The neurological surgeons at
the Iowa Spine and Brain Institute™ work in partnership
with the Institute’s individual physician specialists
to offer expertise in a vast range of neurologic and neurosurgical
conditions. Specific conditions treated by the Institute
include:
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Spinal Cord
Tumors
Tumors involving the spinal cord. The spinal cord is the
longitudinal cord of nerve tissue that is enclosed in the
spinal canal. It serves not only as a pathway for nervous
impulses to and from the brain, but as a center for carrying
out and coordinating many reflex actions independently
of the brain. |