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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...
9 Clinics, Programs, and Services
Acute Stroke Team - Halifax Infirmary
Offered at 1 location
The Acute Stroke Team at the Halifax Infirmary provides acute medical care, early rehabilitation and when appropriate, and palliative care to individuals who have experienced a stroke.
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Concussion Education Sessions
These sessions are for anyone who has experienced a concussion within the past 6 months. If you sustained an injury more than 6 months ago you are still welcome. Family...
Early Supported Stroke Discharge Team
Offered at 1 location
The Early Supported Stroke Discharge team (ESD) is an interdisciplinary team including Recreation Therapy, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Rehabilitation Assistants, Speech Language Pathology, Communications Disorder Technician and Dietitian. The...
Epilepsy Neuropsychology Service
Offered at 1 location
This service provides comprehensive assessment of thinking, emotional, and behavioural skills (e.g., memory, mood, self-control) for people with epilepsy and other neurological disorders where seizures are a main symptom. The...
Geriatric Ambulatory Care/Memory Disability Clinic
Offered at 1 location
The Geriatric Ambulatory Care/Memory Disability Clinic sees mostly seniors (65 and over) with health problems related to frailty or dementia. Consultations are on a referral basis only, meaning that a...
Movement Disorders Team
Offered at 1 location
The term "movement disorders" refers to a group of nervous system (neurological) conditions that affect speed and coordination of movement. Movement disorders include conditions such as Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s disease...
Outpatient ABI Clinic
Offered at 1 location
The Outpatient ABI Clinics provide specialty medical consultation and follow up regarding your brain injury and recovery.
There is a Stroke Clinic and a Traumatic Brain Injury Clinic.
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Rapid Access TIA (Transient Ischemic Attack) and Stroke Secondary Prevention Clinic
Offered at 2 locations
The TIA Clinic has been designed to provide:
- clinical evaluation by a Registered Nurse to assess for neurological deficits
- review of diagnostics attempt to explain etiology
- urgent identification of risk...