Neurology
Neurology is the department of medicine that deals with diagnosis and treatment of diseases and injuries in the nervous system.
As the nervous system has a complex structure, there is a very wide range of neurological pathologies and their signs and symptoms. Most common complaints are listed below:
Headache
Dizziness
Loss of strength
Balance and coordination disorders while walking
Sensorial deficits
Altered mental status
Vision, hearing and smell impairments
Speech impairment.
It is necessary to visit a neurologist, if one recognizes anyone of above written complaints. Late diagnosis may lead to irreversible damages in neurological diseases as the case with all other medical disciplines.
Neurology Department of our Hospital renders services at national and international standards and all neurological diseases are diagnosed and treated at inpatient and outpatient settings in line with the principles of evidence-based medicine. Some of these diseases are listed below:
Headache, Migraine
Epilepsy
Blockages or hemorrhages of cerebral vessels (stroke, paralysis)
Dementia- Alzheimer’s disease
Dizziness
Parkinson’s Disease – neurodegenerative diseases
Infectious of nervous system (encephalitis, meningitis, cerebral abscess etc)
Demyelinating Diseases (ALS)
Inflammatory or auto-immune diseases of spinal cord
Neuromuscular diseases (Myastenia Gravis)
• Sleep Disorders and Sleep-related Respiratory Disorders
Restless leg syndrome
Since medications or doses can be frequently modified in the follow-up of neurological disease, the effective communication between the patient and the doctor should be very effective and the conditions should be followed up regularly. Personalized follow-up systems are used in Neurology Department of Emsey Hospital. Moreover, electromyography (EMG), polysomnography (sleeping test) and electroencephalograohy (EEG) tests as well as all radiological imaging methods are performed successfully for diagnosis and follow-up.
