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Functional Neurosurgery Clinic

Procedures We Perform

UT Health Austin’s Functional Neurosurgery Clinic diagnoses, treats, and manages complex neurological conditions. See below for a list of procedures performed at the Functional Neurosurgery Clinic.

Procedures

  • Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) for Parkinson’s Disease, Essential Tremor, and Epilepsy
  • Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS), Responsive Neurostimulation (RNS), and Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) Battery Replacements
  • Functional, Stereotactic, and Epilepsy Surgery
  • High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (FUS/HIFU) for Tremor
  • Intracranial Electroencephalography (EEG) and Stereoelectroencephalography (SEEG) for Epilepsy
  • Intraventricular Endoscopy for Hydrocephalus, Brain Cysts, and Colloid Cysts
  • Intrathecal Pumps for Spasticity
  • Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy (LITT/Stereotactic Laser Ablation)
  • Minimally Invasive Brain Surgery (Parkinson’s Disease, Essential Tremor, Dystonia, and Spasticity)
  • Movement Disorder Surgery
  • Percutaneous Rhizotomy for Facial Pain
  • Peripheral Nerve and Dorsal Root Ganglion Stimulation for Pain
  • Responsive Neurostimulation System (RNS) for Epilepsy
  • Spinal Cord Stimulation for Chronic Back Pain
  • Stereotactic Radiofrequency Thermal Ablation for Epilepsy, Chronic Pain, and Tremors
  • Temporal Lobectomy for Epilepsy
  • Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) for Epilepsy, Depression, Stroke Recovery, and Rheumatoid Arthritis