Neurology & Psychiatry

The Neurology and Psychiatry department covers conditions of the brain, spinal cord, nerves and mental health. The two are treated together because the symptoms often overlap — headache, dizziness, sleep disturbance, memory loss and changes in mood can each have a neurological or a psychiatric cause, and telling them apart is the first task.

Diagnosis draws on the hospital’s own imaging and laboratory units. MRI, CT and EEG are carried out in the same building, so in most cases the physician has the results in hand without the patient needing a second appointment elsewhere.

Conditions we treat

Stroke and its rehabilitation, epilepsy and seizure disorders, migraine and chronic headache, disc and spinal nerve problems, peripheral nerve disorders and numbness, tremor and movement disorders, dizziness and balance problems, and memory loss in older patients.

On the psychiatric side: depression and anxiety disorders, sleep disorders, post-traumatic stress, obsessive symptoms, and the medical follow-up of patients already under long-term treatment.

Diagnosis and monitoring

Assessment begins with a full history and neurological examination. Depending on the findings, the physician may request an EEG to study electrical activity in the brain, an MRI or CT to look at its structure, or blood work to rule out causes such as thyroid disorder or vitamin deficiency.

Conditions such as epilepsy and migraine are managed over time rather than in a single visit. Regular review appointments let medication be adjusted to the pattern of symptoms, and side effects to be caught early.

Before you come

Bring any previous imaging, EEG reports and prescriptions, and a list of the medicines you take with their doses. If you have seizures or headaches, a simple written record — when they happen, how long they last, what preceded them — is more useful to the physician than anything else you can bring.

For sudden weakness on one side of the body, difficulty speaking, a first seizure, loss of consciousness or a sudden severe headache, do not wait for an appointment — go to the emergency department immediately.