Neuroscience Services

At West Florida Hospital...

the art of caring and the science of medicine combine to offer the region's only comprehensive neuroscience services from diagnostic testing through rehabilitative care.

Located adjacent to the hospital, the Rehabilitation Institute is a state-designated Head and Spinal Cord Injury rehabilitation facility. This link affords a continuum of care from the first patient visit and diagnosis through inpatient and outpatient treatment.

Our team consists of a highly trained and experienced staff of neurologists, neurosurgeons, a neuro-ophthalmologist, neuroradiologists, a sleep specialist, a neuropsychologist and other support physicians. A multidisciplinary team of highly trained support personnel including nurses, psychologists, therapists and other professionals complements the neuroscience medical staff in a managed care environment. Complete diagnostic services and a full range of treatment programs are available including specialized diagnostic centers and high-technology equipment. Each patient's individual needs are addressed through a collective effort involving the patient, family and treatment team.

State-of-the-art services coupled with a commitment to maintaining the highest possible quality of care and controlling costs place West Florida Hospital in a unique position in the region. With all services and physicians on a single campus, patients are assured of the convenience of easy transition from physician visit to testing to hospital. Records are easily accessed, physicians and treatment eat staff are in close communication, and patient welfare comes first.

Neurological Disorders & Diseases

Neuroscience Services consists of a team of physicians, nurses and other specially trained staff members who provide diagnosis and treatment for disorders, diseases and injuries related to the nervous system. Comprehensive care is provided for a broad range of patients from accidental head and spinal cord injuries to chronic neurological diseases, from the simplest to the most complex neurological problems. Neuroscience Services offers treatment for:

Alzheimer's Disease
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS, Lou Gehrig's Disease)
Aneurysm, Cerebral
Arteriovenous Malformations
Brain Abscess
Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors
Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA), Stroke, Apoplexy
Cervical and Lumbar Disc Disease
Encephalitis
Epilepsy, Seizures
Guillian Barre' Syndrome
Headaches
Huntington's Chorea
Hydrocephalus
Meningitis
Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
Muscular Dystrophy (MD) and other muscle diseases
Myasthenia Gravis
Neuro-ophthalmologic Disorders
Parkinson's Disease
Peripheral Nerve Disorders
Sleep Disorders
Spinal Cord Injury
Transient Ischemic Attacks (TIA)

Neurodiagnostic Testing

Technology in neurodiagnostics continues to provide new and advanced opportunities for more refined diagnosis and a better understanding of functional physiology. Neurodiagnostic tests, offering the latest in technology, are available at West Florida Hospital.

Neuroscience Services testing includes the following:

Angiography
Carotid Ultrasound
Computed Tomography (CT) Scan
Diagnostic Radiology
Electroencephalography (EEG)
Electromyography (EMG)
Evoked Potential Monitoring
Long-term Video EEG Monitoring for Seizure Disorders
Magnetic Resonance Angiography (MRA)
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Myelography
Nerve Conducting
Neuropsychological Testing
Nuclear Medicine
Polysomnography
Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT)