Neurology

Neurology is the branch of medicine that deals with diagnosis and nonsurgical treatment of conditions involving the nervous system consisting of the brain, brainstem, spinal cord and peripheral nerves, and blood disease.

Neurology covers the following conditions:
– Headache
– Nausea
– Epilepsy
– Paralysis and cerebrovascular disorders (venous occlusion, bleeding, aneurism and congenital vascular malformations)
– Tremor (Familial Tremor, Essential Tremor, Parkinson’s Disease and similar conditions)

– Slowness of movement (Parkinson’s Disease and similar conditions)
– Involuntary movement (Dystonia, Dyskinesia)
– Forgetfulness (Alzheimer’s Disease and other senilities)
– Muscle disease (inherited muscle disorders or acquired myopathies)

– Disorders of the neuromuscular junction (Myasthenia Gravis)
– Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and other inflammatory disorders of the brain
– Facial paralysis
– Spinal cord disorders
– Disorders involving peripheral nerves (neuropathies caused by diabetes mellitus or other diseases)
– Nerve compression syndrome (Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Cubital Tunnel Syndrome, Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome causing numbing of the hands or feet)
– Sudden pain attacks (trigeminal, glossopharyngeal, occipital neuralgias)
– Sleep disorders (restless leg syndrome, sleep paralysis, sleepwalking, sleep movement disorder)
– Diseases caused by immature degeneration of nerve cells (ALS, motor neuron disease)
– Neck, back pain and hernia

Techniques Used for Diagnosing Neurological Conditions

Close similarity of symptoms of neurological diseases complicate making a diagnosis. Achieving an accurate diagnosis entails the use of various techniques in addition to neurological examination.

– CT (Computerized Tomography)

– MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)
– EEG (Electroencephalography)

– EMG (Electromyography)                                                                                                                                                                                                              – Lumbar puncture (examination of cerebrospinal fluid collected from the lumbar region)
– Biopsy

– Doppler (ultrasonography)

Our Neurology Department offers diagnostic and therapeutic services with a staff of proficient physicians in outpatient and inpatient care settings.