The Methodist Hospital System
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Department of Neurology

Clinical Programs

Eddy Scurlock Stroke Center
This Joint Commission-certified center is a leader in all areas of stroke research, including diagnosis, innovative treatments, prevention, rehabilitation, and recovery.
Epilepsy Program
The Epilepsy Program is a Level 4 multi-disciplinary program comprised of physicians from various specialties at The Methodist Neurological Institute and the Methodist Hospital.
Headache Clinic
Our clinic has been evaluating headache patients since December, 1989 and currently follows 1200 patients with different types of headaches.
MDA / ALS Center
Our Center is the first multidisciplinary care center for patients with ALS in the United States. We use a team approach to assist patients with ALS and apply the latest therapies and proactive symptom management in a positive and caring setting.
Concussion Center
The Methodist Concussion Center is the first center of its kind in Houston. The center provides comprehensive services, including diagnosis, treatment and education, to the professional, student and recreational athletes as well as school coaches and athletic trainers.
Nantz National Alzheimer Center
The Nantz National Alzheimer Center (NNAC) provides comprehensive diagnostic, evaluation and treatment for Alzheimer's and related memory disorders. The NNAC is an outpatient clinical service dedicated to care and research for individuals with memory problems and to the support of their families.
Neuro-rehabilitation Center
Our clinic offers advanced, comprehensive motor and cognitive neurorehabilitation to assist patients who have suffered brain or spinal cord injury, or who have neurological disorders.
Parkinson's and Movement Disorders Center
Our clinic is devoted to care and research for patients with Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders.
Speech and Language Center
The Speech and Language Center (SLC) focuses on disturbances of speech-motor control. The SLC evaluates patients clinically and also engages in research.
Sleep Disorders Program
The Sleep Disorders Program is a multi-disciplinary program comprised of physicians from various specialties at The Methodist Hospital and the Sleep Disorders Center.
Pain Management Center
The Methodist Pain Management Center cares for difficult pain cases. The center provides effective symptom management, functional rehabilitation and improved quality of life for patients suffering from back pain, complex regional pain, fibromyalgia, myofascial pain, trigeminal neuralgia, neuropathic pain and pain associated with multiple sclerosis or stroke.

Laboratories

Cerebral Blood Flow Lab
The Collaborative Cerebral Blood Flow Clinical Lab serves patients with a variety of neurological disorders, including stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA).  Physicians use transcranial Doppler (TCD) ultrasound to produce blood flow imaging of the brain.
EMG and Motor Control Laboratory
EMG/NCV and Motor Control Laboratory, staffed by four neurologists, welcomes patients with weakness and numbness.
Muscle and Nerve Histopathology Laboratory
Utilizing the latest and most advanced histology techniques, our laboratory processes and evaluates skeletal muscle and peripheral nerve to aid in diagnosing a number of conditions.