Services:
OUTPATIENTS SERVICES:
GENERAL OPD: General Neurology OPD caters patients suffering from various neurological disorders including headache, seizures, stroke, movement disorders, demyelinating disorders, neuromuscular disorders.
- SCHEDULE- DAY AND CONSULTANT WISE
- SPECIALTY CLINICS/ SERVICES (DIAGNOSTIC AND/OR THERAPEUTIC)
- NEUROPHYSIOLOGY DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES
We have a state of art facility for doing Electroencephalography (EEG), Nerve conduction studies (NCS), Electromyography (EMG). We have Video EEG machine (Nihon Kohden Neuropack) and one NCS/EMG machine, 8 channel machine to record evoked potentials (Natus). The lab is run by experienced technical staff under the supervision of the faculty. Routine as well as special neurophysiological studies are undertaken in the department. The appointments for EEG/ NCS/ EMG studies are obtained from Neurology staff.
IN-PATIENTS DEPARTMENT:
The department caters to the need of serious patients by admitting them. We also admit patients with diagnostic dilemma.
PROCEDURES (DIAGNOSTIC AND/OR THERAPEUTIC) OFFERED BY THE DEPARTMENT:
The department offers following special procedures on OPD/IPD basis –
- Intravenous thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke presenting in the window period i.e., within 4.5 hours of onset of symptoms.
- Botulinum toxin injection for patients with focal dystonia and spasticity.
- Neurophysiology procedures – Electrophysiology procedures including Nerve conduction studies (NCS), sympathetic skin response (SSR), electromyogram (EMG), electroencephalogram (EEG), Evoked potentials including visual evoked potentials (VEP), brainstem auditory evoked potentials (BAEP), Somatosensory evoked potentials (SSEP). Repetitive nerve stimulation (RNS)
- Nerve and muscle biopsy.
- Diagnostic and therapeutic lumbar puncture.