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Top-Ranked Pediatric Hospitals for Neurology & Neurosurgery

These are the 50 top-ranked centers for children with serious neurological problems. Surgical survival, parent and family involvement and clinical research were among the factors making up 75 percent of the score, based mostly on data from a U.S. News survey of children's hospitals. The other 25 percent reflects how many of 450 pediatric neurologists and neurosurgeons surveyed in 2011, 2012 and 2013 recommended the hospital.

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Rank	Hospital	U.S. News Score	Reputation with specialists	Surgical survival	Prevention of surgical complications	Management of epilepsy patients	Use of infection-preventing measures	Surgery volume
#21	Children's Medical Center Dallas Dallas, TX See Neurology & Neurosurgery scorecard	71.6 / 100	Significant 50 Score: 4.8% Significant: 3.0%-14.9%	Very high 100 Score: 12 Very high: 11 or 12 out of 12	High 75 Score: 14 High: 11 to 14 out of 16	High 75 Score: 6 High: 5 or 6 out 8	Very good 75 Score: 24 Very good: 21 to 24 out of 26	High 75 Score: 26 High: 23 to 29 out of 33
#22	UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital San Francisco, CA See Neurology & Neurosurgery scorecard Ranked in San Francisco metro area and California	71.5 / 100	Strong 75 Score: 21.7% Strong: 15.0%-49.9%	High 75 Score: 10 High: 9 or 10 out 12	Average 50 Score: 9 Average: 6 to 10 out of 16	High 75 Score: 5 High: 5 or 6 out 8	Very good 75 Score: 24 Very good: 21 to 24 out of 26	Low 5 Score: 14 Low: 0 to 15 out of 33
#23	Children's Hospital of Michigan Detroit, MI See Neurology & Neurosurgery scorecard	68.6 / 100	Modest 25 Score: 0.8% Modest: 0.1%-2.9%	Very high 100 Score: 12 Very high: 11 or 12 out of 12	Very high 100 Score: 15 Very high: 15 or 16 out of 16	Very high 100 Score: 7 Very high: 7 or 8 out of 8	Superior 100 Score: 25 Superior: 25 to 26 out of 26	High 75 Score: 23 High: 23 to 29 out of 33
#24	Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA Los Angeles, CA See Neurology & Neurosurgery scorecard Ranked in Los Angeles metro area and California	67.8 / 100	Significant 50 Score: 8.6% Significant: 3.0%-14.9%	High 75 Score: 10 High: 9 or 10 out 12	High 75 Score: 14 High: 11 to 14 out of 16	High 75 Score: 5 High: 5 or 6 out 8	Very good 75 Score: 23 Very good: 21 to 24 out of 26	Average 50 Score: 17 Average: 16 to 22 out of 33
#25	Mayo Clinic Children's Center Rochester, MN See Neurology & Neurosurgery scorecard Ranked in Minnesota	67.7 / 100	Significant 50 Score: 13.4% Significant: 3.0%-14.9%	Very high 100 Score: 11 Very high: 11 or 12 out of 12	High 75 Score: 14 High: 11 to 14 out of 16	Low 5 Score: 2 Low: 1 to 2 out of 8	Very good 75 Score: 23 Very good: 21 to 24 out of 26	Average 50 Score: 18 Average: 16 to 22 out of 33
#26	Children's Hospital of Alabama at UAB Birmingham, AL See Neurology & Neurosurgery scorecard	67.0 / 100	Significant 50 Score: 13.0% Significant: 3.0%-14.9%	Very high 100 Score: 11 Very high: 11 or 12 out of 12	High 75 Score: 12 High: 11 to 14 out of 16	High 75 Score: 6 High: 5 or 6 out 8	Significant 50 Score: 16 Significant: 16 to 20 out of 26	Average 50 Score: 20 Average: 16 to 22 out of 33
#26	Steven and Alexandra Cohen Children's Medical Center New Hyde Park, NY See Neurology & Neurosurgery scorecard Ranked in New York metro area and New York	67.0 / 100	Modest 25 Score: 0.8% Modest: 0.1%-2.9%	Very high 100 Score: 12 Very high: 11 or 12 out of 12	Very high 100 Score: 16 Very high: 15 or 16 out of 16	Very high 100 Score: 7 Very high: 7 or 8 out of 8	Superior 100 Score: 26 Superior: 25 to 26 out of 26	High 75 Score: 26 High: 23 to 29 out of 33
#28	Akron Children's Hospital Akron, OH See Neurology & Neurosurgery scorecard	66.3 / 100	Modest 25 Score: 0.9% Modest: 0.1%-2.9%	Very high 100 Score: 12 Very high: 11 or 12 out of 12	High 75 Score: 12 High: 11 to 14 out of 16	Very high 100 Score: 8 Very high: 7 or 8 out of 8	Superior 100 Score: 25 Superior: 25 to 26 out of 26	Average 50 Score: 17 Average: 16 to 22 out of 33
#29	Joseph M. Sanzari Children's Hospital at Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack, NJ See Neurology & Neurosurgery scorecard Ranked in New York metro area and New Jersey	66.1 / 100	Modest 25 Score: 0.3% Modest: 0.1%-2.9%	Very high 100 Score: 12 Very high: 11 or 12 out of 12	High 75 Score: 14 High: 11 to 14 out of 16	Very high 100 Score: 7 Very high: 7 or 8 out of 8	Significant 50 Score: 18 Significant: 16 to 20 out of 26	Average 50 Score: 19 Average: 16 to 22 out of 33
#30	University of Iowa Children's Hospital Iowa City, IA See Neurology & Neurosurgery scorecard Ranked in Iowa	66.0 / 100	Modest 25 Score: 0.5% Modest: 0.1%-2.9%	Very high 100 Score: 12 Very high: 11 or 12 out of 12	High 75 Score: 14 High: 11 to 14 out of 16	Very high 100 Score: 7 Very high: 7 or 8 out of 8	Very good 75 Score: 24 Very good: 21 to 24 out of 26	Low 5 Score: 14 Low: 0 to 15 out of 33

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