Under the umbrella of a Neuroscience Center of Excellence, The Valley Hospital has brought together a comprehensive array of neurological and neurosurgical services, practiced by renowned experts in the field, to serve the communities of northern New Jersey and southern New York. The services of the Center include:

The Spine Center

The Center provides comprehensive diagnostic, treatment, and management services for all types of acute and chronic back and neck pain. Treatments are provided by a multidisciplinary team of spine specialists and may include the following non-surgical or surgical options: medications that relieve or stop pain; non-invasive or minimally invasive pain management treatments including medication, epidural injections, and percutaneous disc decompression; spine fitness; physical therapy; occupational therapy; acupuncture; biofeedback; innovative spinal surgery, including minimally invasive procedures that are easier for patients and offer a quicker recovery with less pain and complications; interventional pain management techniques, such as implantable pumps that dispense medication or stimulate the spinal cord to relieve back spasms; interventional radiologic procedures, such as vertebroplasty to repair spinal compression fractures.

The Stroke Center

Valley' Stroke Center is the first in the tri-state area to be designated a Primary Stroke Center by The Joint Commission, the nation's leading organization for the accreditation of hospitals and health care organizations. The New Jersey Department of Health also designated Valley Hospital a Comprehensive Stroke Center because of its ability to treat complex strokes and offer interventions such as the Merci device that retrieves blood clots from the brain and hence, extends the treatment window for stroke up to 8 hours.

Clinical Research

Valley conducts clinical research in stroke prevention and treatment, including trials that are testing: neuroprotectants that can be given within six hours of the onset of stroke symptoms; factor 7, a component of the blood used in clotting, to see if it can reduce the growth of clots in patients suffering intracerebral hemorrhage; and medications to prevent future strokes in patients who have already had one.

Epilepsy Services

Valley offers adult and pediatric inpatient epilepsy monitoring units to assess patients with seizure disorders.

Parkinson's Disease

Treatment and research in Parkinson's disease is provided in collaboration with Valley's affiliate, the Movement Disorders Center at New York Hospital-Columbia University Medical Center. Valley Hospital now offers Deep Brain Stimulation for treatment of Parkinson's disease.

Alzheimer's disease

The diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia are provided.

Multiple Sclerosis

The Neuroscience Center provides diagnosis and treatment of multiple sclerosis, a disease that affects the brain and causes numerous debilitating conditions, including difficulty walking, incontinence, and chronic pain.

Neuro-Oncology

Neuro-Oncology treatments, including stereotactic radiosurgery, are provided for all types of brain tumors.

Neurovascular Diseases

Neuro-endovascular surgery and neuro-interventional procedures are conducted to treat complex neurovascular diseases.

Movement Disorders

Medical and surgical treatments, including deep brain stimulation, are provided for movement disorders.

Sleep Disorders

Diagnosis and treatment for a variety of sleep disorders is provided at The Center for Sleep Medicine.

For More Information . . .

. . . on any of the services listed here, please call 201-447-8072, or send an e-mail to webinfo@valleyhealth.com. To find a neurologist on the Valley staff, please click here to visit our Find a Physician directory.