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PATIENT INFORMATION |
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Your insurance Card |
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Physician referral forms if required
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A list of current prescriptions
and/or over-the-counter medications you are taking, including
dose and frequency |
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about your medical and surgical history |
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All appropriate medical records you have |
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Welcome to our Website |
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Neurology: |
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Dr. Marina Neystat, M.D., Board
Certified in Neurology provides the following neurological services
and diagnostic studies:
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Electromyography (EMG) and Nerve Conduction
Studies |
Nerves control the muscles in the body using electrical
impulses. Whenever a muscles contract (tenses up)
in response to a signal from the brain, it also produce
an electrical discharge of its own. Electromyography
(EMG) measures the electrical discharges made by the
muscles. Nerve conduction studies (nerve conduction
velocity) measure how well individual nerves can transmit
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Measuring the electrical activity
in muscles and nerves can help detect the presence,
location, and extent of diseases that can damage muscle
tissue (such as muscular dystrophy) or nerves (such
as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). In the case of
nerve injury, the actual site of nerve damage can
often be located. EMG and nerve conduction studies
are often done together to provide more complete information.
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Electroencephalography (EEG) |
Electroencephalography (EEG) records the electrical
activity of the brain. Sensors (electrodes) are attached
to your head and connected by wires to a computer.
The computer records your brain's electrical activity
on paper as wavy lines. Certain brain abnormalities
can be detected by observing changes in the normal
pattern of the brain's electrical activity.24 hrs.
dEEG |
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Evoked Potential Tests |
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Evoked
potential tests measure electrical activity in certain
areas of the brain in response to stimulation of certain
groups of nerves. These tests are often used to assist
in the diagnosis of MS because they can indicate problems
along the pathways of certain nerves that are too
subtle to be noticed or found on a doctor's exam.
Problems along the nerve pathways are a direct result
of the disease. The demyelization causes the nerve
impulses to be slowed, garbled, or halted altogether. |
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Electronystagmography (ENG)
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Electronystagmography
(ENG) is a series of tests that evaluate how well
the eyes, inner ears, and brain help a person maintain
balance and a sense of position (such as being able
to distinguish standing up from lying down).ENG is
done to help determine whether damage to the structures
or nerves in the inner ear or brain is causing dizziness
or vertigo. Electronystagmography measures certain
involuntary eye movements called nystagmus. These
eye movements occur normally when the head is moved.
However, spontaneous or prolonged nystagmus may be
associated with certain conditions that affect the
nerves or structures of the inner ear or brain |
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Migraine Treatment |
Migraine
headaches are one of the most common types of headaches.
Migraine headaches are severe, usually one-sided,
throbbing headaches that often occur with nausea,
vomiting, and increased sensitivity to light or sound.
The cause of migraine headaches is unclear. They belong
to a class of headache sometimes referred to as benign
headaches. These types of headaches are considered
benign because they are not caused by a tumor, aneurysm,
or other underlying medical disorder. Benign headaches
may be mild or severe, occur occasionally or frequently,
and last a couple of hours or several days. However,
they are not caused by an underlying medical condition. |
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When
an underlying medical condition is causing headaches,
the condition is usually a fairly common problem,
such as strain or arthritis in the neck, a dental
problem, or a sinus infection. Very few headaches
are actually caused by a serious medical condition.
More than 50% of people who have migraine headaches
have never been accurately diagnosed and so do not
receive effective treatment. Treatment and management
of migraine headaches may involve medication as well
as a combination of other therapies, such as stress
management, exercise, preventive physical therapy,
relaxation therapy, acupuncture. Treatments that combine
other approaches with limited use of medication are
often successful. People who have frequent headaches
may need treatment to help prevent their headaches,
so that they do not need to rely on the frequent use
of pain relievers. |
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