When you’re a patient at NMC Health, you can be sure that we will take care of whatever it is you need. Continuity of care is one of the most valuable experiences doctors can offer their patients. To enhance this important relationship between you and your doctor, NMC Health offers advanced medical testing that lets doctors keep an eye on your diagnoses, treatments and progress.

The results are simple. You feel better about the care we give you and your doctor has direct access to your records.

In our neurology clinic, you have the option of several tests to determine what might be going on:

Nerve Conduction Testing/Electromyography (NCT/EMG)

An NCT looks at the conduction of electrical impulses through the nerves and the muscle reactions to those impulses. Many medical conditions can cause direct damage to your nerves or indirect damage through a nerve being pinched or compressed.

If your doctor suspects you might be suffering from nerve damage or if you have one of the following symptoms, you might be asked to take a nerve conduction study:

• Numbness, tingling or the feeling of pins and needles in your arms or legs
• Weakness in your hands or legs
• Reflex problems
• Unexplained muscle spasms or cramping
• Hand or foot sensory changes

Those with the following disorders might also benefit from having a nerve conduction study:

• Diabetes
• Thyroid or other metabolic disorders
• History of chemotherapy
• HIV/AIDS or other sexually transmitted diseases like syphilis
• Heredity or other acquired neuropathies like Guillain-Barre Syndrome
• Exposure to toxins like lead or arsenic
• History of malnutrition
• History of carpal tunnel syndrome
• Pinched nerves

Adult and Pediatric EEG Testing

NMC Health’s outpatient neurology services gives you excellent, professional care in our conveniently located healthcare center in Newton, KS. Our clinic has state-of-the-art diagnostic testing and your results will be read by a board-certified neurologist.

If you are having an electroencephalography (EEG), your doctor could be testing to see if you have epilepsy. This test is also used to look at the reason you might be having:

• Chronic headaches
• Behavioral disturbances
• Attention disorders
• Learning problems
• Language delays
• Fainting spells

An EEG is an important test used worldwide to detect something wrong in your brain. Our EEG technicians are trained to do EEG on children and adults.

As part of our commitment to family-centered care, parents and family are encouraged to accompany their loved one to the test as or staff explains each step of the procedure.

EEGs and its uses

An EEG looks at how your brain is functioning and can tell when something isn’t quite right. Here’s a list of how an EEG is used to look at specific, treatable conditions: 

• Amnesia – fainting spells (syncope)
• Autism – staring or unusual behavior
• ADHD – learning difficulties
• Alzheimer’s Disease – infection of the brain
• Dementia – seizures
• Headaches – migraines
• Dizziness – Epilepsy
• Neurocognitive Decline – neuropsychological evaluations
• Head injury – sleep disorders
• Stroke – chemical disturbances in the brain
• Changing or Fine-tuning medications – Degenerative neurological diseases
• Changes in behavior – Undiagnosed episodes