How is myelomeningocele evaluated and treated?
Myelomeningocele is a type of spina bifida. Spina bifida occurs when a baby’s spine (back bone) does not form normally during pregnancy. The baby is born ...
Great attention to nervous system problems in children throughout Mexico
Dr. José Arenas Ruiz is a certified neurosurgeon with the subspecialty in Pediatric Neurosurgery that gives him the highest qualifications to treat prenatal patients, infants, children and young adolescents.
Always with quality, professionalism and warmth, from the diagnosis to the treatment or procedure, in search of improving the health and quality of life of each child.
With care in offices located in San Pedro Garza García and Monterrey, we receive people from all over Nuevo León and other states such as Tamaulipas, Coahuila, Chihuahua, San Luis Potosí and Veracruz, to name a few.
Children are not small adults! Certified Subspecialty Enhances Diagnostic Experience and Increases Chances of Treatment Success
6
Years of specialty in Neurosurgery
2
Years of training in Pediatric Neurosurgery
10
Years of professional medical experience
100
Surgeries performed in Mexico and abroad
“Infants are not little children, children are not little adults” Anthony Raimondi
A Pediatric Neurosurgeon has the knowledge and practice to diagnose and intervene in the nervous system of children, specifically the brain and spinal cord, to repair injuries, improve their health and quality of life.
Types of Conditions
There are two categories in the types of conditions that a pediatric neurosurgeon treats:
Birth conditions
- Congenital bone malformations such as craniosynostosis, in which a deformation is observed in the child’s skull, preventing his brain from growing correctly.
- Brain malformations such as hydrocephalus, where an excessive amount of cerebrospinal fluid builds up in the brain, causing damaging pressure on it.
- Alterations in the spinal cord, such as open or occult spina bifida, which is a congenital malformation of the spinal cord that causes serious problems in it and in the bones of the spinal column.
Unexpected Illnesses
- Trauma at birth, blows or falls where the child’s head is impacted, causing immediate or progressive problems that make the patient’s life run or their adequate psychomotor development.
- Vascular accidents in which there is bleeding or cerebral infarction, and that despite not being very common, claim the life of one in ten patients who suffer from it.
- Chronic or disabling conditions such as refractory or difficult-to-control epilepsy that, even with medication, continue to have these episodes or attacks.
- Tumors or neoplasms of the central nervous system (brain and/or spinal cord), commonly causing cancer and problems in the psychomotor development of infants.
Expertise in minimally invasive surgery
For ailments in particular, we perform minimally invasive surgeries, in which damage to healthy tissue is minimized, reducing bleeding and lowering the risk of complications.
Using high-quality, state-of-the-art medical equipment, we perform microsurgery thanks to surgical microscopes for better vision, as well as other tools such as the neuronavigator or the stereotactic arch that allows us to accurately locate the patient’s injury.
Children are not just little adults! What advantages does a Pediatric Neurosurgeon have?
When to go to a Pediatric Neurosurgeon?
My mission is to help in the correct development of the child, if the infant presents one of the following symptoms, it is advisable to attend a consultation to diagnose the cause of these.
- Head, neck, back, or back pain (low back pain)
- Seizures
- Abnormal or erratic movements
- Blows to the head, neck or spine
- Sudden loss of vision
- Numbness of face, arms, or legs
- Difficulty speaking or understanding phrases or words
- Skull or face malformations (craniosynostosis)
- Brain or back tumors
- Difficulty moving any part of the body (sudden or gradual)
- Intractable pain
- Confusion or disorientation (sudden or gradual)
- Bone defects or changes in the skull, face, or spine
- Deviation of the spine (Scoliosis)
Schedule an appointment
If you want to schedule an appointment for evaluation you can do it from our contact methods.
Phones
(81) 1769 9787 | (81) 1769 9788
(81) 3555-5925
cienkidsdrarenas@gmail.com
Consulting room
Torre de Especialidades del Hospital Angeles Valle Oriente Piso 25, Consultorio 2502. Lázaro Cárdenas 401, Col. Valle Oriente, San Pedro Garza García, N.L.
Mi experiencia fue excelente con todo el equipo de trabajo y principalmente con el Dr. Jose Arenas ya que realizo un excelente trabajo con muchísimo conocimiento ya que ayudo a mi hija con su craneosinostosis, con seguimiento muy oportuno y tenaz, Agradecidos por todo el apoyo que nos brindó excelente médico y ser humano
Excelente atención a sus pacientes, gracias Dr. Jose Arenas por el apoyo motivación y atenciones a mi hijo estamos muy agradecidos por todo y sobre todo por la calidad dedicación a su cirugía desde el inicio nos explico detalle a detalle el procedimiento y hizo sentirnos en confianza, la verdad que nuestro hijo fue muy afortunado de tocarle un excelente neurocirujano.Lo recomendamos ampliamente..
Excelente atencion y servicio.Cuenta con un equipo de profesionales de primer nivel.Siempre estaremos agradecidos por el gran trabajo qué realizo en nuestra hija.Desde la primer consulta nos trasmitió mucha confianza, explicando perfectamente el diagnostico y nos guío paso a paso en la cirugía y recuperación.Muchas gracias y siempre lo vamos a recomendar.
Siempre mi agradecimiento y reconocimiento a la vocación del Dr Arenas.En 2020, nació mi hijo menor con un defecto del tubo neural. Recibí la recomendacion del mejor equipo de Neonatologos (Dr Eduardo Guadiana en Piedras Negras y Dr Raul Garza Bulnes en Monterrey) para que fuera atendido por el Dr José Arenas y a dos años de la cirugia, seguimos disfrutando, a travez del buen desarrollo de mi hijo, de su hábil manejo del procedimiento.Como medico y padre de familia, gracias por siempre.
Excelente Doctor, muy profesional y dedicado, siempre amable igual que su equipo. Eternamente agradecida por diagnosticar y tratar a mi hijo, sin duda alguna estuvo en las mejores manos.
Focus on children’s health
Studies and Certifications
- Certified as Pediatric Neurosurgeon by the Mexican Council of Neurological Surgery
- Subspecialty: Pediatric Neurosurgery at Children’s Hospital of Mexico Federico Gómez National Institute of Health, CDMX
- Professor of the Neurosurgery service at Hospital Universitario “Dr. Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez” UANL
- Certified as an active member by the International Society Pediatric Neurosurgery
- Observer Fellowship Surgical Neuro-oncology, St. Jude Children’s Hospital and Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, Memphis Tennessee, USA
- Specialty: Neurosurgery, Hospital Universitario “Dr. José Eleuterio González” UANL, Monterrey NL
- Certified as Neurosurgeon by the Mexican Council of Neurological Surgery
-
-
Medulloblastoma, the most common malignant tumor in children
Medulloblastoma is one of the most common types of malignant childhood brain tumor. According to studies, children have an advantage, and that is that children ...
-
How do childhood brain tumors present in infants and children?
Childhood brain tumors are lumps or growths of a collection of abnormal cells that occur in an infant’s brain or nearby tissues. There are several types o...