Neurosciences at Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital

We Treat the Following Conditions:

• Alzheimer’s Disease
• Balance and Gait Dysfunction
• Dementia
• Headaches
• Lou Gehrig’s Disease ALS
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Myasthenia Gravis
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Parkinson’s Disease
• Peripheral Neuropathy
• Restless Leg Syndrome
• Seizures and Epilepsy
• Stroke
• Tremors
• Trigeminal Neuralgia (Facial Spasms)
• Vertigo

We Treat the Following Diseases:

• Atherosclerotic vascular disease
• Brain arteriovenous malformations (AVMs)
• Carotid Stenosis
• Cerebral aneurysms
• Cervical and intracranial vascular dissections
• Dural fistulas
• Epistaxis
• Fibromuscular dysplasia
• Idiopathic intracranial hypertension
• Ischemic stroke
• Pulsatile tinnitus
• Reversible Cerebrovascular Vasoconstrictive Syndrome(RCVS)
• Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES)
• Spinal vascular malformations
• Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
• Subclavian artery stenosis/occlusion
• Subdural hematoma
• Tumors (cervical and intracranial)
• Dural venous sinus stenosis
• Vertebrobasilar stenosis

We Perform the Following Procedures:

• Aneurysm coiling
• AVM embolization
• Carotid stenting
• Chronic subclavian artery occlusion recanalization
• Dural fistula embolization
• Flow diversion
• Intracranial stenting
• Mechanical thrombectomy
• Middle meningeal artery embolization
• Tumor embolization
• Transverse sinus stenting

We Treat the Following Conditions:

• Tumors of the Brain and Spine
• Benign and malignant tumors. Includes meningioma, metastasis, glioblastoma, anaplastic astrocytoma, low-grade astrocytoma, oligodendroglioma, schwannoma, ependymoma, hemangioblastoma, plasmacytoma and multiple myeloma.
• Herniated Nucleus Pulposis (HNP), herniated discs
• Spinal Stenosis (with or without myelopathy)
• Spondylolisthesis, spinal instability
• Spinal Facet Disease/ Arthropathy
• Chiari Malformation
• Spinal fractures
• Hydrocephalus
• Carpal tunnel syndrome
• Intracranial hemorrhages
• Arteriovenous malformations
• Cerebral aneurysms
• Subarachnoid hemorrhage
• Subdural Hematoma
• Epidural Hematoma
• Intraparenchymal hemorrhage
• Intraventricular hemorrhage

We Perform the Following Procedures and Surgeries: 

• Brain/spinal tumor excision*
• Brain/spinal tumor biopsy*
• Cranioplasty (3D printed skull flap reconstruction)
• Cranial decompression for intracranial hemorrhages
• Spinal discectomy*
• Spinal laminectomy*
• Spinal fusion*
• Cervical laminoplasty
• Cervical disc replacement*
• Ventriculoperitoneal shunt
• Chiari decompression
• Facet rhizotomy
• Carpal Tunnel Release
• Aneurysm clipping*
• Arteriovenous malformation excision*
• Stereotactic radiosurgery
• In-office, non-fluoroscopic joint injections (knee, shoulder, trigger point, bursa)

* Procedures and Treatments can be done with microscopic or minimally invasive surgical techniques.

Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital is certified as a Primary Stroke Center by DNV. Our Primary Stroke Center offers the latest equipment and a team of doctors dedicated to maintaining a patient’s understanding and comfort while in our care.

Stroke Treatment Options:

• Thrombolysis (clot busting)
• Mechanical Thrombectomy
• Endarterectomy
• Carotid stenting
• Cerebral angioplasty and stenting
• Medication

We Offer the Following Diagnostic Services:

• CT/CTA
• MRI/MRA
• Nuclear Medicine
• EEG
• EMG
• Sleep Studies
• Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS)
• Diagnostic X-ray