Institute Neurology Kolkata

Can you tell me about the Departments and Treatments & Facilities offered by the Institute of Neurosciences in Kolkata?

[Raman Vij]

The Departments and Treatments & Facilities offered by the Institute of Neurosciences in Kolkata are as follows:

Departments
Neurosurgery
Endo-vascular Therapy
Neurology
Paediatric Neurology
Neuro-Psychiatry
Neuro Rehabilitation
Neuro-Anaesthesia
Neuro-Intensive Care
Neuro-Radiology
Neuro-Pathology

Treatments & Facilities
Basic Functions of the hospital

a. Neurosurgery
Besides the routine brain and spinal surgery, I-NK will provide specialized neurosurgical procedures such as :

i Precision Microsurgerical procedures to treat intracranial aneurysm, arteriovenous malformation, deep-seated tumors of the brain and spinal cord, extra cranial-intracranial bypass for stroke prevention.
ii Endoscopic Surgery for third ventriculostomy and intraventricular tumors.
iii Surgery for intractable epilepsy.
iv Surgery for movement disorders.
v Deep brain stimulation for Parkinson’s disease and intractable pain
vi Paediatric Neurosurgery.
vii Trauma Centre for Head and spine injuries…
viii Complicated spine surgery
ix Endovascular treatment for Aneurysm, AVM, thrombolysis of cerebral arteries

b. Neurology
Along with the routine neurological diseases the following conditions will be treated

i Intravenous thrombolysis to reverse the effects of established stroke.
ii Stroke Clinic.
iii Movement Disorder Clinic.
iv Epilepsy Clinic.
v Video Telemetry.
vi Neuro genetic Diseases.
vii Multiple Sclerosis and other Brain diseases.
viii Sleep lab for diagnosis and cure of sleep disorders.
ix Headache clinic
x Tropical Diseases of the Nervous System eg. Tuberculosis.
xi Paediatric Neurology.

c. Neuro-Psychiatry
It is a neglected part of the nervous diseases and most of the mental disorders are due to disturbance of the neuro chemicals. The following condition will be treated in I-Nk

i Dementia
ii Schizophrenia
iii Drug Dependency.
iv Cognitive impairment and Depression following head injury or stroke.
v Mentally disturbed children.

d. Neuro Rehabilitation.
It is also a much neglected subject in this part of the country. Clinicians in general, lose interest with the patient when the acute stage of the head injury or stroke passes. However, with an integrated teamwork, quality of life in these patients can be much improved.

i Physiotherapy
ii Speech Therapy.
iii Occupational Therapy.
iv Psychology & Therapy.
v Menta Move Therapy.

Contact Detail:
Institute of Neurosciences Kolkata
185/1 A.J.C. Bose Road,
Kolkata 700 017

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