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Central Arkansas Hospital continues to bring complex, specialty care close to home for Searcy and surrounding communities with its neurosurgery program. This program further demonstrates Central Arkansas Hospital's commitment to bringing previously unavailable healthcare services into the communities it serves.
We understand there is a desire and need for patients and families to minimize travel in a time of medical necessity. The neurosurgery program is a comprehensive approach from surgery to rehabilitation to address the needs of patients.
Services
The members of the neurosurgery team at Central Arkansas Hospital conduct brain surgery, as well as spine surgery. Additional disorders of the brain, spine, and nerves that are treated include:
- Carotid Artery Disease
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Cervical Spine Disorders
- Chronic Pain
- Craniosynostosis
- Epilepsy
- Head Injury
- Herniated Disk
- Hydrocephalus
- Intracranial Aneurysm
- Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
- Meningomyelocele
- Parkinson's Disease
- Spina Bifida
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Stroke (Brain Attack)
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Tumors
- Vertebroplasty
Surgery Definitions
Craniotomy: A surgical opening of the bone covering the brain therefore, releasing pressure beneath the skull. his may be done to remove or repair abnormal structures in the brain such as aneurysms, tumors, or trauma to the brain.
Laminectomy: Removal of the entire lamina (bony vertebra) to release the pressure on the spinal nerve. This may be done in the cervical (neck), thoracic (midback), or lumbar (lower back) spine area.
Fusion: The joining of vertebra using pieces of bone between each vertebra to stabilize the spine. The bone and bone graft are made into one unit stabilizing the spine. The bone and bone graft grow into one unit stabilizing the vertebra. Often, wires, rods, screws, or plates are used in addition to the bone.
Carotid Endarterectomy: The large artery (carotid) along the neck region is surgically opened. The plaque, or build-up, in the artery is removed by cutting along the inside wall of the artery. The artery is then stitched back together.
Outpatient procedures
Vertebroplasty: Vertebroplasty literally means repairing the vertebral body. A metal needle is passed into the vertebral body and a cement mixture containing polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA), barium powder, tobramycin, and a solvent are injected under imaging guidance by the physician. The cement hardens rapidly and buttresses the weakened bone. The barium makes the cement visible on x-ray and the tobramycin is an antibiotic. The procedure was originally developed in France in 1984 and has been further refined in the US since 1995.
Referrals and admissions
The Central Arkansas Hospital neurosurgery program may be covered by most major medical insurance carriers, including Medicare and Medicaid. For more information or a referral call (501) 278-3100.
For more information on selecting a physician affiliated with Central Arkansas Hospital, call Kelly Adcock, Director of Community Relations, at (501) 268-7640.
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