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
indicates
the topic is a Patient Education Handout associated with UMHS Clinical
Care Guideline.
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
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)
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
