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Neurology Neurology is the medical speciality connected to diseases of the brain, of the spinal cord, of the nerves and muscles. It is a medical and not a surgical speciality; neurosurgery is the surgical equivalent of neurology. Around 80% of hospitalisations are connected to strokes, which are the main condition treated by Valais Hospital neurologists. Epileptic fits, headaches, fainting and dizziness also account for a large part of the syndromes that are treated. Neurologists, in cooperation with geriatrists, also treat…
Neurology Neurocentre du Valais The neurology department is based at the Sion site, and has an inpatient unit with its own dedicated stroke unit. The department also offers a wide range of outpatient clinics for the following diseases: cerebrovascular diseases, epilepsy, abnormal movements (tremors, Parkinson’s, etc.), multiple sclerosis and related diseases, headache, neuropathy, etc. It also has a clinical neurophysiology centre that performs electroencephalograms (EEGs) for both children and adults, sensory, visual and…