Sutter Coast Neurodiagnostic Services

Establishing the nature and extent of your neurological condition is an important first step to receiving proper care. At Sutter Coast Hospital, part of the Sutter Neuroscience Institute, neurologists use the most advanced diagnostic testing techniques to diagnose disorders of the brain, spine or central nervous system.

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Progressive Diagnostic Care

If you’re experiencing the signs of a neurological problem, your primary care doctor may refer you to a neurologist for further evaluation. Depending on your symptoms, your neurologist may order a variety of tests to help diagnose your condition.

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Sutter’s neurodiagnostic specialists evaluate neurological, visual, auditory and peripheral nerve conditions using a variety of tests. These tests may include:

Brain PET Scan
Cerebral Angiogram
Cerebrovascular Ultrasound
Evoked Potentials
Functional MRI
Head CT Scan
Nerve Biopsy
Nerve Conduction Studies and EMG
MRI Perfusion Scanning
MRI Spectroscopy
3 Tesla MRI

In addition, neurodiagnostic specialists perform testing in surgical settings and monitors patients' neurological well-being during surgical procedures. Such tests play vital roles in the diagnosis and management of seizures, brain hemorrhage, stroke, head trauma, brain surgery, spinal injuries and neuromuscular causes of paralysis and sensory loss.

Across the network, our affiliate diagnostics laboratories are accredited by the American Board of Registered Electroencephalographic Technologists.

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Cerebrovascular disease is a group of brain disorders related to disease of the blood vessels supplying the brain. High blood pressure is often the most important cause of these disorders that can damage the blood vessel lining. Sustained high blood pressure can cause permanent changes the structure of the blood vessels making them stiff, deformed and vulnerable to failure. Other major modifiable risk factors include smoking, obesity and diabetes.

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