Brain Health

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The Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) Program is made up of many services and teams. It provides services to persons who have sustained an acquired brain injury across the continuum...

The ABI Day Program offers outpatient therapy groups for people who have an acquired brain injury. The program is for people who want to learn more about their brain injury...

We offer a full range of inpatient therapies to individuals who have experienced a significant brain injury due to trauma, stroke, or illness. We provide specialized rehabilitative care during your...

This service provides comprehensive assessment of thinking, emotional, and behavioural skills (e.g., memory, mood, self-control). The assessment helps identify cognitive and behavioural strengths and weaknesses to make recommendations for strategies...

Outpatient Occupational Therapy (OT) provides individualized therapy to address the impact brain injury can have on daily activity such as:

• Upper extremity / hand therapy
• Spasticity (tone) management / splinting...

Outpatient Physiotherapy offers individualized therapy to address the physical changes from brain injury such as weakness, balance problems, or difficulty moving around.  Sessions may include hands-on treatments, exercise prescription, and...

The Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) Outreach Team is an interdisciplinary community-based health care service for people who have an acquired brain injury. Services are offered via home and community visits...

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The Geriatric Medicine Clinic helps adults 65 years old or older who are living with frailty and other health problems, like falls or changes in memory or thinking.

Frailty...

(You can find an overview of all Nova Scotia Health's seizure and epilepsy services here, including the First Unprovoked Seizure Clinic and the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit.)

This service...

The Neurology & Spinal Cord Injury inpatient program is made up of a team who provides rehabilitation and support to maximize quality of life for patients and families who have...

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Note: If you have had a suspected first seizure, you should go to the nearest Emergency Department for further assessment.

If tests do not show any concerning findings and...

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Electroencephalography (EEG) is a painless test that records the electrical signals from your brain. 

The EEG technologist will attach electrodes to your scalp with a glue-like substance.

During a...

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The Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (EMU) provides safe evaluation and treatment of episodes, seizures, or epilepsy. The goal of admission to the EMU is to record your seizures to help...