Provides a full range of surgical services for prenates, neonates, infants, children and adolescents born with congenital or acquired neurosurgical illnesses. The division has well-established, strong multidisciplinary teams in Neuro-Oncology dealing with tumours of the brain and the spinal cord as well as Neurotraumatology for the management of traumatic cerebral and spinal pathologies.
The epilepsy surgery program deals with the surgical management of patients with intractable epilepsy and the spasticity program deals with spasticity (or stiffness), usually in children who were born very premature. There is a well-established Cranio-Facial Program and the service has started a Surgical Program for the management of movement disorders such as tremor, dystonia, etc. in children. The treatment of congenital malformations including hydrocephalus and spina bifida is of great interest to the members of the division.