The Neuroscience Institute

The Neuroscience Institute at Northside Hospital encompasses a full range of services for the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of stroke or other neurological trauma. Additionally, The Neuroscience Institute includes one of two interventional neuroradiologists in Pinellas County, Nasser Razack, M.D.

The mission of The Neuroscience Institute is to provide quality treatments to patients with compassionate care and to provide support and education to both the patients and their families. Our approach gives new hope to patients struggling with heath conditions that affect the brain, spine and nervous system, such as stroke, aneurysm, epilepsy and brain tumors.

Accomplishments

• Primary Stroke Center certification from the Joint Commission
• Gold Plus Achievement Award for Stroke Care from the American Heart Association Stroke Get with the Guidelines for following treatment guidelines
• Interventional Neuroradiology program for state-of-the-art stroke and cerebral aneurysm treatment
• Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation program

Treatment Services

The Neuroscience Institute offers a comprehensive program that treats a variety of conditions that can include:

• Aneurysm
• Brain tumors
• Epilepsy
• Hydrocephalus
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Peripheral Nerve Disorder
• Spinal disorders
• Spinal tumors
• Stroke

Procedures

• Minimally Invasive Spine Procedures 
• Carotid Artery Stenting
• Cerebral Coiling and Onyx Glue 
• Computer Navigated Assisted Cranial & Spinal Surgery
• Intravenous t-PA
• Shunt Insertions
• Comprehensive department of neurodiagnostics
• Non-surgical cranial and spinal tumor treatment

Prevention

There are major risk factors which research has shown are associated with increases in stroke, such as advanced age, heredity, tobacco use, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and physical inactivity. The more risk factors a person has, the greater the chance he or she will have a stroke or other cardiovascular disease. Some of the preventative services we provide include:

• Risk assessments
  Free printed risk assessments are available through Consult-A-Nurse by calling 877-4-HCA-DOCS. Stroke risk assessments as well as blood pressure, cholesterol and glucose are offered throughout the year.
• Educational Classes
  Classes on quitting smoking, losing weight and prevention of stroke and heart disease are offered throughout the year. For a listing of our upcoming classes, click here.

Diagnostic Testing

• Biplane Neurological 3D Imaging
• Evoked Potential Brain Mapping/Testing
• Electroencephalogram (EEG)
• Electromyography (EMG)
• MRI and MRA
• Computerized Tomography (CT)/CT Angiography
• Computer Navigation Assisted Cranial & Spinal Surgery
• Intraoperative monitoring