The Centre of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Anand Hospitals Ahmedabad is headed by a qualified senior consultant, and is supported by all facilities.

The Centre is equipped to manage any neurological disorder. World class critical care units (CCU) are geared to deal rapidly with stroke and other neurological emergencies round the clock. A physiotherapy and rehabilitation department offers exceptional neurorehabilitation to help stricken patients overcome their disabilities.

Some common disorders treated at the Centre of Neurology include

Neurosurgery

Conditions include primarily the brain, spinal cord, vertebral column and peripheral nervous system disorders. Conditions treated by neurosurgeons include:

• Chiari Malformations
• Spinal disc herniation
• Spinal stenosis
• Hydrocephalus
• Head trauma (brain hemorrhages, skull fractures, etc.)
• Spinal cord trauma
• Traumatic injuries of peripheral nerves
• Brain tumors
• Infections and infestations
• Tumors of the spine, spinal cord and peripheral nerves
• Cerebral aneurysms
• Stroke, including hemorrhagic stroke and stroke
• Intracerebral hemorrhage, such as subarachnoid hemorrhage, intraparenchymal, and intraventricular hemorrhages
• Some forms of drug-resistant epilepsy
• Some forms of movement disorders (advanced Parkinson’s disease, chorea) – involves the use of specially developed minimally invasive stereotactic techniques (functional, stereotactic neurosurgery) such as ablative surgery and deep brain stimulation surgery
• Intractable pain of cancer or trauma patients and cranial/ peripheral nerve pain
• Some forms of intractable psychiatric disorders
• Malformations of the nervous system
• Carotid artery stenosis
• Vascular malformations (i.e., arteriovenous malformations, venous angiomas, cavernous angiomas, capillary telangiectasias) of the brain and spinal cord
• Peripheral neuropathies such as carpal tunnel syndrome and ulnar neuropathy
• Moyamoya disease
• Congenital malformations of the nervous system, including spina bifida and craniosynostosis