Neurosciences
The Neuroscience Centre is a tertiary/quaternary center for neurological care with international standards of excellence. We lead the region in many of the most advanced neurological care in medical and surgical diagnostic, interventional and therapeutic procedures. Pediatric and adult patients are evaluated in a highly specialized, nationally as well as internationally renowned multidisciplinary staff, in a model organized around patient-centric care in the form of integrated practice units (IPUs) and specialized programs. All Consultants staff are board certified in their corresponding discipline and received western training primarily or as subspecialty fellowship training. All of them are registered & licensed to practice by the Saudi Council.
The primary mission of Neuroscience Centre is to serve society with the highest level of healthcare and best patient experience, for medical and surgical neurological disease, in an integrated educational and research setting.
Scope of Services:
The Centre is structured into three sections that oversee education/training and coordinate activities across six IPUs and several subspecialty programs. There is a newly established research unit as well.
- Adult Neurology:
Offers comprehensive and multidisciplinary clinical services in diagnosing and treating disorders of the central and peripheral nervous systems in adults. They diagnose, treat and manage a wide variety of neurological disorders including cerebrovascular diseases, cognitive disorders, epilepsy, headaches, movement disorders, neuroimmunology, neuroinfectious diseases, neuromuscular disorders, and neuro-oncology.
- Pediatric Neurology
Offers comprehensive and multidisciplinary clinical services in diagnosing and treating disorders of the central and peripheral nervous systems in pediatric population. They diagnose, treat and manage a wide variety of neurological disorders including: congenital metabolic abnormalities, congenital birth defects, neurological developmental problems, epilepsy, movement disorders, neuromuscular diseases, neurobehavioral disorders, headaches
- Neurosurgery
Offers leading edge of treating brain, spine and nervous system conditions for pediatric and adult patients, including comprehensive management of Brain tumors, skull base, pituitary tumors and functional. This service is fostered by state of the art smart operating room with intraoperative MRI, neuronavigational system, robotic microscope neuro-endoscopy and the future use of intraoperative focal radiation therapy.
Neurosciences - Clinical Programs:
- Integrated Practice Unit – Epilepsy
The service is a multi-disciplinary team of medical and surgical professionals, providing high quality care for adult and pediatric patients with refractory and complex epilepsy and is ranked among one of the best in the region. The unit offers state-of-the-art diagnostic technologies and surgical treatment options including elaborate electroencephalogram (EEG) monitoring with simultaneous videotaping (video EEG monitoring), functional magnetic resonance imaging, and vagal nerve stimulation
- Integrated Practice Unit – Movement Disorders
It continues to excel as the leader in the region. The service provides comprehensive optimal care and support to adult and pediatric patients with movement disorders including Parkinson diseases and variants, dystonia, and spasticity, their families and caregivers. The multi-disciplinary unit offers state-of-the-art diagnosis and contemporary medical and surgical innovative treatment modalities including deep brain stimulation (DBS), duo-dopa, baclofen pump and the team is keen to introduce novel therapies.
- Integrated Practice Unit - Neurovascular
The service provides high quality, multidisciplinary expert care to patients with neurovascular diseases including acute stroke management for eligible patients using the most advanced interventional and surgical therapies. An additional state of the art step-down unit is dedicated to the patients.
- Integrated Practice Unit - Neuro-Oncology
A multi-disciplinary strategic program that promotes comprehensive management of brain tumors in both adults and pediatrics, using modern diagnostic methods, latest innovations in neurosurgical technology coupled with contemporary radiation therapy and neuro-oncology treatment protocols. This IPU is in collaboration with Oncology Centre.
- Integrated Practice Unit - Neuromuscular
A multidisciplinary team including adult and pediatric neurologists who specialize in the diagnosis, treatment, and research of neuromuscular disorders. Treat Neuromuscular disorders such as peripheral neuropathy, myasthenia gravis, and myopathies
- Integrated Practice Unit - Neuroimmunology
A multidisciplinary team of specialists who are committed to meeting the unique needs of patients with multiple sclerosis and other autoimmune neurological conditions. The Unit is in process of establishing a dedicated lab that would help in diagnosing different autoimmune disorders.
- Neurophysiology Lab
It is recognized as the leading service in the region. It offers EEG, EMG, NCS, evoked potential studies, EMU as well as intra-operative monitoring. The lab is served by neurologists (adult & pediatric) as well as technologists.
- Research Unit
It has been recently established. It will be staffed by clinical research coordinators, associates and assistants to enhance collaboration with regional and international multicentral sponsored clinical research protocols as well as help maintain registries and databases.
Neurosciences - Training Programs:
- Adult Neurology Residency Training Program.
- Neurosurgery Residency Training Program.
- Pediatric Residency Training Program.
- Epilepsy & EEG Fellowship Program.
- Pediatric Neurosurgery Fellowship Program.
- Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship Program.
- Movement Disorders Fellowship Program.
- Stroke Fellowship Program.
- Neurophysiology Technician’s Training Program.
