Services

Believers Advanced Stroke Intervention Centre (BASIC)

It is a comprehensive center for the diagnosis, management and prevention of stroke and other cerebrovascular disorders- We have round the clock facility for thrombolysis, imaging with a 3T MRI and a 128 slice CT which also involves advanced imaging modalities like perfusion studies and spectroscopy. We have a dedicated code stroke pathway and team each day. There is a dedicated 24 hours CATH lab providing DSA, mechanical thrombectomy and carotid stenting. The center has repeatedly bagged WSO- Angels award- diamond status for excellence in stroke care. We also focus on research and are a part of the hospital based stroke registry under ICMR.

Centre for Epilepsy

With dedicated adult and pediatric epilepsy clinics running every week, it has turned to a tertiary referral center for patients even from neighboring districts. Our electrophysiology lab is equipped with modern facilities. We provide routine, portable and prolonged video EEG services and polysomnogram. Other services like Nerve conduction studies, EMG and evoked potentials are provided in the lab which currently houses 5 dedicated and well trained neurotechnologists. We perform more than 4000 procedures including long term VEEGs per year.

Other Subspecialties and Services

• Movement disorders- with Botox clinic

• Cognitive Neurology- with Neuropsychology support

• Neuro-immunology – including PLEX services

• Neuromuscular disease - EMG

• Headache clinic

• Neuroinfections- with support from ID specialist

• Neurorehabilitation-  in coordination with PMR along with deglutologist, speech therapist, occupational therapist and clinical psychologist

Research and Academics

Academic sessions are regularly conducted every Wednesdays. Other sessions include Patient management conferences (PMCs) and Neuroradiology (NRC) conferences. We periodically conduct CMEs focusing residents and physicians in training (THE NEUROBYTES series). We also focus on research activities in various subspecialties and are a part of the hospital based stroke registry under ICMR.