A Brief Overview for Subspecialities in Neuro Sciences

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Subspecialties in
Neuro Sciences

• A Brief Overview

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Stroke Services

• What is a Stroke?
• A brain stroke occurs when a blood vessel bursts
  or when a blockage develops. The cells in the
  brain quickly begin to die as a consequence. The
  result could be a severe disability or even
  death.

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Types of Stroke

• Ischemic Stroke - This type of stroke occurs when
  the blood supply to one part of the brain is cut
  off due to a blockage in an artery.
• Hemorrhagic Stroke - This type of stroke occurs
  when a blood vessel in the brain ruptures.
• Both types of strokes are extremely deadly and
  can have harmful effects on the brain.

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Treatment for Stroke

• Neurology Hospitals offer the following treatment
  services for Stroke Treatment in India -
• Intravenous and intra-arterial thrombolysis
  therapy, within 4-5 hours after the occurrence of
  stroke.
• Post-stroke rehabilitation services that include
  physiotherapy, speech therapy and occupational
  therapy.

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Epilepsy Services

• The fourth most common neurological disorder in
  the world, Epilepsy is characterized by
  unpredictable seizures and recurrent episodes of
  sensory disturbance.
• Symptoms include -
• Loss of consciousness, or convulsions, that are
  caused by abnormal electrical activity in the
  brain.
• Peculiar change in behaviour, confused memory,
  sudden falls or blackouts are also noted in some
  patients.

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Treatment Services

• The Best Neurology Hospitals in India offer
  comprehensive Epilepsy services that include -
• Managing medical therapy
• Epilepsy surgery
• Neuro-pyschology
• Neuro-physiology
• Neuro-radiology
• Pediatric epilepsy

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Head Spinal Disorders

• Any kind of Injury to the scalp, skull or brain
  and Spinal disorders like scoliosis, slipped
  disc, spinal stenosis, spondylosis and spinal
  tumors also fall under Neuro Services.

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Treatments

• Treatments in India include Spine Surgery,
  emergency services, facio-maxillary services,
  advanced techniques for spinal imaging,
  interventional neuro-radiology and
  electrophysiological testing.

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Other Neuro Services

• Most Neurology Hospitals in India host an
  advanced electrophysiology lab to offer these
  services for advanced neuro care -
• ECG, video EEG, bedside EEG,
• Nerve conduction studies,
• Electromyography (ENMG),
• Visual Evoked Potentials (VEP),
• Brainstem auditory evoked potentials,
• Autonomic nervous system assessment

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