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We diagnose and treat all neurologic conditions including:

  • Craniofacial disorders
  • Epilepsy
  • Tourette’s syndrome
  • Skull deformities
  • Cerebral malformations
  • Cerebral palsy
  • Tethered spinal cord
  • Neurotrauma
  • Brain tumors
  • Headaches/migraines
  • Down’s syndrome
  • Hydrocephalus
  • Spasticity
  • Spina bifida
  • Chiari malformation
  • Spine tumors

Epilepsy

Epilepsy, also called a seizure disorder, is defined as a neurological disorder that involves recurrent seizures.

Headache/migraine

A headache is pain or discomfort in the head or face area. Headaches can be single or recurrent in nature and localized to one or more areas of the head and face.

Tourette’s syndrome

Tourette’s disorder (TD), sometimes called Tourette’s syndrome (TS), is a neurological disorder characterized by multiple repeated tics.

Down syndrome

Down syndrome is a genetic disorder that includes a combination of birth defects, including some degree of mental retardation, characteristic facial features and often heart defects, visual and hearing impairment and other health problems.

Cerebral palsy

Cerebral palsy (CP) is a broad term that describes a group of neurological (brain) disorders. It is a life-long condition that affects the communication between the brain and the muscles, causing a permanent state of uncoordinated movement and posturing.

Muscular dystrophy

Muscular dystrophy (MD) is a broad term that describes a genetic (inherited) disorder of the muscles.

Myasthenia gravis

Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a complex autoimmune disorder in which antibodies destroy neuromuscular connections.

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)

Spinal muscular atrophy is a rare degenerative problem that affects the spinal cord and nerves, resulting in muscle wasting and weakness.

Brain tumor

Brain tumors, either malignant or benign, are tumors that originate in the cells of the brain. A tumor is an abnormal growth of tissue.

Neurological disorders online resources

 

Schedule an Appointment:

503 346-0640
or 
877 346-0640 toll free

Locations:

Neurology

OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital
7th floor
700 S.W. Campus Drive
Portland, OR 97239

Salmon

Neurosurgery

Center for Health & Healing
3303 S.W. Bond Avenue, 8th floor
Portland, OR  97239

Services also available in Bend.

For information or to schedule an appointment, please call 503 418-5194, or 800 882-9997 (toll free).