Facilities:
1. The department is the
first integrated department of neuromedicine in
this state and provides the major reception to
neurological disorders of all types in the
region. It has 56 beds.
2. A
full fledged electrophysiology unit providing 22
Channel EEG, electromyogram / nerve conduction
velocity with facility for single fibre study,
evoked potentials, colour doppler for
extracranial vessels, brain mapping and echo
flowmeter.
3. A
neurotoxicology unit was established in 1978 in
collaboration with Industrial Toxicology
Research Centre, Lucknow for research in
occupational health hazards and pesticide
toxicity.
4. Recently fully
equipped physiotherapy and speech therapy units
were established for outdoor and indoor
patients.
Output:
The annual admission rate is about 900. Outpatients services are offered on Monday,Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Annual OPD attendance is about 25,000.
Activities:
1.The department organised the Annual Conference of Indian Academy of Neurology in October 2002 and International Symposium on Headache in November 2003.
2.Regular
sessions of Botulinum Toxin in Movement Disorders
and spasticity are held twice a
month.
3.Presently
there are ten funded research project
underway.
4.Prof
NN Gupta Oration is held every year.
OPD Days:
Monday : Dr Atul Agarwal/ Dr MK Singh
Tuesday : Dr RK Garg/ Dr Rajesh Verma
Thursday : Dr AM Kar/ Dr RK Garg
Saturday: Dr Rakesh Shukla. |