Overview
Exceptional brain and spine experts are right here in Canton.
Mercy Hospital offers highly specialized neurosurgeons for complex brain and spine conditions — from chronic back pain and degenerative spine disorders to traumatic brain injuries and tumors. With training and access to the latest minimally invasive technologies, our team will take the time to understand your symptoms, explain all treatment options and develop a personalized plan to help you.
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What We Treat
Back, Neck & Spine
- Acute back pain.
- Acute neck pain.
- Cervical spinal stenosis.
- Chronic back pain.
- Chronic neck pain.
- Degenerative/arthritic neck conditions.
- Degenerative back conditions.
- Degenerative disk disease.
- Failed back surgery.
- Lower back pain.
- Lumbar radiculopathy.
- Mid back pain.
- Myelopathy.
- Scoliosis.
- Spinal cord injury.
- Spinal stenosis.
- Spine fractures.
- Spine tumors.
Brain
- Chiari malformation.
- Traumatic brain injury.
- Tumor (cancerous and noncancerous).
Nerves
Services
Mercy Hospital offers highly specialized neurosurgical procedures for complex spinal conditions, brain tumors and neurological disorders.
Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
Our surgeons, sub-specialty trained in neurosurgery, provide you with the most innovative and effective surgical treatments available for back problems. We may use minimally invasive surgery if you have lumbar and cervical disk herniation, spinal stenosis, age-related wear on spinal disks, bones in your spine that slip out of place and disk degeneration.
Minimally invasive spine surgery offers several advantages over open surgery, including:
- Minimally disrupting the normal tissues (muscles, ligaments, etc.).
- A few tiny scars instead of one large scar.
- Shorter hospital stay.
- Less pain after surgery.
- Faster recovery time.
- Less blood loss during surgery.
Learn more about minimally invasive spine surgery.
Brain Tumors & Other Neurosurgical Conditions
Brain tumors, lesions and other serious conditions affecting your brain and nervous system are often in hard-to-reach areas, surrounded by delicate nerves and arteries. Mercy Hospital offers skilled neurosurgeons who treat some of the most complex brain tumors and neurological conditions.
In addition to traditional, open surgery, Gamma Knife® surgery is another way Mercy Hospital neurosurgeons treat hard-to-reach tumors and lesions. Gamma Knife surgery is a minimally invasive procedure that uses high-energy radiation therapy to pinpoint brain tumors and lesions. This treatment destroys them or keeps them from growing while not hurting nearby healthy brain tissue. Gamma Knife surgery may be an effective treatment option if you have:
- Acoustic neuroma.
- Arteriovenous malformations.
- Brain tumors (cancerous and noncancerous).
- Essential tremor.
- Parkinson’s disease.
- Trigeminal neuralgia.
Learn more about Gamma Knife surgery.
Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH) Clinic
For many older adults experiencing cognitive decline, gait problems, and other dementia-like symptoms, Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH) might be the unexpected answer—and more importantly, it's treatable.
What is NPH?
NPH occurs when excess cerebrospinal fluid accumulates in the brain's cavities. Despite its name, this buildup puts pressure on the brain tissue, leading to various symptoms, which can look very much like dementia. This often-underdiagnosed condition primarily affects older adults, particularly those over 65 years of age.
The good news is that NPH can often be managed effectively. Many patients see improvement with treatment, and in some cases, the symptoms may even be reversed.
Learn more about Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus.
Same-Day Diagnostic Testing
Our specialized clinic offers comprehensive same-day testing for NPH. Our innovative approach includes:
- Initial gait assessment to evaluate shuffling.
- Controlled spinal fluid removal.
- Follow-up testing to measure improvement.
Treatment
For patients showing improvement after testing, we offer minimally invasive shunt placement surgery, which is an outpatient procedure performed in our pain management center.
This surgical procedure is where our neurosurgeon team inserts a shunt – a thin tube that helps drain excess fluid from the brain to another part of the body where it can be safely absorbed. This proven technique has helped many patients regain their mobility and quality of life.
Recovery and Rehabilitation
Our comprehensive care continues after the procedure includes a personalized home physical therapy program and regular process monitoring.
Appointments
For questions, or to refer a patient to the NPH Clinic, call 330.588.4845.
Our Team
Appointments and Locations
To make an appointment with the neurosurgery team at Mercy Hospital, call: 330.588.4845.
