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The Kentucky Neuroscience Institute (KNI) integrates the expertise of
UK HealthCare's neurology and neurosurgery physicians and researchers. KNI is a regional referral center and a dynamic teaching and resource entity, dedicated to providing patients with comprehensive care.
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Kentucky Parkinson's Disease Information and Referral Center provides physician and service referrals, educational programs and develops and maintains support groups across the state.
Stroke patients at the Kentucky Neuroscience Institute have access not only to the region’s top doctors, but
also to the most advanced medical technology. KNI is
the only health care center in the region that operates
the Merci® Retrieval System, a leading-edge tool for removing potentially lethal blood clots in the brain.
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Advances & Insights - Neurosciences
This monthly publication provides up-to-the-minute medical news along with commentary from a UK HealthCare expert to help you understand it.
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Patients seeking appointments with our specialists are generally referred to Kentucky Neuroscience Institute by their physicians.
Call 859-257-1000 or toll free1-800-333-8874 to make an appointment with a general physician.
The stroke center at UK Chandler Hospital was the first in the region to be designated as a Primary Stroke Center. That certification, issued by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), is a recognition of the hospital’s specially-trained physicians and staff, as well as the results of its Comprehensive Stroke Center.
 UK Gamma Knife Center
We have Kentucky’s only Gamma Knife Center, a revolutionary method of brain surgery that allows our specialists to operate on the brain without even breaking the skin.
 Dr. Slevin on the radio
At least one million people in the United States are estimated to suffer from Parkinson's disease. Dr. John Slevin appeared on the Health Matters Radio Show to discuss diagnosis and the latest treatment options for Parkinson's disease.
Click here to download an audio file of the show >>
(13.2mb MP3, 58 minutes)
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