Our Services

The Swedish Neuroscience Institute provides a full range of services - from sophisticated diagnostics to advanced rehabilitation resources - and offers the most progressive medical and surgical treatments in virtually every neurological field. Areas of treatment and services include:

Adult Hydrocephalus Program

Swedish Neuroscience Institute in Seattle, WA has one of the few programs in the United States dedicated to diagnosing and treating adults with Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus.

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

Early symptoms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) include muscle weakness and paralysis. Learn more how the Swedish ALS Program diagnoses and manages care.

Arteriovenous Malformations (AVM)

An Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM) is a tangled ball of blood vessels with abnormal connections between arteries and veins. AVMs are rare —...

Brain Tumor Treatment

At Swedish, we treat every kind of brain and spinal cord tumor, and we specialize in treating patients with brain cancer.

Center for Hearing & Skull Base Surgery

The Center for Hearing and Skull Base Surgery combines the most advanced surgical techniques with leading-edge technologies to deliver the highest level of care for those who live with hearing loss, ear disease and skull base tumors.

Center for Neurologic Restoration

The Center for Neurologic Restoration has been at the forefront of innovation in the treatment of chronic neurologic disease for more than 10 years.

Cerebrovascular Center at Swedish

The Swedish Cerebrovascular Center is the only center in the Pacific Northwest that offers comprehensive, coordinated care for patients with brain blood vessel disorders such as brain aneurysm and stroke.

Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)

Like a pacemaker for the brain, deep brain stimulation (DBS) controls electrical signals in the brain to help control abnormal movements such as tremors and involuntary muscle contractions.

Epilepsy Program

Our epilepsy program has earned a national reputation for its medical and surgical treatment of seizure disorders. We’re also accredited by the National Association of Epilepsy Centers as a level-four epilepsy center, which indicates the most comprehensive level of care for patients with epileptic seizures. 

Focused Ultrasound

By combining ultrasound technology and magnetic resonance (MR), doctors can use ultrasound technology to target tissue deep in the body without incisions or radiation. This technology is now one of three treatment options available to treat essential tremor in patients who have not responded to medication. 

Gamma Knife Radiosurgery

Gamma Knife® is a type of stereotactic radiosurgery. Although it may sound like surgery – it isn’t. Rather, it is a type of radiation therapy that delivers beams of high-dose radiation from multiple angles to precisely target and destroy tumors.

Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension

The Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH) Program at the Swedish Neuroscience Institute is a multi-disciplinary program evaluating and treating patients with IIH.

Movement Disorders Program

The Swedish Movement Disorders Program provides treatment for a range of movement disorders including ataxias, dystonia, essential tremor, Huntington’s disease and other disease with chorea, Parkinson’s disease and atypical parkinsonism, restless leg syndrome and other drug-induced movement disorders.

Multiple Sclerosis Wellness

Swedish takes a comprehensive approach to treating multiple sclerosis. We move beyond the long list of physical and cognitive symptoms of MS to address the emotional, psychological and social needs that arise from this complicated disease.

Neurological Rehabilitation

Neurological rehabilitation is a doctor-supervised program designed for people with diseases, trauma, or disorders of the nervous system. Neurological rehabilitation can often improve function, reduce symptoms, and improve the well-being of the patient.

Neurology

Neurologists at the Swedish Neuroscience Institute are well-known for understanding, diagnosing and treating illnesses of the brain, spine and other parts of the nervous system.

Neuro-Ophthalmology

Swedish Neuro-Ophthalmology cares for patients with visual problems related to disorders of the nervous system, including optic nerve disorders, loss of vision from central nervous system disease, double vision (diplopia) and involuntary movement of the eyes (nystagmus).

Neurosurgery

Seattle, WA neurosurgeons at Swedish Neuroscience Institute are highly skilled and use the very latest diagnostic and surgical equipment to treat aneurysm, perform brain-tumor surgery and complex spine and epilepsy procedures.

Pediatric Neurology

The Swedish Pediatric Neuroscience Center in Seattle, WA provides comprehensive neurological care for infants, children and adolescents with a wide spectrum of acute and chronic neurological disorders.

Seattle Neuropsychiatric Treatment Center (SeattleNTC)

The Seattle, WA Neuropsychiatric Treatment Center provides comprehensive evaluation and care for patients with psychiatric conditions, including depression, obsessive compulsive disorder and related conditions with brain stimulation therapies which use electricity, magnetic pulses, or surgical implants to directly activate the brain.

Skull-base Tumors

Neurosurgeons at the Swedish Neuroscience Institute are among the most knowledgeable in the country about skull-base tumors.

Spine Specialists

Whether it is acute or chronic pain in the spine, our specialists can help you find the best treatment to give you long-term relief and live as pain-free as possible.

Spine Tumor Program

The Spine Tumor Program at Swedish Neuroscience Institute brings together the expertise of multiple specialists to deliver personalized, advanced care for patients with spinal tumors.

Stroke & TIA Clinic

Stroke care at Swedish is designed to ensure that stroke patients receive safe, timely, comprehensive care using the most advanced treatments available.

Swedish Spine, Sports & Musculoskeletal Medicine

At Swedish Spine, Sports & Musculoskeletal Medicine clinics, you are cared for by board-certified, fellowship-trained physicians whose specialties are physical medicine and rehabilitation (also known as physiatry) and sports medicine.