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Brain and Spine
Center Introduces Stroke
Program
The Brain
and Spine Center at Rockford
Health System offers
Rockford’s first,
fully-integrated Primary
Stroke Program. Our goal is
to provide Rock River Valley
residents with the finest
stroke-related care.
Recognized
by HealthGrades – the
nation’s leading independent
rating system in health care
– for providing five star
treatment to stroke victims,
our Primary Stroke Program
is a coordinated effort to
care for patients across the
continuum of Rockford Health
System. This specially
trained team includes
neurologists, neurosurgeons,
nurses, emergency services,
EMS/REACT, hospitalists, Van
Matre HealthSouth
Rehabilitation Hospital, and
Visiting Nurses Association.
From the
moment the patient seeks
help for symptoms, until he
or she returns home, we will
provide your loved one
optimal care.
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Brain and Spine Center
 The Brain and Spine Center at Rockford Health System combines neurology and neurosurgery in one location. Rockford Health System has outstanding neurologists and neurosurgeons, to provide the most sophisticated, state-of-the-art care possible for stroke; seizure disorders; craniospinal trauma; movement disorders, such as Parkinson's Disease and Tremor; Multiple Sclerosis; Migraine headaches; Balance disorders; spinal problems, such as disc herniations, spine tumors and arthritis; and nerve and memory disorders, such as Alzheimer's.
Consultation, support and treatment for children and families struggling with development and learning disabilities; Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity; and Communications Disorders including Autism, are also offered.The Brain and Spine Center is located in the Rockford Medical Building at 2350 N. Rockton Avenue. For more information, call (815) 971-7600.
Neurology
The Neurology Department is lead by physicians, Saeeda Malik, M.D.;
Malgorzata Oczko-Walker, M.D.; and Mohamed Summakia, M.D.
A variety of services and tests are available.
For a list of links to other Web site with information on neurological conditions, click here.
Neurology Services
Neurology services available in the Brain and Spine Center include:
- Diagnosis and treatment of a wide variety of neurological disorders
- Seizure
- Stroke
- Headache
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Neuropathy
- ALS
- Myasthenia Gravis
- Dementia
- Primary outpatient neurological care at the Brain and Spine Center in the Rockford Medical Building and inpatient consultation at Rockford Memorial Hospital.
- Subspecialty interests
- Epilepsy—Dr. Malik
- Nerve and Muscle—Dr. Oczko-Walker
- Pain and Movement Disorders—Dr. Summakia
- Stroke team—includes all neurologists, Emergency Department physicians, intensivists, interventional radiologist, rehabilitation services, Van Matre HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital and Visiting Nurses Association
Neurology Testing
- Electroencepholography (EEG)
- Video EEG
- Electromyography/Nerve Conduction Studies (EMG/NCS)
- Needle Muscle Biopsy
- Skin Punch Biopsy
- Botox Injections
- Visual Evoked Responses (CTA)
- Selective Cases (trigger point injections, lumbar puncture, occipital nerve blocks)
Through Rockford Memorial Hospital Access:
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Magnetic Resonance Angiography (MRA)
- Magnetic Resonance Venography (MRV)
- CT
- CT Angiography (CTA)
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Arterial Studies (eg carotid ultrasound)
- PET Scan
- Laboratory Access
Neurosurgery
The Neurosurgery team is lead by neurosurgeon
Theodore Eller, M.D.
The Neurosurgery
division provides general neurosurgical
services:
Special
interests:
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