Pediatric Neurosurgery focuses on treating conditions affecting children’s brain, spine, head and nervous system.
Here at Providence Alaska Children's Hospital, we offer inpatient and outpatient consultations to find the best available treatments for your child. Our experienced surgeons and other team members are specially trained in caring for kids. And because we know how frightening it is when your child needs surgery, we offer special care to you, too.
You can depend on us to keep you informed and answer all your questions. We will work to help you and your child be comfortable and prepared for surgery, recovery and any ongoing care that may follow. That includes working closely with your child’s primary doctor and any other professionals involved in your child’s care.
Some of the many conditions we treat include:
Arachnoid cyst
Arteriovenous malformation
Brain trauma
Brain tumors
Cavernous malformation
Cerebral aneurysm
Chiari malformation
Craniosynostosis
Dandy-Walker malformation
Encephalocele
Epilepsy
Hydrocephalus
Lipomyelomeningocele
Myelomeningocele
Neurofibromatosis
Pseudotumor cerebri
Skull deformities
Spasticity
Spinal degenerative conditions
Spinal dural fistulas
Spinal trauma
Spinal tumors
Spinal vascular malformation
Tethered spinal cord
Treatments and services available through our department include:
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