Neurology Services
The department of neurology at Rhode Island Hospital offers diagnosis
and treatment of brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerve disorders,
including:
- Alzheimer's disease
and other dementias
- cerebrovascular disease
- epilepsy
- headache
- multiple sclerosis
- neuropsychiatry
- Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders
- peripheral nerve and muscle disorders
- neurological complications of general medical disorders.
Neurology Laboratories
- The Electroencephalogram (EEG) Laboratory aids in the
diagnosis of seizure disorders, metabolic disturbances, sleep
disorders, and structural disorders, such as hemorrhage, tumors, and
degenerative and infectious diseases. The laboratory is equipped with
a closed-circuit TV recording system and scanner reading equipment.
- The Electromyogram (EMC) Laboratory aids in the diagnosis of
diseases of the spinal cord, cranial nerves, brainstem, root or
plexus, peripheral nerve, neuromuscular transmission and muscle. The
laboratory provides standard nerve conduction testing and
electromyography with special expertise in neuromuscular disease,
single-fiber EMG, near-nerve EMG, evoked potentials, intraoperative
neurophysiology, botulinum/chemo degeneration and pediatric EMG.
- The Cerebrovascular Laboratory aids in the diagnosis of
transient ischemic attacks, strokes and subarachnoid hemorrhage.
Equipment includes a carotid duplex scanner and a transcranial doppler.
More Information
For more information about neurology services at Rhode Island Hospital,
call 401-444-8795.
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