Meenakshi Super Speciality Hospital
The Department of Neurology at MSSH offers comprehensive evaluation and treatment for patients with neurological disorders like dementia, epilepsy, movement disorders, chronic pain, headaches, multiple sclerosis, neuropathic pain, sleep disorders and many other neurological ailments.
It is known to be one of the finest neuro-specialty centers in Tamil Nadu. With a state-of-the-art cross-referral system, we diagnose and handle rare complications, like for instance, Pet CT is used to diagnose and treat paraneoplastic neurological disorders like autoimmune encephalitis and neuropathy.
We also have facilities to evaluate localization related medically refractory epilepsy which will help in surgical cure for epilepsy.
We are the leading treatment centre for stroke management. We have round the clock service for stroke. THIS WAS ORIGINAL IDEA brought out by us. done to diagnose ICH and Acute ischemic stroke. Any suspected case for stroke undergoes stroke protocol imaging. Along with CT scan, MRI diffussion is
Patient with stroke in window and select out of window patients with diffusion flair mismatch. Patient is immediately thrombolysed with Inj. Alteplase or Tenectaplase. If the patient has large vessel occlusion, patient undergoes Mechanical thrombectomy – either thrombosuction or stent retriver. We are the leading centre for IV thrombolysis and Mechanical Thrombectomy in south India.
We also have a neurorehabilititation ward where the stroke patient and patient’s attendees have good team support of highly trained physiotherapists, staff nurses and various physiotherapy equipments and dedicated plans for therapy. Importance is given for gait, power improvement. We also provide occupational therapy, where the patient gets the latest techniques of hand movement exercises.
For the prevention of stroke, we also conduct regular stroke awareness programmes. For this we reach out to the public with well known personalities and discuss in detail about the various preventive strategies like diet modification, exercises and latest treatment available in our hospital. We stress the importance of arrival within the golden period (i.e) by 6 hours. We also have a good rapport with allied departments, like radiology and neurosurgery and Emergency medicine. We also have regular discussion for tough and rare cases, which need more care and therapeutic options.
