Walter and Michelle Stys Neuroscience Institute
Wolfson Children’s Hospital provides pediatric neuroscience services in collaboration with Nemours Children's Health, Jacksonville.
Brain and Nervous System
We have the largest neurosciences program for children serving Florida and South Georgia. An unparalleled team of collaborating specialists and institutions bring together the expertise you need when faced with a life-changing diagnosis—in one location.
Why Wolfson?
Wolfson Children’s Hospital has been ranked by U.S. News & World Report as one of the 50 best children’s hospitals in the nation for neurology and neurosurgery. The team is involved in research and clinical trials and provides treatment options based on the latest medical advancements.
Experts On Your Team, All In One Place
Within the Stys Neuroscience Institute, we have several multidisciplinary centers that each specialize in certain types of neurological conditions. This allows us to bring together the expertise every child and family deserves when faced with a life-changing diagnosis. Our disease-specific, patient-centered approach is designed to take your child from diagnosis and second opinion to personalized, cutting-edge treatment and ongoing therapy or rehabilitation.
Detailed Evaluation
Our pediatric-trained team evaluates children experiencing neurological symptoms from birth defects, injuries, co-occuring and related disorders. We use the latest testing and imagery to identify and diagnose your child. Experts at the Stys Institute include specialists and experts from the biggest names in Children’s healthcare. Our priority is to provide family-centered care for your child from initial diagnosis through treatment and recovery.
Wolfson Children’s is the only children’s hospital in the Southeast to have the Swoop® Portable MRI Imaging® System, the world’s first portable MRI for brain imaging, which is safe to use virtually anywhere and allows parents to be nearby while a child undergoes imaging.
Our Institutional Partners
- Nemours Children's Health
- Mayo Clinic Jacksonville
- Baptist Neurological Institute
- Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville
Looking for a second opinion?
The Stys Neuroscience Institute at Wolfson Children’s welcomes your request for a consultation on any pediatric neurological condition. A second opinion can provide a different perspective and new treatment options to consider. Plus, having a second doctor agree with your first diagnosis or finding something that was missed the first time can provide peace of mind when faced with a number of treatment options.
Walter and Michelle Stys Neuroscience Institute
Wolfson Children’s Hospital provides pediatric neuroscience services in collaboration with Nemours Children's Health, Jacksonville.
Multidisciplinary Clinics, Centers and Programs
High-Tech Neurosurgery
Wolfson Children's is a national leader in both minimally invasive and highly complex neurological surgeries. Our state-of-the-art operating rooms are specially equipped to bring MRI to the patient during surgery. Surgeons can use the sophisticated imaging equipment during procedures to precisely guide and verify intricate repairs, all leading to better outcomes.
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Pediatric neuroscience specialists work together to provide your child with the highest level of coordinated care. The Stys Neuroscience Institute team includes experienced pediatric neurologists, epileptologists, medical oncologists, neuropsychologists, neuroradiologists, neurosurgeons, endovascular neurosurgeons, radiation oncologists and neurorehabilitation physicians.
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The Walter and Michelle Stys Neuroscience Institute serves the North Florida and South Georgia region and beyond. Wolfson Children’s is located on the south bank of the St. Johns River in Jacksonville, Florida.
Patient Stories
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Stroke can’t strike out teen
Carlos received the blood clot-busting medication, tissue plasminogen activator (tPA), which is commonly used in adults but rarely in children.
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Signature smile
Kairi was diagnosed with neurofibromatosis (NF) type 2, with a tumor on the left side of her brain, which caused her beloved ‘crooked’ grin.
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Minor headaches, major diagnosis
A lemon-sized mass that turned out to be pilocytic astrocytoma, a rare type of brain tumor, led Taylor to a career calling.
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Two brain surgeries in one day
At 6 months, Mya underwent a 13-hour surgery to simultaneously correct craniosynostosis and hemimegalencephaly.
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Soccer player shoots to score again
After a concussion, ongoing headaches and nausea led to Logan's diagnosis of medulloblastoma.
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Kids aren’t supposed to have aneurysms
Jaydon is the first ever pediatric patient to undergo a procedure using the Pipeline™ Embolization Device for a ruptured aneurysm.
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