Holiday Closure: The clinic and services will be closed Wednesday, December 31st, Thursday, January 1st, and Friday, January 2nd for the New Year. We will resume regular business hours on Monday, January 5th. Remember, you may access the MyUTHA portal to message your provider or request an appointment. On behalf of the physicians and staff at UT Health Austin, we wish you a healthy and safe New Year’s Day.


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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