Neurology

The Department of Neurology at Fortis Greater Noida is fully equipped with the state of the art facility available in this geographical region. It consists of a 1.5T MRI machine, 256 slice CT scan, NCV and EEG machines (Natus, USA) and advanced neurodiagnostics laboratory services. Diseases in Neurology are mainly dealing with nervous system which includes brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves and muscles. The common diseases affecting the nervous system are Stroke, Epilepsy, Headache, Vertigo, Movement disorder like Parkinson’s disease, Dementias, Polyneuropathies like Guillian Barre syndrome, Myasthenias, Myopathies and other muscles diseases. The neurology services are available round the clock and it is the ONLY STROKE READY HOSPITAL in this entire region. We have an acute stroke treatment protocol also known as CODE FAST which includes Clot busting therapy (Intravenous Thrombolysis) in window period. If patient is out of window period the patient can be taken in NEURO CATH LAB for Clot retrieval Therapy (Mechanical Thrombectomy). Besides stroke, all emergency neurology diseases are being managed at our hospital like Recurrent seizures, Myasthenic crisis, Respiratory nerve muscle failures, acute brain infections like TB, Encephalitis, meninigitis etc. A fully dedicated, equipped and state of the art NeuroICU is in place for management of patients having critical neurological diseases. There is a full armamentarium availability of neurology diagnostics in Fortis Greater Noida which includes an international standard EEG machine for OPD and round the clock portable EEG for ICU and sick patients. Nerve conduction and Electromyography (NCV and EMG) with other clinical neurophysiology lab facilities are best in this region. Our doctors are trained in management of Epilepsy patients having intractable seizures and medically refractory epilepsy. Video EEG also known as Long term Epilepsy monitoring (LTEM) is usually done for intractable seizures patients who are candidates for presurgical assessment for epilepsy surgery. Soon we will starting round the clock VEEG monitoring unit for Epilepsy surgery programme and Neurostimulation techniques like DBS and VNS for such patients. We are regularly treating patients with Botox therapy having focal dystonias like writer cramp, blepharospasm, hemifacial spasm, spasticity and other indications for the botox therapy. The department also offers Pediatric neurology services in children suffering from Developmental delays, Speech delay, Cerebral palsy, Neurometabolic disorders and Neurogenetics diseases. We offer the best neurorehabilitation services as we work in tandem with the Physiotherapy, Occupational therapy, Speech therapy and Neuropsychology departments.