Neurology Care Close to Home
Your brain and nervous system control your whole body. So, when you’re experiencing a neurological issue, you want answers and expertise from a neurology specialist near you. Our neurology team at AdventHealth Apopka offers advanced care for complex brain and spine disorders, from multiple sclerosis to stiff person syndrome to stroke recovery. We have the care neurological care you need close to home.
Neurological Care With Expertise and Compassion
- Whole-Person Neurology Care
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With our dedication to whole-person care, you’ll find a neurology team passionate about caring for you physically, emotionally and spiritually. At AdventHealth Apopka, we bring together an extended group of neurologists, neurosurgeons, nurses, physicians and other experts to care for your whole health.
We’ll supplement that care with education, support groups and rehabilitation. You’ll find a winning combination of expertise and compassion to help you heal and recover.
- Quick and Accurate Diagnoses
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Understanding your condition or illness is the first step in getting on the path back to wellness. After all, neurological issues can make anyone take pause. That’s why we take each symptom seriously, combining our depth of screening resources, extended team of experts and deep understanding of the nervous system to work quickly and efficiently to give you the answers you need.
We’ll first talk with you, gathering a full picture of your health and of you as a person. We may then recommend a range of tests to take a closer look inside your brain. At each step and before each test, we’ll be there to guide you, explain anything complex or potentially confusing and answer all your questions.
- Advanced Neurological Treatments
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Your nervous system — the most complex system in your body — requires the most advanced care. And that’s our specialty.
We take a comprehensive and compassionate approach, using some of the best tools and proven strategies to help treat neurological diseases and conditions. Some can be treated with nonsurgical options, like medications for stroke or physical therapy for spinal stenosis. But for those who need extra support, our highly trained neurosurgeons are here for you.
- We’re a Leader in Stroke Care
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You’re proactive about your neurological care and wellness. But emergencies can still happen. The Primary Stroke Center at AdventHealth Apopka is always ready to help diagnose and treat you. From the moment you walk into our facility, your care is our priority. Since time is of the essence, we’ll move you through screening to treatment quickly and efficiently. And because caring for a stroke can extend far beyond your visit, our dedicated physical therapy and support groups support you for the weeks and months to come.
Our Neurology Services
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Physical Therapy
Physical therapy helps people increase their mobility and independence through various movements, exercises or electrotherapy.
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Kyphoplasty and Vertebroplasty
Similar to vertebroplasty, kyphoplasty may be used on patients with compression fractures in the spine. Kyphoplasty offers the potential to restore bone height in the vertebra and reverse deformity of the spine. We offer both treatments, allowing specialists to choose the most appropriate treatment for each patient.
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Minimally Invasive Surgery
Laparoscopy is a minimally invasive surgery that requires only a small incision in the abdomen. Through this incision, surgeons insert a small tube with a light and camera lens on the end.
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Pain Management
Pain management is a medical specialty that stems from the need to treat all types of pain, including musculoskeletal, spinal and neuropathic pain disorders.
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Spinal Cord Stimulation
This technology is typically reserved for patients who haven’t found relief from other conservative treatments, including injection-based therapies. In spinal cord stimulation, electrical leads are inserted into the epidural space via a needle under live imaging. Through these leads, small electrical currents are applied to the areas of the spinal cord involved in pain.
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Total Disc Replacement
Total disc replacement is a reversible alternative that avoids many drawbacks of spinal fusion while preserving motion, restoring height and keeping the stress along the spine in balance.
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Epidural Steroid Injection
An epidural steroid injection delivers steroids directly into the epidural space in the spine. These steroids function as a potent anti-inflammatory medication, and using live X-ray imaging, the injection deposits this medication very close to the site of the pain.
Spinal Surgeries We Offer
- Discectomy
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The surgical removal of the whole or a part of an intervertebral disc.
- Laminectomy
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Laminectomy, also called decompression, is surgery to remove the lamina, which is the back part of the vertebra that covers your spinal canal. Laminectomy enlarges your spinal canal, relieving pressure on the spinal cord or nerves caused by narrowing of the spine (spinal stenosis).
- Spinal Fusion
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Spinal fusion is an open surgical procedure that usually involves incisions into the back to fuse vertebrae.
- Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (TLIF)
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TLIF is a type of spinal surgery in which a surgeon makes small incisions in the lower back to access lumbar vertebrae that need to be fused.
- Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (ALIF)
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ALIF is a spine surgery that involves approaching the spine from the front (anterior) of the body to remove all or part of a herniated disc from in between two adjacent vertebrae (interbody) in the lower back (lumbar spine), then joining together the vertebrae on either side of the remaining disc space using a bone graft or bone graft substitute.
- Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion (XLIF)
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XLIF is a minimally invasive procedure performed through the side of the body to treat spinal disorders and reduce long-term back or leg pain that has not improved through other treatments, such as steroid injections, physical therapy and pain medication.
A National Leader in Brain Care
At AdventHealth Apopka, we're part of AdventHealth Orlando, which is raising the bar for whole-person neuro care. AdventHealth Orlando is ranked #35 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report for neurology and neurosurgery.
Personalized Neurology Care You Can Count On
No matter what’s concerning you, we have the expert, highly skilled neurologists and neurosurgeons you’re looking for, right here in Apopka.
Compassionate Neurology Care for Life
You’re a connected system: body, mind and spirit. And so are we. With a multidisciplinary approach to care, we reach across specialties and locations to give you the support you need to thrive. You can count on us to listen to you, respect your time, compare notes and make care decisions that meet your unique needs and goals. We’re here for you every step of the way.