Director: David Liebeskind, MD
Provides inpatient and outpatient cerebral blood flow studies for patients with acute stroke, subarachnoid hemorrhage, arteriovenous malformations, or traumatic brain injury: 1. Transcranial doppler (TCD): Non-invasive assessment of blood flow velocity in the basal cerebral arteries. 2. Xenon-133 Assessment of cerebral perfusion
Director: Marc R. Nuwer, MD, PhD Phone: 310-825-0177
Provides specialized diagnostic testing of epilepsy and focal brain disturbances, space-occupying lesions, and vascular disorders. 1. Ambulatory EEG monitoring (awake and asleep) 2. Computer EEG analysis (brain mapping) 3. Specialized ICU and OR monitoring
Director: Perry Shieh, MD, PhD Phone: 310-825-7266
Provides needle EMG tests of motor and sensory nerve conduction for patients with disorders of muscle and peripheral nerve. Single fiber EMG for special cases.
Phone: 310-825-5910
Provides computer assisted electronystagmography and rotational testing to evaluate pathologic nystagmus, vestibulo-ocular reflex function, and visual ocular control in patients with dizziness and balance problems.
Director: Marc R. Nuwer, MD, PhD Phone: 310-825-0177
Uses special techniques related to visual and somatosensory pathways, intra-operative monitoring, inpatient and outpatient audiometry for evaluation of hearing in high-risk newborns, and cortical evoked potential mapping.
Director: Alon Y. Avidan, MD, MPH Phone: 310-267-5337
Provides testing for sleep apnea, narcolepsy, periodic leg movements, nocturnal seizures, circadian rhythm disturbances, abnormal behaviors during sleep (parasomnias), and infant evaluations for sleep related disordered breathing.
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