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Neurodiagnostic Testing

Diagnostic Testing PhotoThe key to success in treatment of Neurological disorders and disease lies in the accurate diagnosis of the patient problem. This belief has led to perhaps the most sophisticated diagnostic testing resource in our entire area. Our neurodiagnostic testing department offers state of the art technologies in Electrophysiological testing including the following studies: Electromyography (EMG); Nerve Conduction Velocity (NCV); and Electroencephalography (EEG). Highly sophisticated Evoked Potential Studies* available through our Neurodiagnostics department include: Somato Sensory Evoked Potential (SSEP); Visual Evoked Potential (VEP); and the Brain Stem Auditory Evoked Response (BAER).

*Evoked potential studies are an additional tool for determining the continuity of sensory pathways in the spinal cord, brain stem and cortex. These studies are particularly useful in evaluating MS and a variety of neuromusculoskeletal disorders.
Neurodiagnostic Testing Studies:
EEG
Electroencephalograph: Records the electrical activity of the brain. Particularly helpful in evaluating seizure disorders, Parkinson's disease, chronic headaches, and head traumas.
EMG/NCV
Electromyography and Nerve Conduction Velocity: With these studies, electrical recording of the muscles and nerves can often reveal the precise location and extent of damaged tissue. These studies are useful in determining a course of treatment.
SSEP
Somatosensory Evoked Potential: Measures the progress of a sensory nerve impulse from an extremity trough the spinal cord and brain stem to the cortex.
BAER
Brain Stem Auditory Evoked Response: Measures the neural impulses generated by sound from the ear through the brain stem and malbrain to its recognition as sound by the ceselarol cortex.
VEP
Visual Evoked Potential: Measures the progression of an impulse produced by a visual receptor from the eye to the cortex.

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