The M.I.N.D. provides both conservative and state of the art care including neurosurgical assessments and second opinons for patients of all ages with congenital and toxic-metabolic disorders of the brain, spine, peripheral nerves and muscles, encephalitis, meningitis, and other infectious neurological illnesses, multiple sclerosis, neurological complications of auto-immune diseases, head injuries, spine, pain management, attention deficit and related disorders, psychiatric and counseling issues, disorders of sleep, epilepsy, seizures, visual and other sensory impairments, stroke and carotid disease, brain aneurysms and other vascular malformations of the nervous system, brain and spinal cord tumors, dementia and other cognitive and neurodegenerative processes, Parkinson’s and other movement and balance disorders.
Services
Deep Brain and Vagal Nerve Stimulation Programming and Adjustment
Deep Brain and Vagal Nerve Stimulation Programming and Adjustment
Deep Brain and Vagal Nerve Stimulation Programming and Adjustment
The implantation of electrodes in the brain or vagal nerve which produce electrical impulses to regulate abnormal impulses, altering brain activity to treat certain conditions including Parkinson's disease, essential tremor, epilepsy, depression, and more on individuals whose symptom's are not controlled with medication. These surgical pr
The implantation of electrodes in the brain or vagal nerve which produce electrical impulses to regulate abnormal impulses, altering brain activity to treat certain conditions including Parkinson's disease, essential tremor, epilepsy, depression, and more on individuals whose symptom's are not controlled with medication. These surgical procedures require the outpatient activation and programming/adjustment of the pulse generator implanted in your chest.
EEG
Deep Brain and Vagal Nerve Stimulation Programming and Adjustment
Deep Brain and Vagal Nerve Stimulation Programming and Adjustment
EEG – Electroencephalogram testing detects abnormalities in your brain waves. Electrodes are pasted onto your scalp, and they detect electrical charges caused by the activity of your brain cells. EEG testing can be used to evaluate several types of brain disorders, including:
- Epilepsy
- Brain tumors
- Brain damage from a head injury
- Encephalopath
EEG – Electroencephalogram testing detects abnormalities in your brain waves. Electrodes are pasted onto your scalp, and they detect electrical charges caused by the activity of your brain cells. EEG testing can be used to evaluate several types of brain disorders, including:
- Epilepsy
- Brain tumors
- Brain damage from a head injury
- Encephalopathy
- Inflammation of the brain (encephalitis)
- Strokes
- Sleep disorders
Shunt Adjustment
Deep Brain and Vagal Nerve Stimulation Programming and Adjustment
Shunt Adjustment
The shunt is the most common treatment for hydrocephaly which acts as a drainage system to keep excess fluid from accumulating on the brain. Where fixed valves may necessitate additional surgery, adjustable pressure valves allow for changing of the pressure/flow post-surgery via an outpatient visit. (Medtronic.com)
Botox
Trigger Point Injections
Shunt Adjustment
Botox is a neurotoxin associated with spoiled foods made from the bacterium C. botulinum and has been approved to treat migraines, hemi-facial spasms, cervical dystonia, and spastic hemiplegia and dystonia. Botox is a powerful therapeutic agent that can reduce muscle spasm and pain, and also restore function. It is safe treatment as it is
Botox is a neurotoxin associated with spoiled foods made from the bacterium C. botulinum and has been approved to treat migraines, hemi-facial spasms, cervical dystonia, and spastic hemiplegia and dystonia. Botox is a powerful therapeutic agent that can reduce muscle spasm and pain, and also restore function. It is safe treatment as it is not digested in your stomach and is a much smaller amount than you would get in spoiled food. Treatment is repeated every 3 to 4 months as treatment wears off over time.
Epidural Nerve Blocks
Trigger Point Injections
Trigger Point Injections
Nerve blocks are procedures used for pain relief that can help prevent or manage different kinds of pain by blocking pain from specific nerves.
Nerve blocks can ease pain by providing not only immediate relief but also long-term relief by reducing irritation and allowing damage to nerves to heal. However, nerve blocks are often a short-te
Nerve blocks are procedures used for pain relief that can help prevent or manage different kinds of pain by blocking pain from specific nerves.
Nerve blocks can ease pain by providing not only immediate relief but also long-term relief by reducing irritation and allowing damage to nerves to heal. However, nerve blocks are often a short-term fix and pain may return as the drugs wear off, resulting in a need for repeat and prolonged long-term treatments.
Trigger Point Injections
Trigger Point Injections
Trigger Point Injections
These procedures may be an option for treating pain caused by knots or muscles that do not relax by inserting a needle into the trigger point and injecting a local anesthetic, saline, and/or corticosteroid. Trigger point injections can also be used in some cases to alleviate pain from myofascial pain syndrome, fibromyalgia, and tension headaches.
EMG
Neurobehavioral Testing
IQ Testing
EMG is used to detect neuromuscular abnormalities by measuring muscle response or electrical activity in response to a nerve’s stimulation of the muscle. One or more electrodes (small needles) are inserted into the muscle, and the EMG measures the electrical activity of muscle during rest, slight contraction, and forceful contraction. Con
EMG is used to detect neuromuscular abnormalities by measuring muscle response or electrical activity in response to a nerve’s stimulation of the muscle. One or more electrodes (small needles) are inserted into the muscle, and the EMG measures the electrical activity of muscle during rest, slight contraction, and forceful contraction. Conditions that EMG testing helps diagnose include:
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Pinched nerve
- Radiculopathy
- Sciatica
- Neuropathies
- Muscle diseases
- ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease)
- Myasthenia gravis
- EEG Electroencephalogram (routine and ambulatory)
IQ Testing
Neurobehavioral Testing
IQ Testing
An IQ test is a standardized test used to measure a range of cognitive ability and potential. They are used for various reasons including:
- Educational assessment and placement
- Assessment and diagnosis of intellectual disability
- Cognitive assessment of memory, speed, and attention
The tests focus on math skills, perception, memory, and language.
Neurobehavioral Testing
Neurobehavioral Testing
Neurobehavioral Testing
Cognitive testing checks for problems of the processes of your brain that include thinking, memory, language, judgement, and the ability to learn new things.
Testing includes, but is not limited to, naming the current date, identifying every day objects, and counting backwards.