SPECIALIST SERVICES
Services
Neurology and Neurosurgery
Neurology is the specialist branch of Medicine that deals with the nervous system - the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves and muscles. The special senses of smell, vision, hearing and balance also often involve neurologists usually overlapping with ophthalmologists (eye specialists), and Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) surgeons. Neurologists do not perform surgery which is done by Neurosurgeons. The two specialities, by necessity, have to work closely together.
After a neurological consultation and Diagnostic Tests such as a CT or MRI scan, it may be necessary for your consultant to seek a neurosurgical opinion from one of the neurosurgeons attached to the centre and the Wellington Hospital. This occurs, for example, when a patient has been diagnosed with a brain tumour, some types of brain haemorrage such as a subarachnoid haemorrage (SAH) or a subdural haemorrage, or when there is pressure on the spinal cord or one of the nerve roots. Often the reverse occurs when the neurosurgeon asks for a neurological opinion on one of their patients.
The Centre is supported by the Wellington Hospital's Neurology and Neurosurgical Centre which provides a 24 hour emergency admission service. It is staffed by a highly qualified multidisciplinary team who are able to deal with almost every neurosurgical eventuality. Should your require rehabilitation following surgery or a complex neurology event such as a stroke or head injury you may be admitted to our 45 bed specialist Neuro-rehabilitaiton Centre at the Wellington Hospital