Neuro Care at Wellstar Cobb Medical Center
Our board-certified and fellowship-trained neuro experts are dedicated to your well-being.
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Expert, Compassionate Neuro Care
Wellstar Cobb Medical Center’s dedicated in-house neuro experts work together to provide the most personalized and compassionate care. When you experience symptoms of a stroke, our emergency team is ready to help—fast. And, the Wellstar Cobb neuro care team evaluates and provides comprehensive treatment for most neurological disorders as well as back and neck pain.
Wellstar and Mayo Clinic are working together to improve the delivery of healthcare. As part of the Mayo Clinic Care Network, physicians at Wellstar can request consults with Mayo Clinic specialists at any time. Plus, this service is offered at no cost to our patients.
Learn to recognize the signs of a stroke.
Specialists working together for you
Whether you need stroke intervention or help managing back pain or another neurological condition, you’ll receive care from an expert team. Our collaborative approach between specialists at Wellstar Cobb and across the Wellstar system means you get the most comprehensive, highest quality of care—closer to home.Wellstar and Mayo Clinic are working together to improve the delivery of healthcare. As part of the Mayo Clinic Care Network, physicians at Wellstar can request consults with Mayo Clinic specialists at any time. Plus, this service is offered at no cost to our patients.
Recognized stroke treatment care
Wellstar Cobb Medical Center is part of one of the largest accredited stroke networks in Georgia, offering you access to the highest level of neuro care right here in your community. Wellstar hospitals are recognized by the American Stroke Association, The Joint Commission and the state of Georgia as trusted stroke services providers.Learn to recognize the signs of a stroke.
Healthcare Highlights
Our Services
- Stroke Care
- Spine Surgery
- Brain Surgery
- Neurology
- Neuroradiology & Advanced Imaging
- Neuro Rehabilitation
Stroke Care
People who experience strokes receive urgent, compassionate and skilled intervention at Wellstar Cobb Medical Center.Our hospital is part of one of the largest stroke networks in Georgia, giving our community access to the highest level of stroke expertise when needed most. As a Primary Treatment Stroke Center, our neurologists communicate across the Wellstar system—virtually in real time—with state-of-the-art telemedicine technology powered by artificial intelligence and high-resolution visualization.
Together, we can assess patients within minutes, determining the treatment that will potentially deliver the best outcomes—and whether a patient should seek an advanced level of care. This helps patients get the best stroke care.
Learn to recognize the signs of a stroke.
Spine Surgery
Our top-rated neurosurgeons work closely with specialists across the Wellstar system to provide the most accurate diagnosis as well as personalized and comprehensive care. Wellstar neurosurgeons collaborate with each other and with experts across specialties to help patients have the best outcomes.When appropriate, our neurosurgeons offer nonsurgical options such as physical therapy and pain management. Surgical solutions for brain conditions, spine disorders and back and neck pain are recommended when no other treatment path is likely to be successful.
At Wellstar Cobb Medical Center, people with complex brain and spine conditions have access to the highest level of neurosurgical care. Our neurosurgeons perform a variety of minimally invasive procedures and complex surgeries, including:
- Cervical disk replacements and fusions
- Lumbar diskectomy and laminectomy surgery for low back pain syndromes
- Peripheral nerve decompression surgery for various conditions, including carpal tunnel syndrome and compression neuropathies
- Spinal deformity correction surgery
- Spine trauma surgery
- Surgery for spinal cord tumors (cancerous and benign)
- Spine surgery for many other conditions
Download the Spine Surgery Education Booklet
Brain Surgery
Our experienced neurosurgeons have in-depth expertise and offer advanced surgical procedures for the brain. We work as a multidisciplinary team to diagnose, stage and make the best treatment recommendation for each person. For people with tumors located in the lateral skull base, a neurotologist may be an important specialist on your team.We care for people with complex brain conditions, including:
- Primary and metastatic cancer
- Non-cancerous brain tumors
- Brain trauma
- Hydrocephalus
- Facial pain
General Neurology
For people experiencing neurological symptoms or neck or back pain, our board-certified neurologists use their world-class training and experience to create individualized care plans that accommodate every patient’s unique needs and cover the entire spectrum of neurological conditions, including:- Dementia and memory disorders including Alzheimer’s disease
- Seizure disorders and epilepsy
- Headache and migraine disorders
- Movement disorders, such as Parkinson's disease
- Neuromuscular disease including neuropathy, Guillain-Barré syndrome, ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease), muscular dystrophy and myasthenia gravis
- Multiple sclerosis
- Stroke
Neuroradiology & Advanced Imaging
At Wellstar Cobb, we’re connected to one of the only neuro care networks in the country with a dedicated neuroradiology team of physicians. This includes neuroradiologists with advanced training in nervous system conditions and emergency care. Our radiologists and neuroradiologists use a range of advanced imaging technology to accurately diagnose strokes, nervous system tumors and other neurological conditions.Our radiologist team members perform diagnostic CT and MRI scans locally. Our patients experiencing neurologic emergencies have access to CT and CT angiograms 24/7.
Neuro Rehabilitation
After experiencing a stroke or aneurysm rupture that requires neurological rehabilitation, people can have specialized rehabilitation close to home.Best-in-class inpatient and outpatient stroke rehabilitation at Wellstar help patients become as independent as possible. We help patients get back to everyday life—whether that’s work, school or simply living life to the fullest.
Wellstar Cobb Medical Center is one of only two inpatient rehabilitation programs in the area that are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF).
Therapists of all specialties can help patients work toward recovery with our therapeutic gardens. As patients plant and maintain the gardens, they may learn balance and build strength and coordination while also honing their cognitive skills.
