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Neurologic Conditions We Treat

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health has the expertise and services you need close to home. We excel in treating common and complex neurologic conditions so you can live your best quality of life.

Types of neurological disorders we treat

We deliver exceptional care for conditions affecting the central nervous system and spinal cord, including:

  • Dementia is a decline in cognitive abilities, like reasoning and thinking. Symptoms are severe enough to affect everyday life. We deliver care for Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia types. Learn more about dementia.

  • Chronic pain includes aching, burning, pinching, throbbing, and soreness that does not go away. Although you might not be in constant pain, it’s enough to make daily activities challenging. We treat chronic pain that arises from cancer and cancer treatment side effects, complex regional pain syndrome, neuropathies and more. Explore chronic pain types and treatments.

  • Epilepsy causes recurring seizures that are not the result of some other medical issue, like stroke or a head injury. Read about the types of epilepsy and our treatment approach.

  • Headache disorders cause persistent discomfort that may be sharp, dull or throbbing. You may also feel discomfort in the face, neck and shoulders. Find out about the many headache disorders we treat.

  • This group of conditions causes involuntary, slow or repetitive movement affecting your limbs, head, face and voice. Learn about Parkinson’s disease, balance disorders, tremors and other movement disorders we treat.

  • Multiple sclerosis occurs when the immune system attacks nerve fibers’ protective covering (myelin). It causes damage that interferes with the brain’s ability to communicate with the rest of the body. Find out more about multiple sclerosis.

  • These conditions affect the nerves connecting the brain and spinal cord to muscles. Read about peripheral neuropathies, muscular dystrophy, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and other neuromuscular disorders.

  • These conditions cause narrowing, blockages or ruptures in blood vessels supplying the brain. Learn about brain aneurysms and other neurovascular diseases we treat.

  • A stroke disrupts blood flow to the brain. Without immediate treatment, you could experience permanent tissue damage affecting your abilities. Get important information about ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes and transient ischemic attacks (TIAs).

Find a specialist

Our specialists care for patients across the Puget Sound area and beyond. Find a general neurologist near you.