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 Winchester
Medical Center's Neuroscience Center brings together a team of
neurologists, neurosurgeons, psychiatrists, highly trained staff
and advanced technology to provide a comprehensive range of
services. Patients of all ages receive diagnosis and treatment
for conditions of the brain, central nervous system and spine.
Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit
The Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit is a five-bed unit
providing skilled nursing care and continuous observation for
critically ill neurological and neurosurgical patients.
Patients are
admitted to NSICU based on their need for intensive nursing care
as determined by the physician and severity of illness. Patients
with the following diagnosis are often admitted to NSICU: brain
and spinal chord trauma, post-operative brain or carotid artery
surgery, acute stroke, brain tumor, brain hemorrhage, and
seizures. All patients have cardiac monitoring and some may need
more invasive monitoring or ventilator support.
Professionals with advanced knowledge in the science of
neurology staff the Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit. Working
closely with physicians and ancillary staff, the NSICU staff
strives to provide high quality, and courteous care to all
patients. Each patient has a registered nurse assigned to his or
her care. The nurse may be assigned to one or more patients and
may not be constantly at the patient’s bedside. The unit is
designed, however, so that all patients are easily observed and
monitored from the nurses’ desk. A nurse case manager and social
worker are available to assist with specific discharge needs.
Upon request, pastoral care is also available.
Neurodiagnostic
Sleep Lab
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Sleep
apnea and nocturnal myoclonus are two of the major
sleeping disorders that affect an estimated 20 percent
of the American population. The consequences of a
sleeping disorder can reach much farther than simply not
feeling rested.
Diagnosis
The Neurodiagnostic Sleep
Lab performs sleep studies to diagnose these common
sleep disorders. Sleep studies are performed at night by
technicians who monitor a person while they sleep.
Before falling asleep, numerous leads and electrodes are
attached to a patient's heal, arms, legs, torso and
face. Technologically advanced equipment records every
breath, heartbeat, movement and brain activity to
determine just what is robbing the patient of restful
sleep. The Sleep Lab offers testing sites in Winchester
and Woodstock where physicians may be able to treat the
problems that cause common sleep disorders.
For more
information on sleep disorders, or referral to a
physician, call the Neurodiagnostic Sleep Lab at
540-536-8165.
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