Dr. Theodore G Obenchain MD
Neurosurgeon
2805 5th St Rapid City SD, 57701Rating
5/5
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Dr. Theodore Obenchain practices Neurological Surgery in Rapid City, SD. As a Neurological Surgeon, Dr. Obenchain prevents, diagnoses, evaluates, and treats disorders of the autonomic, peripheral, and central nervous systems. Neurological Surgeons are trained to treat such disorders as spinal canal stenosis, herniated discs, tumors, fractures, and spinal deformities, among many others.
Education and Training
Univ of Ut Sch of Med, Salt Lake Cty Ut 1962
Board Certification
Neurological SurgeryAmerican Board of Neurological SurgeryABNS
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Speculum lumbar extraforaminal microdiscectomy.
- Laparoscopic lumbar discectomy: case report.
- Outpatient laparoscopic lumbar discectomy: description of technique and review of first twenty-one cases.
- Continuous pressure monitoring in experimental obstructive hydrocephalus. I. The dynamics of acute ventricular obstruction.
- Continuous pressure monitoring in experimental obstructive hydrocephalus. II. The origin of undulating ventricular waves and periodic respirations.
- Head bobbing associated with a cyst of the third ventricle. Case report.
- Chronic bilateral subdural hematoma of infancy: clinical and radiographic follow-up of six cases.
- Abscess formation in a Rathke's cleft cyst. Case report.
- Pneumoencephalography. Comparison of complications in 100 pediatric and 100 adult cases.
- Complication rate of selective cerebral angiography in infants and children. A comparison with a similar adult series.
- Blindness following relief of increased intracranial pressure. A sequel to severe papilledema.
- Transperitoneal laparoscopic approach to lumbar discectomy.
- Laparoscopic lumbar discectomy: description of transperitoneal and
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