Did you know?
Stroke Rating System
Harold Adams, MD, of the UI Stroke Center led the development of a clinical rating system for classifying the severity of strokes that is now used world–wide.
Collaboration
The Human Brain Research Laboratory represents a multidisciplinary scientific undertaking, involving collaborative research between surgeon–scientists and basic neuroscientists.
Hybrid OR
UI Neurosurgeon David Hasan performs both open and endovascular procedures in our newly constructed hybrid operating room.
Clinical Services
UI Neurosciences team offers world-renowned adult and pediatric services in the care of stroke and epliepsy patients and performing rare and complex procedures, including skull based surgery, Chiari malformations treatment, and transoral procedures for craniovertebral junction abnormalities and removal of pituitary tumors through the nose. The UI Stroke Center works with area and regional hospitals to make intra-arterial administration of tPA available to patients before they are transferred to UI Hospitals and Clinics. Read more about our clinical services.
Research
Funded research spans a large segment of the spectrum of neuroscience investigation ranging from neuroepidemiology to clinical translational research, molecular biology, and systems cognitive neuroscience. The Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery host 10 individual NIH grants and 20 NIH subcontracts totaling $4.8 million annually in total costs, plus an additional 3 VA Merit Review grants. Read more about our research.