Neurosurgery
Neurosurgery
The Neurosurgery department provides comprehensive care for all cranial and spinal neurosurgical conditions. Clinical activities include consultations, diagnostic procedures, and treatments for neurosurgical disorders requiring specific monitoring and/or surgical intervention.
The Neurosurgery department provides comprehensive care for all cranial and spinal neurosurgical conditions. Clinical activities include consultations, diagnostic procedures, and treatments for neurosurgical disorders requiring specific monitoring and/or surgical intervention.
Consultations & Team
Service composition
- 2 University Professors
- 5 Hospital Practitioners
- 1 University Clinic Head · Hospital Assistant
- 1 Specialist Assistant
- 2 Junior Doctors
- 1 Senior healthcare manager
Our services
The Neurosurgery Department at Caen Normandy University Hospital provides comprehensive care for all cranial and spinal neurosurgical conditions throughout the former Lower Normandy region and surrounding areas. The department offers 24/7 emergency services year-round. Clinical activities include consultations, diagnostic procedures, and treatments for neurosurgical conditions requiring specific monitoring and/or surgical intervention in both adult and pediatric patients. The catchment area serves a population of 1.8 million.
Each year, over 9,000 consultations and nearly 2,300 procedures are performed in the Neurosurgery department. Innovative techniques are regularly developed and evaluated within the framework of clinical research protocols. These techniques cover all areas, and more specifically neurosurgical neuro-oncology, spinal surgery, vascular neurosurgery, and functional neurosurgery (except for deep brain stimulation and SEEG).
The care activities cover the entire spectrum of neurosurgical pathology, both in the adult and pediatric populations, more specifically:
- Traumatic brain injuries (fractures, hematomas, cerebral edema…),
- Brain tumors (metastases, gliomas, meningiomas, acoustic neuromas, pituitary tumors…),
- Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) circulation disorders (hydrocephalus, Chiari malformations, syringomyelia…),
- Vascular pathology (cerebral aneurysm, arteriovenous malformations, cavernomas…),
- Spinal pathology:
- Traumatic (vertebral fractures, ligament instability…),
- Tumor (metastasis…),
- Degenerative (herniated disc, lumbar spinal stenosis, spondylolisthesis, scoliosis…),
- Innovative activities: disc replacements, anterior approaches, percutaneous arthrodesis,
- Spinal cord pathologies (tumors, vascular malformations),
- Pathologies of the peripheral nerves (carpal tunnel syndrome, acoustic neuromas…),
- Functional neurosurgery:
- Surgery for chronic pain (cerebral or spinal cord stimulation, cordotomies, drezotomy, morphine pumps, neurovascular decompression and ballooning for trigeminal neuralgia, radiofrequency techniques),
- Surgery for refractory epilepsy (primarily lesional),
- Spasticity surgery (neurotomies, tenotomies, Baclofen pumps),
- Pediatric neurosurgery (craniosynostosis, brain tumors, hydrocephalus, dysraphisms).
The department has 57 inpatient beds spread across three units (2 units on the 12thfloor of the Côte de Nacre Tower and 1 unit on the 11thfloor , with a 5-bed continuous care unit). In addition, there are 2 day hospital chairs.
Pediatric hospitalization takes place at FEH in the pediatric surgery and/or pediatric intensive care units.
The consultation area, located on level 12, is divided into four consultation rooms and one room for rTMS stimulation and pain management nurse consultations. The ERAS ( in spine and neuro-oncology is also located within the consultation area.
Patients with serious neurosurgical conditions requiring intensive care are hospitalized in the surgical intensive care unit (3 units on the 6thfloor and 1 unit on the 16thfloor ).
Surgical activities are carried out in 2 operating blocks: one block dedicated to neurosurgery, on the 12th floor (3 operating rooms), and one block dedicated to emergency interventions in the University Hospital Emergency Medicine department as well as access to the pediatric block of the Woman·Child·Hematology ( FEH ) hospital and some outpatient surgery sessions at FEH as well.
The operating room's technical platform consists of:
- 4 state-of-the-art operating microscopes,
- 2 neuronavigation guidance systems,
- 1 neuro-sono-navigation guidance system,
- 1 neurosurgical endoscopy column,
- 3 ultrasonic vacuum cleaners,
- 1 stereotaxic system,
- 1 intraoperative electrophysiological monitoring system for awake surgery, and peripheral nerve monitoring for basic skull surgery.
- Recently, a 3D amp spinal navigation system will be acquired, as well as a third neuronavigation system
Pathologies
Trigeminal neuralgia
What is trigeminal neuralgia? How is it treated? What techniques are used? You will find the answers in this patient information sheet.
Professor Évelyne Emery and Dr. Arthur Leclerc are available to see you for a consultation and provide you with care.
Radiosurgery is not performed at our center.
Facial hemispasm
What is hemifacial spasm? What treatments are available? What is the post-operative course?
Professor Evelyne Emery and Dr. Arthur Leclerc are available to see you for a consultation and provide you with care.
Pituitary adenoma
What is a pituitary adenoma? Is surgery necessary? What treatments are available? You will find the answers in this patient information sheet.
Professor Evelyne Emery, Professor Thomas Gaberel and Dr. Frédérick Rault are able to see you for a consultation and take care of you.
Awake surgery for brain tumors
How is awake surgery performed for the treatment of a brain tumor? Why operate using awake surgery?
All the answers are in this video.
Professor Evelyne Emery and Dr. Arthur Leclerc are available to see you for a consultation and provide you with care.
Arnold's neuralgia
What is Arnold's neuralgia (or occipital nerve)? How is it treated? You will find the answers in this patient information sheet.
Professor Evelyne Emery, Dr. Camille Di Palma and Dr. Arthur Leclerc are available to see you for a consultation and take care of you.
Chordoma of the clivus
What is a chordoma of the clivus? How is the surgery performed? What are the surgical risks? You will find the answers in this patient information sheet.
Professor Thomas Gaberel and Dr. Frédérick Rault are available to see you for a consultation and take care of you.
Main Access
Access to the Côte de Nacre
| Level | GPS access | Parking | Entrance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Service Mother-of-Pearl Coast Tower | Level : 12 | GPS access: Main | Parking: Parking 1 |  | |
Consultation area · Gate D Mother-of-Pearl Coast Tower | Level : 1 | GPS access: Côte de Nacre | Parking: Parking 2 |  |
