Advocate Brain & Spine Institute

Partnering with Advocate Lutheran General

Advocate Sherman Hospital has developed a partnership with Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, which offers neuro-interventional options in stroke treatment. Our expert stroke team can quickly identify patients meeting criteria and ensure timely transfer should this option be indicated dependent on the individual needs of the patient.

A stroke or brain attack is an emergency and immediate help should be sought by calling 911 to activate the Emergency medical response team.

Proven results

After undergoing an on-site evaluation and demonstrating compliance with nationally developed standards for stroke care, Advocate Sherman has earned certification as a Primary Stroke Center by DNV GL-Healthcare.

In stroke care, the speed with which a victim is treated is essential. With certification, we at Advocate Sherman have proven ourselves able to provide effective, timely care to stroke victims, which can significantly improve outcomes for stroke patients.

The importance of code bat

When a "Code BAT" is issued, members of the Advocate Sherman Stroke Team (or Brain Attack Team) immediately jump into action. The team is comprised of trained clinicians who will deliver expert care to the patient experiencing a stroke.

• A "Code BAT" called from the Emergency Department indicates that a patient is arriving via ambulance which notifies the necessary trained personnel to respond.
• A "Code BAT" can also be activated for patients that are currently hospitalized. All Advocate Sherman Hospital employees have been trained to respond.

• Cavernous malformation
• Carotid stenosis
• Alzheimer's disease
• Dementia
• Parkinson's disease, tremor, other movement disorders
• ALS
• Concussions
• Traumatic brain injuries (head injuries)
• Brain tumors
• Glioblastoma
• Astrocytoma
• Oligodendroglioma
• Ependymoma
• Meningioma
• Pseudo tumor cerebri
• Peripheral nerve tumors
• Vestibular schwannoma (acoustic neuroma)
• Benign tumors
• Headaches
• Trigeminal neuralgia
• Occipital neuralgia
• Multiple sclerosis
• Peripheral neuropathy
• Myasthenia gravis
• Myopathy
• Hydrocephalus
• Encephalitis and cerebritis
• Chiari malformation

Learn more about treatment for brain conditions at Advocate.

Spine conditions:

• Back pain
• Complex traumatic spinal disorders
• Compression fractures
• Degenerative spine disease
• Degenerative disc disease
• Disc herniation
• Neck pain
• Herniated disc (ruptured disc)
• Myasthenia gravis
• Nerve injuries
• Osteoarthritis
• Osteoporosis
• Peripheral neuropathy
• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Kyphosis
• Scoliosis
• Spinal deformities
• Sciatica
• Spinal instability
• Spine fractures
• Spine infections
• Spine tumors
• Spinal cord injury
• Spinal stenosis
• Spondylolisthesis
• Spondylosis
• Spondylolysis (pars fracture)
• Flat-back syndrome
• Failed back syndrome
• Arm pain
• Myelopathy
• Cervical disc disease
• Lumbar disc disease

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• Pain management
• Physical and occupational therapy
• Psychiatric care
• Neurology
• Neurosurgery
• Intra-operative computerized image-guided navigation
• Minimally invasive neurosurgery
• Neuro-oncology
• Rehabilitation
• Robotic surgery
• Stereotactic radiosurgery
• Microscopic brain surgery

Learn more about treatment for brain conditions at Advocate.

Spine services:

• Pain management
• Rehabilitation
• Spine surgery
• Spinal radiation
• Neurology
• EMG testing
• Neurosurgery
• Oncology
• Psychiatric care
• Outcome analysis
• Minimally invasive spine surgery
• Discectomy
• Outpatient discectomy
• Outpatient microdiscectomy
• Intra-operative computerized image-guided navigation and imaging
• Laminectomy (decompression surgery)
• Laminoplasty
• Vertebroplasty
• Kyphoplasty
• Corpectomy
• Spinal fusion
• Spinal reconstruction
• Revision of previous failed spinal surgery
• Artificial disc replacement
• Laser surgery
• Spinal trauma and spinal cord injury surgery
• Spinal tumor surgery
• Spinal cord stimulator for pain
• Stereotactic radiosurgery
• TrueBeam

Learn more about treatment for spine conditions at Advocate.