Department of Neurosciences
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The Sagar Brain and Spine Institute is a national leader in neurological, psychiatric and neurosurgical treatments, offering state-of-the-art care in both paediatrics and adult neurology. Since its inception, this institute has been a pioneer in neurological research and care.
The multidisciplinary team at the Sagar Brain and Spine Institute consists of highly skilled and experienced doctors, specialists, nurses and assistants who work diligently to diagnose and treat neurological conditions such as epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, cerebrovascular disease, muscle disorders, degenerative disorders, cerebral stroke, migraine and chronic headache. Besides providing comprehensive care, the team has successfully carried out a number of neurological surgeries, including spinal implant for spasticity.
The department offers a range of imaging tests such as CT, MRI, PET and Neurosonology scans to diagnose and treat brain and spine conditions. Other examination procedures include ultrasonography, electroencephalography, electromyography, nerve conduction study and biopsy. For years, Sagar Brain and Spine Institute has been the preferred medical facility for embolisation of aneurysms and arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) as well as neurovascular intervention for acute stroke. This neurological institute is the leader in brain and spine surgery, epilepsy surgery, advanced stroke care, head injury and poly trauma and comprehensive neurological care.
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- + HEADACHE One of the commonest symptoms across all age groups.can be primary or secondary headache. Nature of headache,periodicity,triggering and relieving factors and associated clinical symptoms narrow down the diagnosis.mostly benign, headache can be harbinger of serious conditions like malignancy,stroke and trauma.
- + GIDDINESS popularly known as dizziness and vertigo, giddiness is feeling of rotatory sensation of self or surrounding. It may suggest inner ear (vertibular) pathology or maybe one of the presenting symptoms of stroke in posterior circulation of brain. patient needs to have detailed history and examination and if necessary imaging of brain.
- + BACK AND NECK PAIN Apart from muscles stretch or injury,back or neck pain may suggest spine pathology and may be accompanied by pressing of exiting nerve neots causing shooting pain in hands and legs. Depending on severity, muscle relaxants, anti-neuralgics, physiotherapy, lifestyle modifications and in rare cases neurosurgical referral is warranted.
- + STROKE Also known as " brain attack" and resembles " heart attack " with respect to cause as well as need of urgent intervention.patient may present with facial weakness, arm weakness,speech disturbances (popularly remembered as fast) or rarely with visual symptoms,imbalance and altered sensorium. Time is crucial and reaching hospital in window period is the first step towards complete recovery. Appropriate infrastructure and dedicated stroke team assure excellent result.
- + EPILEPSY Tendency to have recurrent seizures or fits or convulsions is one of the most stigmatised neurological disorder. Excessive electrical activity and its abnormal spread within the brain result in myriad of presentation like fall, shaking of limbs, frothing, loss of consciousness, tongue bite and small or focal seizures and evaluate by EEG and brain scan.
- + BURNING FEET One of the common presentations of patients with long duration diabetes and chronic kidney diseases is burning of feet and occasionally hands. It may also have tingling, pricking or current like character with numbness and weakness.evaluation by blood test and nerve conduction test,is one step in management.
- + PARKINSONS DISEASE A disease of elderly which presents with one sided tremors slowness of activities,stiffness of limbs and imbalance,is one of the many degenerative illnesses in neurology. Treatment with syndopa and allied drugs is cornerstone of treatment and may need deep brain stimulation.
- + DEMENTIA Memory loss and many cognitive problems affect elderly and need extensive evaluation for treatable and non- treatable causes of domentia. Care giver burden and cognitive rehabilitation also keypoints in management.
- + NEUROINFECTIONS Presenting as fever, headache,neck stiffness and drowsiness, Neuroinfections are the few treatable neurological disorders.Imaging, lumbar puncture and organism specific treatment assure recovery.
- + MISCELLANEOUS Rarer diseases like multiple selerosis, autoimmune encephalitis,GBS,Myaesthenia gravis.mitochondrial and genetic disorders come under neurology.
Sagar Hospitals is the best Neurology Hospital in Bangalore. Our experienced Neurosurgeons, Specialists, nurses and assistants at the Department of Neurosciences are backed by state-of-the-art facilities, as they diagnose and treat the most complex Neurological Conditions. Call or book an appointment online with the best Neurologists in Bangalore to get personalised treatment plans.
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