Neurology Treatments

Neurology Treatment Services

Dr.Vanchilingam hospital's neurology services are internationally recognized and we are one of the largest specialist neurology hospitals in the state. Those in our care are confident of the fact that we are at the forefront of providing new and innovative treatments. We provide comprehensive services for the diagnosis, treatment, and care of all conditions that affect the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nervous system and muscles. Our services include specialist neurosurgery, a brain tumor unit, the Hyper-acute Stroke Unit (HASU), an acute brain injury unit, a pioneering neuro-rehabilitation unit, the district’s first MRI scanner and Cath lab exclusively dedicated for the use of Neurology.

Stroke service
Stroke is the cause of cell death when there is poor blood flow to the brain. There are two main types of stroke, ‘Ischemic stroke’, due to lack of blood flow and ‘Hemorrhagic stroke’, due to bleeding. The services we provide to overcome these kinds of strokes are,

• Primary stroke prevention
• Emergency management of stroke
• Pre-stroke Management
• Stroke Rehabilitation and Physiotherapy
• Intra-arterial Thrombolysis within 6 hours of stroke onset

• Intra-venous Thrombolytic therapy using rT-PA and other Thrombolytics within 6-9 hours
• Bridging therapy (Plasma exchange and I.V.I.G

Stroke has a very low mortality rate and we believe that patients require the top of the line care available to battle it. Neurointerventional procedures have proven to be extremely effective in treating certain complex neurovascular problems with extremely low morbidity and mortality. We take pride in the fact that our services are unparalleled and exclusive to the point where we are one of the few hospitals in the state that offers them.

Interventional Neurology and Radiology services
There is no doubt that we are renowned for our highly experienced and extremely competent physicians who have time and again showcased their expertise in Neurointerventional methods in treating various diseases. And they are aided by,

• State of the art neurovascular Cath Lab
• Neurologists specially trained in interventional neurology
  
  

Epilepsy services
Epileptic seizures are episodes that can vary from brief and nearly undetectable to long periods of vigorous shaking. They must be treated with constant care and monitoring. We offer the following among many other services to help battle these episodes,

• Counseling
• Education
• Individualized treatment plan

Women's neurology services
Neurology diseases and their management need special concern in women menstrual problems, pregnancy, breastfeeding, birth control and hormone replacement at menopause can all become trickier to treat when the woman has an underlying neurological condition.
We have a women-focused treatment facility. Women with a migraine, seizure disorders and even post-stroke patients are smoothly taken through their pregnancy, delivery, lactation and birth control.

Movement Disorder Services

• Treatment and care for Parkinson’s disease
• Botox therapy

Multiple sclerosis and Demyelinating disease

• Expertise in administering glatiramer and interferon
• Plasmapheresis to cater Guillain–Barré syndrome

Also few of the other services that include the treatment for,

• Dementia
• Cerebral Palsy
• Intellectual Disability
• Autism
• Cervical/lumbar disc prolapse

We have a state-of-the-art Cath lab used by our Cardiologists for Stenting, Angioplasty, Pacemaker placement among various other procedures.

Authored By Dr Somesh Vanchilingam - Neuro Specialist, Thanjavur