Epilepsy Center
As a top destination for epilepsy care, we see people of all ages with a wide range of conditions. Almost 50 percent of the time, the problem isn’t epilepsy itself but a mood or conversion disorder — equally debilitating, but demanding a different course of care.
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Headache Center
The Comprehensive Headache Center offers a wide range of services and treatments for headache, specializing in the diagnosis, classification and definition of unusual headache syndromes.
A few of the treatment options available include:
- Biobehavioral treatments to help reduce stress and pain
- Botulinum Toxin (Botox) Injections for prevention of migraines
- Occipital and other peripheral nerve blocks for reduction of inflammation and swelling
- Trigger point injections that may provide relief by targeting pain and symptoms
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Hearing & Balance Center
The Hearing & Balance Center addresses conditions such as:
- Acoustic Neuroma
- Cholesteatoma
- Dizziness (with a dedicated Dizzy Clinic)
- Ear Infections
- Hearing Loss
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Memory Care Center
The Memory Care Center in Wethersfield is a specialized clinical practice dedicated to diagnosing and treating problems with thinking and memory. The Memory Care Center provides both diagnosis and, if desired, continuing care after diagnosis.
The Memory Care Center is committed to the highest standards of respect and integrity, and we strive to offer you the most professional and personalized care possible. Some of the conditions we treat are dementias, like Alzheimer’s disease. We also help patients learn whether their thinking problems are due to something other than dementia, like depression or anxiety.
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Chase Family Movement Disorders Center
With a commitment to ongoing research alongside exceptional patient care, the Chase Family Movement Disorders Center at the Ayer Neuroscience Center is at the forefront of the latest clinical trials and treatment methods for movement disorders.
Treatments may include:
- Botulinum Toxin (Botox) Injections which may be used to treat abnormal postures or movement
- Deep brain stimulation that may help restore normal brain rhythms
- Occipital nerve block which can provide temporary relief of pain and muscle spasm
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Neurovascular Care
With high quality CAT scan, MRI and Cerebral Angiography, our team of experts can render cutting-edge care for patients suffering a stroke from a blocked artery or treat brain aneurysms with both endovascular and intracranial surgery.
Multiple Sclerosis Center
In states like Connecticut, for some reason, there are more cases of multiple sclerosis than states closer to the equator. There are more than 400,000 people with MS in the country, 6,000 of whom live here. Dr. Brian Wong, the first board-certified neurologist with a fellowship in neuroimmunology at Hartford HealthCare, offers people in the region a chance at early diagnosis to minimize the disease.
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Neuropsychology
With research-based knowledge and the latest assessment strategies, our goal is to gain a comprehensive understanding of patients, reduce the effects of neurologically related impairment and to maximize an individual’s functioning in daily life. A holistic approach that addresses physical, emotional and cognitive problems/symptoms is integral to our clinical service.
Neuro-Oncology
Our dedicated team includes neurosurgeons, neurologists, neuro-pathologists, neuro-oncologists, neuro-radiologists and radiation oncologists. They use the latest technologies to treat cancer of the brain and spine. This multidisciplinary team approach provides for streamlined care from diagnosis to discharge.
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Neuro-Trauma
With our state-of-the-art neurosurgical intensive care unit, patients with injuries to the brain and spinal cord have the advantage of receiving the most advanced treatment from a team of neurosurgeons, neurointensivists, and neuro-critical care nurses. Patients upon discharge may be referred to our Head Injury Program staffed by physicians and neuropsychologists.
Neurosurgery
Our scope of neurological surgery ranges from common surgical procedures for herniated disc repair to advanced spinal surgery techniques, including disc implants, tumor removal and spinal fusion using minimally invasive surgical technologies.
Among the surgical treatments by our board-certified neurosurgeons:
- Degenerative Disc Disease
- Tumors of the Spine
- Peripheral Nerve Injury or Disease
- Traumatic and Critical Care Injuries
- Chiari Malformation
- Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
- Syringomyelia
Our surgeons also have expertise in:
- Stereotactic
- Radiosurgery
- Functional Neurosurgery
- Spinal Cord Stimulators
and Other Pain Procedures
Back pain typically affects eight out of 10 people at some point in their lives. Low back or lumbar pain is the most common. While many spinal conditions can be treated conservatively with physical therapy, steroid injections and pain management techniques, surgery is sometimes required.
Patients recovering from complex surgical cases begin recovery in the hospital, and continue with a physical therapy program affiliated with a rehabilitative facility or home therapy program.
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Pain Treatment
Pain treatment at Hartford HealthCare addresses the complexities of treating pain with a single purpose: to restore function while providing relief that allows you to resume your normal routine.
Some types of pain we treat include back and neck pain, work injuries, cancer pain, shingles, RSD, nerve injury pain, joint pain, and more.
New technology continues to improve pain-management treatment including scrambler therapy, spinal cord stimulation, high-intensity light therapy, low-level energy laser, sphenopalatine ganglion block, genomes, and more.
The Hartford Hospital Pain Treatment Center, under the leadership of Jonathan Kost, MD, diagnoses patients’ sources of discomfort and provides a thorough, goal-oriented plan to minimize pain and restore functionality.
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Sleep Disorders Center
Our sleep centers use state-of-the-art technology to help you sleep better.
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Spine Care
Our spine experts, consisting of a team of neurosurgeons, have the capability to treat diseases of the spine with minimally invasive techniques that cause less pain after surgery, leading to a shorter hospital stay.
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Spine Wellness Center
We believe neck and back ailments should be treated in a comprehensive, holistic way that combines traditional care options - neurological care, pain management and physical therapy – with nutritional counseling, mental health care, yoga, acupuncture, meditation and massage.
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Sports Neurology
Sports Neurology refers to the evaluation and management of patients with sports-related neurological injuries and conditions that may develop as a result of participation in athletic activities. Sports Neurology also deals with the safe participation in sports and athletics by patients with neurologic conditions such as migraine, epilepsy and multiple sclerosis.
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Stroke Center
We treat more stroke patients than any other hospital system in Connecticut. To ensure your comfort and satisfaction, a Nurse Navigator will guide you through each phase of your treatment and recovery.
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