Brain, Spine, & Nerve Treatment: Neurosciences

Treating Neurological Conditions in Utah & the Surrounding Regions

US News High Performing Hospital Award for Neurology & Neurosurgery 2024-2025

Clinical Neurosciences Services works hard to create customized treatment plans for patients, especially because many neurological disorders and diseases can be avoided altogether or even slowed by early treatment and diagnosis. We also promote awareness and education, sharing these prevention practices through community events and support groups.

Working with the departments of , , and at the , we have a team committed to teaching a new generation of medical providers, seeking tomorrow’s answers to today’s medical mysteries through research and healing those individuals currently fighting life’s greatest medical challenges. Our services are centered at the Clinical Neurosciences Center.

70,000+
visits per year

1,600+
urgent stroke consultations per year

REGION’S FIRST
Comprehensive Stroke Center

REGION’S ONLY
program with non-invasive brain surgery technology

MOST
subspecialties and providers across six states

ONE OF THE NATION’S LARGEST
telestroke & teleneuro networks

We have a team committed to teaching a new generation of medical providers currently fighting life’s greatest medical challenges.

Specialty Areas

Neurology

Neuroradiology

Neurosurgery

Conditions, Treatments, & Services

Patient Resources

U of U Health Neurologist talking to a patient

Meet Our Patients

Jorun Christanson standing in a group of trees and foliage

Patient Stories

Sep 26, 2024

How Neurosurgery and Psychiatry Transform OCD Treatment

After struggling for years with severe OCD, Jorun Christianson found hope through deep brain stimulation at �㽶��Ƶ of Utah Health. This innovative treatment transformed his life, allowing him to reconnect...

A family stands with a student in graduation regalia

Patient Stories

Aug 28, 2024

Telestroke Program Helps Evanston Woman Recover Fully After Ischemic Stroke

When Linda experienced an ischemic stroke, her small-town hospital's partnership with �㽶��Ƶ of Utah Health's telestroke program provided critical, timely care. With expert evaluation and rapid treatment, Linda not only...

Stacey Hunter and her husband sitting on a grassy lawn

Patient Stories

Mar 05, 2024

U of U Health Neurosurgeons Remove Montana Mother’s Complex Benign Brain Tumor

Stacey Hunter is grateful she chose U of U Health and had the skilled hands of her neurosurgeon to remove her brain tumor.

Patient Stories

Jun 02, 2022

Back from the Brink and Looking Forward: Recovery After Severe Traumatic Brain Injury from Skiing Accident

Zoe Messer moved to Salt Lake City to explore the outdoors. During her first ski season, she hit a tree on the slopes and got a severe traumatic brain injury.

Patient Stories

Jun 02, 2022

Stroke Survivor Uses Second Chance at Life to Live Fully & Help Others

Bryan Caldwell was only 34 when he suffered a serious stroke. After two months in the hospital, he was transferred to Neilsen Rehabilitation Hospital where he faced many challenges.

Picture of Parkinsons patient, Susan Veater with her family

Patient Stories

Jun 01, 2022

Parkinson's Patient Has Her Life Back, Thanks to Deep Brain Stimulation

When Susan Veater was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in July 2015, she didn't know much about the disease. "When I got the diagnosis, I wasn't sure what it meant," Veater...

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Oct 14, 2024

Medical Innovations Offer Hope for Drug-Resistant Epilepsy Patients

More than three million Americans are diagnosed with epilepsy, and roughly a third of them cannot get relief from medications. The good news is more treatment options are available

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Sep 26, 2024

Uneven Playing Field: Female Athletes Are More Likely to Get Concussions Than Males

In every high school sport played by both girls and boys, concussion rates are higher among the girls. This blog explains why and prevention measures athletes can take.

Female doctor explains brain injury to mature man after stroke

HealthFeed

Apr 03, 2024

What to Expect After a Mini-Stroke

A transient ischemic attack (TIA) lasts only a few minutes and, unlike full strokes, usually do not cause permanent brain damage or have long-term effects. If you’ve had a TIA...

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Mar 11, 2024

Understanding Parkinson’s Disease Dementia

According to the National Institutes of Health, approximately 500,000 people in the U.S. have been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease (PD), and that number is expected to double by 2040.

hand holding a glass of water with essential tremor

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Jan 15, 2024

Hope for Essential Tremor: Choose Your Treatment

Essential tremor is the most common movement disorder in the world—10 times more common than Parkinson's disease. Luckily, for difficult to treat cases there is hope in the form of...

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Nov 28, 2023

Qué hacer durante y después de una convulsión

Una convulsión es una afección médica que provoca una actividad y/o movimientos corporales anormales tras una alteración repentina e incontrolada en el cerebro. Es importante reconocer los signos de una...

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