Department Hospital

Neurology

Our Services

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.

Our 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
  • Neurophysiology lab with facilities for:
    • EEG
    • Video EEG
    • Nerve conduction studies
    • Electromyography
    • Evoked potential studies - VEP, BAER, SSEP
  • Department of Radiology with facilities for:
    • 64 slice CT scan
    • 1.5 MRI scan
    • Angiography
  • Department of Nuclear Medicine with:
    • SPECT scan
    • PET scan
  • Department of Neurosurgery
  • Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Faculty

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Dr. Thomas John


Professor & HOD
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Dr. Joe Jacob


Associate Professor
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Dr. Mary Anne Poovathingal


Assistant Professor

Our Services

  • Epilepsy

    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.

  • Neuropathies

    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

  • Stroke

    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 services

    Other neurological conditions like Parkinson’s disease and movement disorders , spinal cord disorders , Autoimmune diseases etc are also dealth with.