Many people in the UK and worldwide suffer from neurological disorders and neurological symptoms as part other disorders. Accurate diagnosis and assessment of these conditions are of utmost importance for many healthcare professionals including neurologists, rheumatologists, paediatricians, geriatricians, general practitioners, neurosurgeons, spinal surgeons, and orthopaedic surgeons in order to manage and treat these conditions effectively. Neurophysiology tests are paramount in the diagnosis, assessment, and management of neurologic disorders and conditions. Dr. Akhtar offers neurophysiology tests for a wide range of neurological disorders and conditions, including central nervous system disorders, peripheral nerve disorders, muscles disorders, nerve muscle junction disorders:
Peripheral Nerve Disorders
Nerve conduction studies and EMG studies have an important role in the diagnosis and assessment of peripheral nerve disorders such as nerve entrapments, nerve injuries, and other peripheral nerve disorders. Dr. Akhtar and his team of physiologists are highly trained and well experienced in the diagnosis of peripheral nerve disorders.
Nerve Entrapments
Nerve entrapment is a condition that develops when a peripheral nerve losses flexibility, mobility, or becomes compressed (entrapped) or restricted by surrounding tissues. Nerve entrapment can cause neurogenic/neuropathic pain that can be acute or chronic. Examples of common nerve entrapments include carpal tunnel syndrome, ulnar nerve entrapment and peroneal nerve entrapment.
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Ulnar Nerve Entrapment
- Peroneal Nerve Entrapment
Muscle Disorders
Needle EMG tests help in the assessment of muscle functions and are particularly important in the diagnosis of various muscle disorders such as muscular dystrophies, myositis, metabolic muscle disorders, and related disorders.
- Inherited and Acquired Myopathies
- Muscular Dystrophies
- Metabolic Muscle Disorders
- Myositis
Nerve Muscle Junction Disorders
Impairment in the normal communication between muscles and nerve cells, prevents muscles to contract normally leading conditions like myasthenia Gravis and LEMS. Single fibre EMG tests Repetitive nerve stimulation tests are highly specialised, which help in the assessment of the function of nerve and muscle junction.
- Myasthenia Gravis
- Lambert Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome
Central Nervous System Disorders
EEG, Ambulatory EEG tests, video-telemetry EEG tests, and Evoked Potential tests have an important role in the diagnosis and assessment of central nervous system disorders involving the brain and spinal cord including brain injuries, seizures, epilepsy, encephalopathy, encephalitis and multiple sclerosis.
- Brain Disorders and Injuries
- Seizures and Epilepsy
- Encephalitis
- Encephalopathies
- Degenerative Neurologic Disorders
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Sleep Disorders