MaineHealth Neurology provides the highest quality care for people with neurological disorders. We are nationally-recognized for care of complex conditions such as stroke, brain cancer, epilepsy and brain/spine trauma.
Advanced care for your back, brain and nervous system
Our expert team of physicians, surgeons, nurses, radiologists, rehabilitation therapists and patient navigators collaborates to achieve the best possible patient outcomes. From diagnosis to treatment to rehabilitation to recovery; patients are supported by decades of experience, leading-edge technology and personalized care.
![Pediatric Neurology Patient](https://assets.mainehealth.io/s3fs-public/styles/callout_feat/public/imported_images/Neurology-FCO-370-x-248.jpg?h=8b193c57)
![A neurosurgeon performs a LITT procedure, also called MRI-guided laser ablation, or brain surgery, at Maine Medical Center](https://assets.mainehealth.io/s3fs-public/styles/callout_feat/public/imported_images/Neurosurgery-FCO-370x248.jpg?h=8b193c57)
![Lauren Del Prato, DO readies a patient for an epidural steroid injection procedure](https://assets.mainehealth.io/s3fs-public/styles/callout_feat/public/imported_images/Spine-FCO-370x248.jpg?h=8b193c57)
![Patient Navigator Sarah Cox](https://assets.mainehealth.io/s3fs-public/styles/callout_feat/public/imported_images/Sarah-Cox-FCO-370-x-248.jpg?h=8b193c57)
![Stephanie Chan, MD prepares stroke patient Keith Powell Bayland for Botox injections with help from Tammy](https://assets.mainehealth.io/s3fs-public/styles/callout_feat/public/imported_images/Stroke-FCO-370x248.jpg?h=8b193c57)
![Thomas Reynolds, DO speaks with Courtney Sullivan, RN](https://assets.mainehealth.io/s3fs-public/styles/callout_feat/public/imported_images/Provider-Resources-FCO-370x248.jpg?h=8b193c57)
Innovative New Brain Surgery Technique
5 aminolevulinic acid (5 ALA) illuminates brain tumors under fluorescent light so surgeons can see exactly where cancerous cells are hiding. As Jeffrey Florman, MD explains, MaineHealth Maine Medical Center is one of the first hospitals in the country to use 5 ALA, allowing surgeons to remove more of the tumor and achieve better patient outcomes.