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The Neuroscience Institute is changing
patients’ lives through teamwork, innovation,
and advanced treatments
wo vital areas of the
Neuroscience Institute at
Baylor Scott & White Health
- Central Texas are being developed
and expanded to enhance the care of
critically ill patients. The Center for
Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease,
located at Scott & White Memorial
Hospital in Temple and currently
designated as a Primary Stroke Center,
is working towards even higher
recognition as a Comprehensive
Stroke Center. In addition, within the
Plummer Movement Disorders Center,
the revitalization of a neurosurgical
technique called deep brain stimulation
(DBS) and introduction of a lifechanging medication for patients with
advanced cases of Parkinson’s disease
are helping patients like never before.
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Transformational
care for stroke
and DBS patients
Achieving Comprehensive Stroke
Certification from the Joint
Commission means that Baylor
Scott & White Health - Central
Texas will offer the highest level
of stroke care available in the
country. We will be one of just
three centers statewide with
this distinction. “We’ve been
a Primary Stroke Center
for the past six years—
and that achievement is
notable because it requires
the skills and resources
that aren’t available
everywhere—