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Diseases & Treatment

Areas of Neurology & Neurosurgery Care

  • Neurosurgery
  • Neurology
  • Cognitive and Behavioural Neurology
  • Critical Care Neurology
  • Neurological Diagnostics

Neurosurgery: Neurosurgery involves surgical treatment of various diseases and disorders affecting the nervous system including the brain, spinal cord, and nerves. With well-equipped operating rooms, our neurosurgeons perform several neurological surgical procedures for tumors, congenital anomalies, stroke, trauma, vascular disorders, infections of the brain or spine, degenerative diseases of the spine, etc.

Neurology: Our Neurologists hold rich experience and expertise to handle all types of neurological problems ranging from simple to complex - Epilepsy, Migraine, stroke, dementia, movement disorders, Multiple sclerosis, Motor neurone disease, myopathies, neuropathies, congential neurological disorders among others.

Neuro Oncology: Neurological can be malignant or benign and take a huge toll on the patient's health leading to morbidity and sometimes even mortality. Our Neuro-oncologists work in conjunction with radiation oncologists and medical oncologists to provide unique comprehensive care for patients with Astrocytomas, Meningiomas, Oligodendrogliomas, Pituitary tumour, Spinal cord tumour, etc.

Cognitive and Behavioural Neurology: The neurological damage has a huge impact on a person's behaviour, memory, perception, emotion, and cognition. To relieve them from these difficulties, this area of care focuses on the management of various neurologic conditions like Alzheimer's disease, Non-Alzheimer Dementias, Mild cognitive impairment, Frontotemporal lobar degeneration, Autism and Asperger syndrome, and Learning disabilities.

Critical Care Neurology: This area of care has generated a deep interest in early recognition and treatment of most critically ill stages of neurologic diseases including Stroke, Head Injury, Spinal Cord Injury, Coma, Seizure, paralysis, etc. Our neurocritical care experts help every patient to navigate the challenging path by handholding them till their complete recovery. If you are looking for a good neuro spine doctor in Kolkata, visit Fortis.

Neurology Care and Treatment

We offer treatments, consultation and inpatient services by some of the best neurologist doctors in Kolkata for:

  • Headaches, Epilepsy, Stroke or Paralysis, Backache, Slipped Disc
  • Movement disorders such as Parkinson disease
  • Paediatric neurologic disorders such as mental retardation and behavioural disorders
  • Botulinum toxin injection for spasticity, task specific dystonias, hemifacial spasm and torticollis

Peripheral Nerve Surgeries

We offer peripheral nerve surgeries for:

  • Nerve injuries
  • Entrapment syndromes like Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
  • Nerve Tumours

Spinal Surgeries:

  • Spinal injuries
  • Spinal Tumours
  • Slipped disc
  • Cervical disorders
  • Spondylosis
  • Backache and Sciatica
  • Degenerative spine disorders

Areas Of Care

Services:

  • Brain Trauma surgery
  • Brain tumour surgery
  • Skull Base surgery
  • Epilepsy
  • Complex Craniovertebral Junction surgeries
  • Minimal Invasive and Endoscopic Neurosurgeries
  • Craniofacial surgery with Faciomaxillary surgery
  • Interventional/Neuro-Endovascular Therapy for Cerebrovascular Diseases and Tumour
  • Neurovascular surgeries
  • Trans nasal Endoscopic Tumour removal
  • Stereotactic & Functional Neurosurgery
  • Spinal laminectomy, Discectomy, Foraminotomy
  • Spinal fusionArtificial disk replacement
  • Specialty Clinics for Stroke, Epilepsy, Vertigo, Memory, Headache, Child Neurology, Movement Disorders, Parkinson's disease
  • Rehabilitation Centre

Neurology Care - Diagnosis

CT scan: CT scan is an imaging procedure which uses X-rays to produce cross-sectional images of the body. This fast and painless procedure aids in diagnosing brain damage from a head injury, detecting blood clots in the brain, brain tumors and cysts, detecting spinal stenosis, and many more. The images of CT scan can give more detailed information about your internal organs and their injuries which plain X-rays cannot.

Carotid Ultrasound: This diagnostic technique uses high-frequency sound waves to look at the structure and function of the carotid arteries which runs on either side of your neck. This test shows whether fatty deposits called plaque has clogged or narrowed the carotid arteries. Narrowed carotid arteries reduce the blood flow to the brain and increase the risk of stroke.

Electroencephalogram (EEG): An EEG is a diagnostic procedure to detect the abnormalities in the brain waves by attaching electrodes consisting of flat metal discs to the scalp. This test, in which the result is observed as wavy lines on a computer screen, is paramount in diagnosing several types of brain disorders mainly epilepsy and sleep disorders.

Video Telemetry: This is an important test in the diagnosis and classification of epilepsy, especially in children. This involves continuous video and EEG monitoring of the patient for a period of 1-5 days.

Electromyography (EMG): Electromyography (EMG) is an electro diagnostic medicine technique which measures how well the muscles respond when the nerves are stimulated. During this test, small needles (or electrodes) are inserted into the muscles to pick up the electrical activity in those muscles. The resulting signals are converted into graphs, sounds or numerical values that help the doctors to diagnose the problems with nerve-to-muscle signal transmission, nerve dysfunction or muscle dysfunction.

Lumbar Puncture (Spinal Tap): Lumbar Puncture is performed to acquire information about the cerebrospinal fluid that surrounds the brain and spinal cord. This test involves inserting a needle between the two lumbar bones in the lower back to withdraw a sample of the fluid. Meningitis, Guillain-Barre syndrome, multiple sclerosis, cancers in the spinal cord or brain are a few conditions which can be diagnosed by this test.

Tilt Table Test: This simple and non-invasive test is conducted to determine the cause of repeated and unexplained episodes of fainting (called syncope). As the name implies, this test involves placing the patient on a special table supported with firm straps and tilting it to different angles. During this tilting, the body's vital signs like heart rhythm, pulse and blood pressure are constantly monitored by the doctor to investigate the cause of fainting.

Technology

Technology

  • Video Electroencephalography (EEG)
  • Electromyography (EMG)
  • Nerve conduction Velocity test (NCV)
  • Sensation 10 CT scanner
  • Symphony MR OPMI Multivision
  • Neuro Interventional Radiology (IR) procedures