Department of
Neurosciences

SPECIALISTS

Dr. Amandeep Singh

Sr. Consultant, Neurointervention

Dr. Gourav Jain

Consultant, Neurology

Dr. Manish Budhiraja

Consultant, Neurosurgery

Neurology

Alchemist hospital has comprehensive facilities for handling all types of neurology cases and neurosurgical cases. The scope and facilities of the department are as follows:

  • Headache/ Migraine
  • Brain hemorrhage/stroke
  • Epilepsy
  • Coma
  • Dizziness and vertigo
  • Nerve and muscle disease
  • Pediatric neurology problems like Epilepsy, Paralysis, Mental Retardation
  • Parkinson’s disease and tremors
  • Memory loss (dementia)
  • BOTOX® injection for Blepharospasm, Hemifacial spasm, Dystonias, Spasticity, etc.

 

A dedicated Neurophysiology Lab provides the following benefits

  • Electroencephalography (EEG)
  • Electromyography (EMG)
  • Evoked Responses (VEP, BEAR)
  • Nerve Conduction Studies (NCV)

 

The department has dedicated Stroke management Services Golden Hour :
Treatment of acute infarct with clot dissolver injection (rTPA)- should be given within 4.5 hours of onset of Stroke.

 

We have following dedicated support backup:

  • 24 x 7 availability of a Neurologist for assessment and planning of Stroke treatment.
  • 24 x 7 availability of a Neurosurgeon for surgical clot removal.
  • 15 bedded Intensive Care Unit dedicated to Neurological patients.
  • Early rehabilitative facilities, including Physiotherapy and Speech Therapy.
  • State of the art Operation Theatre with high end neurosurgical equipment.

Neurosurgery

Treatments available for :

  • Head injury – EDH, SDH, Continuous Depressed Fracture
  • Spine injury
  • Management of Brain and Spinal tumors
  • Pediatric Neurosurgery:
    – Hydrocephalus
    – Meningomyelocele

Subarachnoid Hemorrhage & Aneurysms (SAH)

Spontaneous Subarachnoid Hemorrhage is the most common presentation of ruptured cerebral Anueurysm. Patients commonly present with sudden severe headache, vomiting, seizures or loss of conscious. Routinely CT Cerebral Angiography is done and clipping of Aneurysm is done as an emergency.

  • Degenerative spine diseases
  • Cervical disc prolapse
  • Lumbar disc prolapse