Cranial Neurosurgery Program

Overview

Cranial neurosurgery is a specialty involved with the surgical treatment of brain diseases and disorders. The multidisciplinary team at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi’s Cranial Neurosurgery Program is experienced in a wide range of surgical approaches for patients requiring cranial neurosurgery for conditions such as brain tumors, vascular lesions, epilepsy, pain syndromes, and movement disorders.

As part of Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi’s Patients First approach to care, the Cranial Neurosurgery Program offers cutting-edge services that are unique in the region, including awake cranial surgery, minimally invasive craniotomies, endoscopic cranial surgery, skull base surgery, deep brain stimulation, and endovascular therapy. The most advanced technologies including navigation systems, microscopic and endoscopic equipment, hybrid angiography/operating room, electrophysiological intraoperative neuromonitoring (IOM), and fluorescence guided tumor surgeries are utilized to ensure safe and effective surgical results.

The Cranial Neurosurgery Program focuses on providing comprehensive and individualized care that is tailored to each patient's needs in order to achieve the best possible outcomes.

What We Treat

Brain tumors:

• Glial tumors (glioma, astrocytoma, glioblastoma, oligodendroglioma, ependymoma etc.)
• Metastatic tumors
• Meningiomas
• Pituitary tumors
• Schwannoma, acoustic neuroma
• Skull base tumors

Vascular lesions:

• Aneurysms
• Arteriovenous malformations (AVMs)
• Cavernous malformations (cavernoma)
• Dural arteriovenous fistulas
• Moyamoya disease
• Carotid artery stenosis
• Vertebral artery stenosis
• Venous sinus stenosis

Functional neurosurgery:

• Epilepsy
• Movement disorders (Parkinson’s disease, Essential tremor, dystonia)
• Pain syndromes (trigeminal neuralgia, glossopharyngeal neuralgia, geniculate neuralgia)

Hydrocephalus:

• Obstructive hydrocephalus
• Normal pressure hydrocephalus
• Aqueductal stenosis