also bring
research-based practices directly to your care. That means you benefit
from the latest scientific knowledge – gained through research programs
within the OU Health academic health system – designed to help you
achieve the best possible outcome for your specific situation.