Dr. Prasad Policherla
Neurologist Explains New Testing Capabilities
- New and updated testing equipment in the Neurology Department at Defiance Clinic benefits patients with a variety of problems that affect the brain and nervous system.
- “These upgrades allow us to offer a higher and more accurate level of testing,” explained Prasad N. Policherla, M.D., the Clinic’s neurologist. “The new Transcranial Doppler (TCD), for example, has an exciting new application – a non-invasive test for PFO, which is a particular heart defect that can cause stroke.”
- TCD is an ultrasound examination that can also be used to find blockages in arteries of the brain that could lead to stroke and to find blood clots that could break loose and block blood flow to the brain. Read more
