Children born with abnormalities of the brain and spinal cord have congenital malformations.

Some more common problems that require neurosurgical intervention include

• Hydrocephalus (excess cerebrospinal spinal fluid in the brain)
• Dandy-Walker malformations
• Spinal Bifida (inadequate closure of the spinal canal)
• Craniosynostosis
• Encephaloceles
• Schizencephaly
• Vein of Galen
• Chiari Malformations
• Tethered Cord
• Syringomyelia
• Vascular Malformations
• Arachnoid Cyst

As neurosurgeons, we work closely with our colleagues in pediatric neurology, pediatric neuroradiology, pediatric plastic surgery, obstetrics, and neonatology to provide coordinated individualized state-of-the-art care for infants and children with congenital problems, and for their families.