Our mood, memory, and movement. Our intellect,
emotions, and reactions. The brain and spinal cord
are quite literally the nerve center of our entire being,
controlling our activities from cognitive function to the
coordinated actions we take each day. From eating to
breathing, from sunup to sundown.
ctually, the brain never rests—
while we sleep, the brain’s
neurons are busy firing, shuttling
us from one sleep stage to the next and
getting us ready to take on the next day. It’s
that same tenacity that drives the experts at
the Scott & White Neuroscience Institute,
who offer comprehensive and coordinated
patient care and conduct leading-edge
research in an educational environment.
The Scott & White Neuroscience
Institute was created in 2007 and consists
of four specialties that focus exclusively on
the neurological system: neurology, neurosurgery, neuropsychology, and psychiatry.
In 2010 the Scott & White
Neuroscience Institute was named a
Neuroscience Center of Excellence by
healthcare consulting firm NeuStrategy.
To achieve that distinction, the Scott &
White neuroscience team demonstrated a
multidisciplinary approach to care, a
breadth and depth of medical and surgical
expertise, and leading-edge (basic and
translational) research. In other words, the
Neuroscience Institute embodies a best-ofclass approach to unraveling the mysteries
of neurological disease.
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A system of excellence for
each individual
The core of the Neuroscience Institute is
its four integrated and complementary
specialties. The integrated approach to
care is designed to provide coordinated
neurological services to deliver highquality results and create a positive patient
experience and outcome. Gerhard Friehs,
MD, chairman of the Department of
Neurosurgery, says, “If a neurologist
believes his patient needs to consult with a
neurosurgeon, all he has to do is pick up a
patient’s chart, knock on my door, and say,
‘I have Mr. Smith here, and I would
like to discuss what we should do to best
help him.’”
Neurological conditions may be
assessed and diagnosed by one specialty
and treated by another specialty area. The
patient has the comfort of knowing that his
or her care is being managed by a team.
“The patient who comes to our
Neuroscience Institute is followed through
by one physician who becomes the team
leader based on what disease he or she has,”
Dr. Friehs says. Every physician, specialist,
nurse, social worker, and therapist involved
THE SCOTT & WHITE
NEUROSCIENCE INSTITUTE
PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE
TREATMENT FOR:
• brain tumors—including minimally
invasive surgery and stereotactic
radiosurgery
• cerebrovascular conditions—including
aneurysms, stroke, coiling/stenting
procedures
• dementia—including Alzheimer’s
and Diffuse Levy Body disease
• epilepsy
• movement disorders—including
Parkinson’s disease, Tourette’s
syndrome, tremor, restless leg
syndrome, nonsurgical and
surgical intervention
• multiple sclerosis
• pain disorders—including back pain,
psychiatric conditions, headache
• pediatric services—including
neurology—attention-deficit/
hyperactivity disorder (ADHD),
neurosurgery, neuropsychology,
and psychiatry
• peripheral nerve injuries and
conditions—including carpal tunnel
and tarsal tunnel syndromes
• psychiatric disorders—including
depression, obsessive-compulsive
disorder, nonsurgical and surgical
intervention
• spinal conditions—including minimally
invasive surgery
• traumatic brain injury
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