Dr. Scott W. Elton M.D.
Neurosurgeon
101 Manning Drive Chapel Hill NC, 27514About
Dr. Scott Elton practices Neurological Surgery in Chapel Hill, NC. As a Neurological Surgeon, Dr. Elton 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.
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Successful sonographically guided drainage of epidural abscess.
- Ventriculosubgaleal shunts at Columbus Children's Hospital: Neurosurgical implant placement in the neonatal intensive care unit.
- Unique defect representing features of Chiari type III and IV malformations.
- Unilateral abducens nerve palsy in a child with rapidly increasing head circumference.
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