Our aim is to provide a high quality service to ensure that our clients (referrers and patients) receive maximum care and attention by the efficient use of resources in order to optimise the information available to aid diagnosis.
About Us
Intra-operative Monitoring
This is continuous monitoring of specific nerves during surgery to minimise the risk of damage. Spinal cord injury has always been one of the most feared complications of any type of spinal surgery. Surgeons have long sought ways to minimise the inherent dangers of operating near the spinal cord and nerve roots. IOM can monitor Spinal cord, facial, visual and acoustic procedures.
Electroencephalogram
Electroencephalogram (EEG) is a harmless and painless investigation of the tiny natural electrical patterns from the brain that may be changed by certain disorders. The signals are monitored after we place 23 discs electrodes on the head and connecting them to a computer. The whole investigation usually lasts about 30 minutes during which time the patient will be asked to remain still and relaxed with the eyes closed, possibly to take deep breaths for a short time, and/or look at a flickering light. The results then being saved onto hard drive and analyzed. The recording is made by a Clinical Physiologist and later interpreted by a Consultant Neurophysiologist who specialises in reading EEGs. We send a report to the referring doctor within a few days. There are no after-effects and the patient is free to return to their home or ward straight away. The test is performed on people of all ages to assess brain function. This means that a whole range of conditions fall within our scope and includes:
- Epilepsy
- Dementia
- Head injuries
- Brain infection
- Cerebrovascular disease
- Migraine
- Blackouts
- Headaches
- Encephalopathies
- Cerebrovascular accident (stroke)