Overview
Neurology department of Amala Institute of Medical Sciences started in 1997 and now it provides evidence-based tertiary level management facilities for all neurological diseases.
Facilities
- Well equipped ICU with trained nursing staff
- Stroke Unit
- Thrombolytic therapy for acute ischemic stroke
- Mechanical Thrombectomy
- Post stroke rehabilitation
- Rehabilitation facilities for neuromuscular disorders
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Neurophysiology lab with facilities for:
- EEG
- Video EEG
- Nerve conduction studies
- Electromyography
- Evoked potential studies - VEP, BAER, SSEP
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Department of Radiology with facilities for:
- 64 slice CT scan
- 1.5 MRI scan
- Angiography
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Department of Nuclear Medicine with:
- SPECT scan
- PET scan
- Department of Neurosurgery
- Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Services
We have a dedicated facility with Video EEG machines for epilepsy monitoring. In addition, outpatient EEG monitoring, portable EEG monitoringand paediatric epilepsy programmes are also available. There is also a full-fledged sleep lab for the investigation and management of various sleep disorders.
Comprehensive services are available for clinical assessment, objective documentation, electrodiagnostic testing and laboratory evaluation of underlying cause and treatment of patients with neuropathy. We provide a focused neuro-rehabilitation programme for patients with neuropathy. Tests including nerve conduction studies , EMG etc are available
We are a stroke ready hospital with a dedicated team including neurologists , emergency medicine consultants , neurosurgeons and critical care physicians.Emergency treatment of ischemic stroke including thrombolysis and mechanical thrombectomy are available 24x7.Interventional Neurology is a subspecialty which treats vascular diseases of the brain like stroke, aneurysms , AV malformations etc by use of angiographic procedures and using various devices.
Other neurological conditions like Parkinson’s disease and movement disorders , spinal cord disorders , Autoimmune diseases etc are also dealth with.
Faculties
Publications
- John T, Mathew AE. Efficiency of 90-Min Extended EMLA-Induced Stimulated Skin-Wrinkling Test in the Diagnosis of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Ann Indian Acad Neurol. 2022;25(1):92-99. doi: 10.4103/aian.aian_305_21.
- Mathew AE, John T. A Clinical and Neurophysiological Analysis of Idiopathic Carpal Tunnel Syndrome with Respect to Gender and Occupation. Ann Indian Acad Neurol. 2021;24(6):865-872. doi: 10.4103/aian.AIAN_148_21.
- Joe Jacob, Levosulpiride-induced neurological adverse effects: A prospective study from a tertiary care centre, Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology,2020 23(2) 174-176
- F Chacko , R Pozhekadavil , Poovathingal M A . A Case of Proximal Muscle weakness and Areflexia with post exercise facilitation of Deep Tendon Reflexes. Journal of The Neurological Sciences 405,268,2019 DOI: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2019.10.1316
- Poovathingal M A , S K Nagiri , K Nagaraja. The Emerging Trends of Falciparum Malaria : A study from a Tertiary Centre in an Endemic Area of India. Asian Pacific J of Tropical Biomedicine. 4, S81-86, 2014
- Poovathingal M A, George G, Panicker G, Abhilash S. A Clinical Pandora: Unusual manifestations of Vitamin B 12 Deficiency. Int J Adv Med Health Res 2015; 2 (2):106.
- Poovathingal M A , R Bhat, Ramamoorthi R A. Domperidone Induced Galactorrhea : An Unusual Presentation of a common drug. Indian J Pharmacol. 2013; 45(3):307-308.
- Poovathingal M A , Gilvaz P C , Chacko F, Varghese P. Role of electrodiagnostic studies, Inflammatory Markers and Rating scales in Prognostication of Bell’s Palsy. NP1/3 Annals of IAN. Vol 21 (6) 2017 :71-186
- Poovathingal M A, Chacko F . A Peculiar Case of Spontaneous Bilateral Subdural Haemorrhage. Kerala Medical Journal. 2017 Mar 27; 10 (1): 49-51
- M. Thangaraj, Jayasankar V. R. A study on etiological profile of non-compressive myelopathies in a tertiary care hospital in central Tamilnadu. International Journal of Contemporary Medical Research 2019;6(9):I4-I7
- A. Rajendran, Jithin Antony Bose, Ponnu S DCH, Jayasankar V R, Shameer P. Clinical and etiological profile of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis. International Journal of Contemporary Medical Research 2020;7(1):A1-A4.
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