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Functional Neurosurgery
| Updated 9 Sep 2022
Functional Neurosurgery is surgical alleviation of a wide range of conditions including movement disorders such as Parkinson’s disease, dystonia, and tremor, Tourette’s syndrome, epilepsy and neuropathic pain syndromes such as complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), phantom limb pain, anaesthesia dolorosa, post stroke pain, cluster headache and cancer pain. Treatments are …
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Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing (NIPT) – The SAFE Test
Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 3 Sep 2025
What is the SAFE test? The St George’s Antenatal Fetal Evaluation (SAFE) test is a Non Invasive Prenatal Testing service, screening for Down’s, Edwards’ and Patau’s syndromes only, in line with UK National Screening Committee (UKNSC) recommendations. The SAFE test has been set up as a collaboration between the Fetal …
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Parkinson’s Disease
Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 29 Jan 2018
Parkinson’s is a progressive neurological condition. People with Parkinson’s don’t have enough of a chemical called dopamine because some nerve cells in their brain have died. There’s currently no cure for Parkinson’s and we don’t yet know why people get the condition. Without dopamine people can find that their movements …
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Occupational health
Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 3 Aug 2024
Our Occupational Health service supports staff health and well-being, offering a range of services to prevent work-related illnesses and manage health issues or disabilities.
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Neurosciences Booking and Referral Centre
| Updated 20 Mar 2025 | Tags: booking cancellations neurology referrals
We have a bookings centre within Neurosciences at St George’s Hospital in order to facilitate a more streamlined and interactive booking experience for GPs and patients requiring the expertise of our service. The booking centre coordinates appointments for the Neurology, Neurosurgery and Chronic Pain services. The Neurosciences bookings service will …
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Trigeminal neuralgia
Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 14 Sep 2022 | Tags: hemifacial spasm HFS microvascular decompression TGN trigeminal neuralgia
TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA What is trigeminal neuralgia (TGN)? ‘Sudden, severe, brief stabbing pain which occurs in attacks, typically of a few seconds duration, usually on one side of the face and provoked by light touch’ What causes TGN? Classical trigeminal neuralgia is caused by a blood vessel or vessels pressing on …
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Neonatal Leaflets
| Updated 17 Jan 2017
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Orthodontics
Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 11 May 2016
The Orthodontic Department offers services to patients with complex dental problems. Orthodontics is the treatment of wrongly aligned and misplaced teeth to correct a person’s bite. However, St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust’s Orthodontics Department deals with a range of problems from dento-facial orthopaedics to severe hypodontia. The Department …
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Restorative dentistry
Services at St George's Hospital | Updated 12 Apr 2022
Restorative Dentistry provides consultation and treatment services for a range of oral diseases and injuries. This is strictly limited to highest priority patient groups. These include patients with facial injuries or deformities, or head and neck cancers. It also provides dental health services to other patients with medical conditions or …
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Dentistry
| Updated 3 Aug 2024
Our Dentistry department includes Restorative Dentistry, Orthodontics, and Paediatric Dentistry. We work closely with the Oral and Maxillofacial department to provide comprehensive care.
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