The department of Neurology at Medical Trust Hospital is centered on a foundation of academic, clinic and research excellence and is committed to provide the highest quality patient care.  The department was started in 1973 and since then it has grown to be one of the major centre of excellence in the state.  The Neurology Department offers comprehensive consultation, evaluation and clinical diagnostic studies and treatment of Neurological disease.  We offer treatment for the following: 

• Stroke
• Epilepsy
• Headache & Pain
• Back pain & Neck pain
• Muscle and Nerve diseases
• Multiple sclerosis and other demyelinating disease
• Movement disorders and Parkinson’s disease
• Infections of the Nervous system
• Dizziness and vertigo
• Alzheimer’s and other demenias
• Sleep Lab- Diagnosis & Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Aponea &Sleep disorders
• Brain tumors and vascular diseases of the brain
• Chronic pain disorders
• Paediatric Neurology problems
  

 Highlights

• Emergency Services- 24 Hour Emergency Neurology service and care for the most demanding cases 24 hours / day and 7 days per week.  The largest groups of patients seen at the emergency department are the stroke patients.  Other typical emergency cases are status epilepticus, convulsions, loss of consciousness, severe headache, and inflammation of the nervous system.
• Stroke unit- We offer a comprehensive stroke prevention and treatment program.  We also provide patient education, risk, screening, and acute and secondary prevention therapies.  We have facilities for intravenous and intra arterial thrombolytic therapy.  The multidisciplinary team offers the state of the art treatment and diagnostic technologies in a warm and compassionate environment.  All care is co-coordinated by highly specialized professional staff.  We also have an excellent rehabilitation unit.  Emergency ambulance services are available throughout the state.
• Intensive care- The department has a well-equipped ICU to deal with all neurological emergencies.  ICU is equipped with well-trained staff, infusion pumbs, Intracranial pressure monitoring devices, bed side monitors and critical care ventilators. 
• General Neurology- General neurology clinic and outpatient department operates all days and is staffed by highly qualified and experienced neurologist and provides ready access for patients with all neurological problems.
• Headache clinic- A multidisciplinary team consisting of Neurologist, Ophthalmologist, Dental, Psychiatrist and ENT specialist evaluates and offers treatment to patients with headaches.  The team makes certain that the diagnosis is accurate.  The clinic is dedicated to quality diagnosis, comprehensive and individualized management inn cooperation with the patient.  A number of complementary and alternative therapies are available for appropriate individuals such as physical therapy, relaxation training, nerve blocks, life style counselling, biofeed back techniques and diet counselling.
• Epilepsy clinic- We offer extensive experience in diagnosing and treating epilepsy, syncope and related conditions.
• Vertigo clinic- A multidisciplinary unit helps in the accurate diagnosis and management of vertigo and dizzy patient.
• Botox clinic- For patients with torticollis, hemifacial spasm, spasticity, and other disorders
• Lab services- A well-equipped lab is available for investigation of all neurological diseases.  We offer accurate pathological diagnosis for muscle, nerve diseases and brain lesions.
• Neurophysiology Division- The neurophysiology lab houses the latest state of art equipment and is staffed by highly trained technicians.  The department offers facilities for:

                        EEG – 21 channel digital EEG with brain mapping facility
                        Video EEG
                        Ambulatory EEG
                        Bed side digital EEG monitoring unit
                        Nerve conduction studies (NCV)
                        Electromyography – EMG
                        Single fibre EMG
                        Brain stem auditory evoked response (BAER)
                        Visually evoked response (VEP)
                        Somato Sensory Evoked Response (SSEP)
                        Electronystamogram (ENG)
                        Autonomic studies
                        Sleep studies.

Imaging Division:

The state of the art and cutting edge facilities are available for fast and accurate diagnosis of neurological disorders.

                         X-Ray
                        Color Doppler screening
                        64 slice Ct with 3D construction facility
                        MRI
                        DSA
                        Nuclear Imaging studies