Neuromedicine & Interventional Neurology

Neurology Care at Unico Hospital, Dhaka

Department of Neurology of Unico Hospital, provides comprehensive consultative services, diagnostic testing and treatment for all spectrum of neurological conditions, including diseases of the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves and muscles at out-patient department, in-patient department, critical care department, and emergency department. The department uses the latest technology and facilities, and is staffed by an experienced team of neurologists, nurses and technologists, who are committed to patient care. Neuro Rehabilitation is also part of our services for reintegration the patient in the community. Acute neurological emergency managed in co-ordination of neurology, emergency, critical care and radiology team.

Conditions Treated:

Neurology Department offers management of a variety of neurological conditions in both adults and children; the most common include:

• Acute stroke treatment with IV thrombolysis, further if needed mechanical embolectomy, interventional neurology available for 24 hrs
• Epilepsy, seizures and all types of unconsciousness. EEG and video EEG available for long term monitoring
• Headaches of all different causes
• Brain infections like meningitis, encephalities, autoimmune encephalitis, etc.
• Vertigo/dizziness
• Paralysis of different kinds, spasticity if needed treated with Botox
• Parkinson’s disease, dystonia treatment with Botox if needed, and other movement disorders
• Cerebral palsy and other developmental disorders of children
• Behavioral disorders
• Neurodegenerative diseases, motor neuron disease (MND)
• Memory problems/dementia
• Neck pain or lower back pain (cervical, lumbo-sacral spondysosis), arm & leg pains, tingling, Guillian Barre Syndrome (GBS) and all kinds peripheral neuropathy
• Brain and spinal cord inflammation eg. multiple sclerosis (MS), neuromyelitis optica (NMO), myline oligodendrocyte glucoprotein antibody associated disorder (MOGAD) etc
• Myesthenia gravis (MG), Lembert-Eaton syndrome (LES), all kinds of muscular dystrophy
• Sleep disorder, eg OSA, PLMD, Narcolepsy, insomnia etc

Procedures done at Neurology Department:

• EMG-NCV with evoked potential eg. VEP, ABER, SEP, Neuromucular ultrasound, single fiber EMG (SFEMG)
• EEG, long term vidio EEG (VEEG)
• Digital subtraction angiography (cerebral angio), DSA, mechanical embolectomy, carotid and vertebral artery stenting, Aneurysm coiling, AVM embolization
• Sleep study, Split night study, Multiple sleep latency test (MSLT).