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The Department of Neurosciences is an advanced neuro-care centre. Established at the very inception of the hospital the department has seen excellent growth in terms of expertise, numbers, outcomes and type of surgeries carried out. Today the Neurosciences team is a dedicated and highly motivated unit - skillful & dynamic in deliverables. The Consultants are qualified products of Vellore and other prestigious institutes of the country and abroad who have won laurels during their academic years. All of them have the added qualification of profound International exposure, training work experience and combine into an effective and divergently skilled team. The department consists of full time consultants and are available 24x7.
The department offers a disease specific, patient focused approach in treating all neurological and neurosurgical disorders including sleep and behavioral disorders.
The department is backed by a well established imaging,electrophysiology and lab services that help in accurate diagnostics. The department also runs a dedicated sleep lab.
First Hospital in The World to be Certified for Stroke Management by Joint Commission International, USA
Paediatric Neurology is Emerging as a new Speciality in India.
Historically, children with neurological conditions were treated either by paediatricians or adult neurologists. Increasing understanding of the disease, knowledge and advance in technology with new diagnostic, research techniques and treatment procedures over the last few decades, have made specialisation in certain aspects of paediatrics a necessity.
It is now well recognised that neurological conditions in children are very different in nature than in adults, and need to be evaluated and managed with a different approach.
A paediatric neurologist is a general paediatrician, who in addition to knowing children has a specialised knowledge of the anatomy, physiology and pathology of the nervous system. The paediatric neurologist knows enough about the systemic diseases in the paediatric age group, the peculiarities of the maturing brain, normal and abnormal development in children and the psychosocial aspects of sick children and their parents. The care of children will be shared between the primary paediatrician and the specialist.
Paediatric neurology concerns not only with Cerebral palsy and learning difficulties, but also with other neurological disorders in children. Paediatric neurologists diagnose, treat, and manage the following conditions from birth until 16 years:
Weakness, including cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, and nerve muscle disorders
Developmental disorders, including delayed speech, motor milestones, and coordination issues
Seizure disorders, including seizures in newborns, febrile convulsions and epilepsy
Medical aspects of head injuries and brain tumours
Headaches, including migraine
Behavioral disorders, including attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), school failure and sleep problems
Learning Difficulties
Any other ante-nataly detected problems concerning neurology
Services offered at Apollo :
Rehabilitation Services :
Rehabilitation department is fully operational, well structured and equipped with state of the art facilities and offers the following services.
Physiotherapy
Physiotherapy
Botulinum toxin injection therapy for spasticity
Occupational therapy
Speech and language therapy
Audiology
Screening Methods
Treating Hearing problems with hearing Aids and cochlear implants
Education
Rehabilitation of Hearing Impaired Children.
Neuro Imaging
64 slice Spiral CT and CT angiogram
MRI, MR angiography, MR spectroscopy, Functional MRI
SPECT and nuclear scanning
PET scan
Digital substraction angiography
Myelography
Carotid and intra cranial Doppler
Neurophysiology
Nerve conduction studies
Needle and surface Electromyography
Repetitive nerve stimulation tests
Single fiber EMG
Tremorogram
SSEP
Flash and Pattern reversal VEP
BAER
Neurophysiology
Therapeutic antiepileptic drug level monitoring
Comprehensive investigation facilities for neuroinfective / neurodegenerative/ metabolic/Genetic/ mitochondrial conditions in collaboration with CCMB and other renowned laboratories across India.
Brain , Muscle, Nerve, Biopsy .
Stereotactic Radiosurgery
(SRS) treats brain disorders with a precise delivery of a single, high dose of radiation in a one-day session. Focused radiation beams are delivered to a specific area of the brain to treat abnormalities, tumors or functional disorders.
Fractionated stereotactic radiation treatments which are received over a period of days or weeks may be administered to the body with the assistance of removable masks and frames that achieve a lesser degree of immobilization. Stereotactic radiosurgery is limited to the head and neck, because these areas can be immobilized with skeletal fixation devices that completely restrict the head’s movement, permitting the most precise and accurate treatment.
Surgery :
Radiosurgery (one-session treatment) has such a dramatic effect in the target zone that the changes are considered “surgical.” Through the use of three-dimensional computer-aided planning and the high degree of immobilization, the treatment can minimize the amount of radiation that passes through healthy brain tissue. Stereotactic radiosurgery is routinely used to treat brain tumors and lesions. It may be the primary treatment, used when a tumor is inaccessible by surgical means; or as a boost or adjunct to other treatments for a recurring or malignant tumor.
How it Works :
Stereotactic radiosurgery works the same as all other forms of radiation treatment. It does not remove the tumor or lesion, but it distorts the DNA of the tumor cells. The cells then lose their ability to reproduce and retain fluids. The tumor reduction occurs at the rate of normal growth for the specific tumor cell.
In lesions such as AVMs (a tangle of blood vessels in the brain), radiosurgery causes the blood vessels to thicken and close off. The shrinking of a tumor or closing off of a vessel occurs over a period of time. For benign tumors and vessels, this will usually be 18 months to two years. For malignant or metastatic tumors, results may be seen in a few months, because these cells are very fast-growing.
Indications :
Stereotactic radiosurgery may or may not be appropriate for a condition. It may be used as the primary treatment or recommended in addition to other treatments that are needed. Only a treating neurosurgeon who operates radiosurgery equipment can make the evaluation as to whether someone can be treated. A neurosurgeon must always be present during treatment and should work with a radiation oncologist when the brain is being targeted. Some of the most common indications for treatment are:
Arteriovenous Malformations
All benign brain tumors including :
Acoustic Neuromas
Meningiomas
Pineal and Pituitary Tumors
All Malignant Brain Tumors including :
Glial Tumors and Astrocytomas
Low grade tumors
Metastatic Brain Tumors
Functional disorders including :
Trigeminal Neuralgia
Essential Tremor
Parkinson's Tremor/Rigidity