Intracranial Atherosclerotic Disease

NSPC Brain & Spine Surgery (NSPC) (NSPC) is a private practice of premier physicians, with neurosurgeons who specialize in cerebrovascular and endovascular conditions, including intracranial atherosclerotic disease, brain aneurysms and arteriovenous malformations (AVM).

Endovascular therapy is a minimally invasive procedure that treats ICAD from inside the blood vessel. During a balloon angioplasty and stenting procedure, a tiny catheter is inserted into a groin artery and threaded up past the narrowed intracranial artery. A stent is then guided into position at the blockage and a balloon is inflated to dilate the stent. The catheter and balloon are retracted, leaving the stent in place to keep the artery open and improve blood flow.

Cerebral bypass surgery is a more invasive procedure that revascularizes (reestablishes blood flow) the brain. An external carotid artery, such as the superficial temporal artery that is over the skull, is attached to a cortical branch of the middle cerebral artery. This neurosurgical procedure is sometimes called the ECA/MCA (external carotid artery to middle cerebral artery) or the STA/MCA (superficial temporal artery to the middle cerebral artery.)

Located in the New York tri-state area, NSPC has convenient offices on Long Island, in NYC and surrounding areas to provide you with premier ICAD treatment and care.

NSPC provides state-of-the-art treatment of benign and malignant brain and spine tumors, using minimally invasive procedures like Gamma Knife®, Novalis TX™, and CyberKnife® rather than major surgery whenever appropriate. Our physicians also perform experienced pediatric neurosurgery — they give personalized, individual attention combined with knowledge and experience to take on the most challenging of cases.