As a patient, you will have rapid access to outstanding brain and spine care with a seamless multidisciplinary treatment approach. You will notice a personal touch throughout your experience. We will help you navigate the medical system by arranging your doctor appointments, as well as setting up any imaging studies, rehabilitation or specialty physician appointments needed.

Because NeuroTexas Institute incorporates a research component, you will benefit from treatment and outcome studies from the frontlines of Neurosciences.

We encourage you to support our vision and allow us to help guide your care. As the medical directors of NeuroTexas Institute, we are committed to offering, here in Central Texas, a state-of-the-art clinical program for our community.

Best regards,

Drs. Mark G. Burnett, Douglas J. Fox and K. Michael Webb
Executive Medical Directors

Brain Blog

• American Academy of Neurology Epilepsy Measures

  Sami Aboumatar, MD
  Thursday, January 27, 2011
  As we struggle to improve the treatment of epilepsy, we often focus on finding a cure for the disease. Although this is always our hope and our goal, we should remind ourselves that we should implement the best up-to-date treatment as we continue our journey to find a cure. As clinical research and basic science try to reach this goal, the treatment and the management of epilepsy should reach every epileptic who is interested in ...

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• Stroke and Obstructive Sleep Apnea

  Soe Aung, MD Neurologist & Sleep Medicine Specialist
  Tuesday, December 21, 2010
  Stroke is the third leading cause of death and major cause of permanent disability in the United States. There are several medical conditions known to increase the risk of having a stroke such as lack of exercise, high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, smoking, and high cholesterol. However, the public is less aware that obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a common disease, is increasingly considered as treatable risk factor of stroke. OSA is the presence of ...

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• Effect of catheter ablation on the prevalence and clinical course of migraine in atrial fibrillation patients: a prospective study

  Wednesday, December 01, 2010
  Andrea Natale, MD - Guest Contributor Migraine, a neurovascular disorder affecting more than 29.5 million Americans, is characterized by recurrent attacks of incapacitating headache associated with extreme sensitivity to light and sound, nausea and vomiting. Although the cause and triggers of migraine is not fully understood yet, it has been widely accepted as being caused by dilatation of blood vessels in the brain, abnormal firings from unusually excitable brain nerve cells and/or inflammation of the meninges. Atrial fibrillation (AF) is ...

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• Radiculopathies, The Pinched Nerves in The Spine

  Muhammad Munir, MD, PhD
  Wednesday, September 29, 2010
  Radiculopathies or pinched nerves are clinical conditions caused by compression or damage of the nerve roots at the spine level. Radicle is Latin for root. In the spine there are seven vertebrae in the neck, 12 in the chest and five in the lower back plus the tailbone. Radiculopathies are therefore labeled as cervical (neck), thoracic (chest), and lumbosacral (lower back). The vertebral bodies are separated by discs that provide cushion from downward compression and ...

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• Trigeminal Neuralgia

  Douglas "Kit" Fox, MD, Neurosurgeon, Executive Medical Director
  Monday, March 15, 2010
  Trigeminal neuralgia (TN), also known as tic doloureux, is a paroxysmal lancinating pain that occurs in one or more of the distributions of the trigeminal nerve. The pain often occurs with sensory stimulation to the face or teeth, with patients being unable to eat or have anything touch their face. Spontaneous remission is common, with patient often having prolonged periods where they are symptom-free. This occurs in the general population in 4/100000 people but in ...

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