www.womanthismonth.com 93 April 2013 | Mind Over Body BAHRAIN SPECIALIST HOSPITAL To learn about what it is to be a neurologist, Woman This Month sat down with Dr Qusai Al Haddad. Bahrain Specialist Hospital’s (BSH) state-of-the-art facilities provide some of the Kingdom’s best specialised diagnoses and treatments for brain and nervous system disorders. Covering conditions that range from migraines, epilepsy and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis to brain and spinal cord injuries, we learnt that neuro-medicine is an expansive field. “The scopes of conditions we treat are wide and even include dizziness and blurring vision. Those who suffer from Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, seizure disorders or multiple sclerosis see a neurologist as their principal care doctor,” explains Dr Qusai. The expert goes on to state that an accurate diagnosis is the first step towards any effective treatment, more so when it comes to this field. Analyses involve getting a detailed health history of the patient and performing tests for mental status, vision, strength, coordination, reflexes and sensation. Some common tests used at BSH are computerised tomography or computer-assisted tomography (CT or CAT scan), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and electroencephalogram (EEG). “In a consulting role, a neurologist will diagnose and treat a disorder and then advise the primary care doctor managing the person’s overall health, like in conditions such as strokes, concussions or headaches,” the doctor adds. “That is why we also need an extensive knowledge of acute and chronic conditions. This is a sub-speciality which is continuing to advance with new treatments and methods of diagnoses being created all the time.” Call 17 812-000. Dr Qusai Al Haddad
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