Clinical service
Neurosciences
Stroke care starts in Emergency with a timed scan pathway. Planned neurology clinics hold the rest: epilepsy, Parkinson’s, neuropathy, and headache that has outgrown over-the-counter treatment.
A suspected stroke is treated as time-critical. CT is on the Emergency floor; thrombolysis decisions are made with the neurologist on call, not by a remote reading alone.
Clinics are long enough for a full history. We do not restart a story that is already on the record unless something has changed.
Neurosurgical opinions are arranged when imaging shows a lesion that may need an operation. Not every scan needs a surgeon; we say so when that is the case.
When to come
- Sudden weakness, speech difficulty, or facial droop — call Emergency
- A first seizure, or epilepsy that is not controlled
- Headache with vomiting, vision change, or a new pattern
- Numbness, tremor, or walking difficulty that is progressing
What we offer
- Stroke pathway and thrombolysis assessment
- EEG and nerve-conduction studies
- Headache and epilepsy clinics
- Neurosurgical liaison
Consultants in this department