Inpatient Neurology Consultation for Patients at Piedmont Medical Center
As neurohospitalists, our physicians care for hospitalized patients with (or at risk for) neurological disorders and disease. We evaluate and treat inpatients for a multitude of conditions including altered mental status, acute stroke, seizure disorders, nervous system cancer, headaches and neuromuscular respiratory failure. We partner with other physicians on the patient’s care team to provide a multi-discipline approach for diagnosis and treatment. The team has a goal of high inpatient quality of care and a potential reduction in length of stay.
Neurological diagnoses or symptoms that patients may visit Piedmont Medical Center for a consultation include:
Altered Mental Status
Back Pain
Brain Hemorrhage
Carotid Artery Disease
Cerebral Sinus Thrombosis
Epilepsy
Guillain-Barre Syndrome
Headaches
Intracranial Stenosis
Meningitis, Encephalitis and other infections of the Nervous System
