If you or your loved one has issues with the brain, spinal cord, or nerves, you need specialized help called neurology care. The Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit (NSICU) at Mount Sinai West is here to help. We are dedicated to neurological and neurosurgical patients at the Mount Sinai Health System. Our neurointensivists, advanced practice providers, specialty-trained nurses, social workers, rehabilitation therapists, and spiritual care specialists are all highly skilled. We have 14 beds.

We treat a wide range of conditions, including:

• Acute ischemic stroke
• Anoxic brain injury
• Brain tumors
• Intracerebral hemorrhage
• Neuromuscular disorders, including myasthenia gravis and Guillain-Barre syndrome
• Recovery from neurological surgeries and/or complex ear, nose, and throat procedures
• Status epilepticus
• Subarachnoid hemorrhage
• Traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries

Special Services

This unit offers highly advanced services. These include:

Intracranial Hemorrhage Center: This center treats bleeding in the skull or brain tissue. We perform highly advanced procedures using minimally invasive clot evacuation. We are also involved with  numerous surgical and medical clinical trials. This means you have access to the very latest care.

Level 4 Epilepsy Center: We evaluate patients for epilepsy surgery. This includes the most complex forms of invasive neurodiagnostic monitoring, and intracranial electrodes. We also perform a broad range of surgical procedures for medically refractory epilepsy.

Center for Neuromodulation: We are one of the busiest centers in the country for treating the nervous system. This type of treatment is called neuromodulation. We offers deep brain stimulation to treat movement and psychiatric disorders.

Rules for Visitors

Please check our visitor policies for the latest information. You can also call us  at 212-523-4000.