Stroke Program

Overview

The Pelvic Pain Clinic at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi provides comprehensive care for women living with chronic pelvic pain. Our clinic is the UAE’s first integrated clinical hub for complex pelvic pain, bringing together specialists from different medical disciplines to identify the underlying cause of pain and develop a personalized treatment plan.

Chronic pelvic pain can affect many women and have a significant impact on daily life. It is defined as pain felt in the pelvic region that lasts for six months or longer. Identifying the exact cause can be challenging because pelvic pain may be related to a range of gynecologic, urologic, musculoskeletal, neurologic or other conditions. Specialist assessment can help determine the cause and identify appropriate treatment to improve quality of life.

Our Pelvic Pain Clinic provides a compassionate, comprehensive approach to care. We aim to raise awareness of chronic pelvic pain and help women better understand the possible causes of their symptoms. Our multidisciplinary team works with each patient to develop a personalized treatment plan based on their individual needs and goals.

What We Treat

Our Pelvic Pain Clinic manages chronic pain in the pelvic region, including:

Abdominal wall myofascial pain
Coccydynia
Endometriosis
Interstitial cystitis
Lower abdominal pain
Pelvic congestion syndrome
Pelvic floor dysfunction
Pelvic malignant pain
Postpartum sacroiliac pain and low back pain
Post surgical pain syndrome
Pudendal neuralgia
Piriformis and deep gluteal syndrome
Vulvodynia.

Diagnosis & Treatment

Diagnosis of Stroke

Patients with stroke symptoms or transient ischemic attack (TIA) symptoms are first seen within the Emergency Department Stroke Center, then transferred to the Neurovascular Medicine Program & Stroke Center for further care.

A stroke is diagnosed using a combination of neurological examinations and tests. Our program provides access to the latest neuroimaging techniques for in-depth evaluation and diagnosis. This includes:

Artificial intelligence (AI) for faster and more accurate stroke diagnosis and evaluations.

Advanced CT angiography and CT perfusion imaging to visualize blood vessels and assess brain perfusion.

Catheter angiography to provide very detailed images of the brain’s blood vessels.

Single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) scan, a nuclear medicine technique that creates three-dimensional images of the brain.

Stroke Treatment

Stroke treatment depends on a number of factors including the type of stroke you have had, which area of your brain is affected and how much stroke has damaged your brain.

If you have experienced an ischemic stroke, intravenous (IV) medication can be given within the first few hours to dissolve the clot. Sometimes, an emergency procedure may be needed to remove the clot.

If you have had an hemorrhagic stroke, our neurosurgeons and neuro-interventionists may need to perform emergency surgery to alleviate the bleeding.

After the initial treatment, you will be transferred to the Neurovascular Medicine & Stroke Program where additional advanced scans may be performed to identify the type and cause of the stroke and conduct further follow-up.

Once you have been discharged from hospital, you may need to attend rehabilitation, which is an important part of stroke treatment. This may involve physical therapy, occupational therapy, cognitive rehab and speech therapy, all of which help you to adjust to the changes in your body and brain after a stroke.