Neurology is the branch of medicine that deals with disorders of the nervous system. This includes the brain, blood vessels, muscles and nerves. The doctor who works in this field is called a neurologist. A neurosurgeon treats neurological disorders with surgery. Neurosurgery is surgery performed on the nervous system; particularly on the brain and spinal cord.
SIU Medicine’s Neuroscience Institute consolidates SIU’s departments of neurology, neurosurgery and psychiatry into a single-site outpatient clinic care center staffed by more than 50 neuroscience providers. The institute cares for patients with a range of disorders. It is also the only state-approved, academically based, single-site neuroscience center in Illinois.
In conjunction with Memorial Medical Center, the National Association of Epilepsy Centers has accredited us as a Level 3 epilepsy center. The Level 3 accreditation recognizes that both SIU and Memorial have the professional expertise and state-of-the-art diagnostic therapeutic facilities to provide the highest-level medical evaluation and treatment for patients with complex epilepsy. SIU Medicine also works with Memorial Medical Center in its Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations approved Comprehensive Stroke Center. This designates that SIU doctors provide the highest level of care for stroke, brain hemorrhages and other vascular disease of the brain and spinal cord.
We are world renowned for Alzheimer’s research. Through funding and grants, our researchers investigate important questions and try to find solutions and cures. We want to improve health care for the next generation. Our academic medicine setting offers a breeding ground for some of the most well-known innovations, medical discoveries and standard clinical practices.
