Palmetto Health-USC Neurology

Offering the most advanced treatment for stroke, neurological conditions and brain disorders in the Midlands

Our specialties

Our neurologists provide expert care for stroke and transient ischemic attacks, epilepsy, headache and migraines and all neurological disorders and diseases.

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Patient care

Call 803-545-6050 for your appointment or submit your request online. Learn more about your upcoming visit and view patient forms.

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Education and research

We house valued neurology residency and fellowship programs and are committed to an ever-expanding and evolving line of physician-led research.

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Our specialties

Stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA)
Parkinson's disease, essential tremor and movement disorders
Epilepsy and seizures
Neuropsychology
Multiple sclerosis and other neuromuscular disorders
Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias
Headache and migraines

Our Specialties

Our neurology team

Our expert neurologists at Palmetto Health-USC Neurology are dedicated to compassionate patient care for the brain, spine and nervous system. Utilizing the latest advanced technological innovation and expert research, we care for stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA), Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders, epilepsy and seizures, Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias as well as headaches and migraines.

Serving Columbia, Lexington and the greater Midlands of South Carolina, we provide neurological consultation and care to patients in our hospitals and at our outpatient clinics. Our team is committed to medical education and has a successful and evolving research program.

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Education and research

We value educational opportunities for medical students, residents and physicians. We offer rotations and learning opportunities for third- and fourth-year residents in addition to accepting four neurology residents each year. Our fellowship program provides further specialization for interested physicians.

Our successful neurology research is constantly growing and evolving, with success in obtaining grant funding from a wide variety of sources. We seek to develop new treatments and prevention strategies for headache, movement disorders, multiple sclerosis, neuropathy, neuromuscular disorders, stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA).

Education and Research

“They gave me answers when I never had answers before.”

Erica Hollis could not control her near-daily seizures from temporal lobe epilepsy with medication and sought help from the neuroscience team at Prisma Health.

“The gold standard of stroke recovery”

Early recognition helped James Rawl fully recover from his stroke.

“I thank God I’m still here”

Tonya Williams' family responded quickly to help save her life after she suffered a stroke while sleeping.

Signs of a stroke: BE FAST seeking care

Neurologist Anil Yallapragada, MD, medical director at the Prisma Health Stroke Center, discusses strokes and their causes. If you see any of these signs, it’s important to BE FAST seeking care – because with strokes, seconds matter.

Multiple sclerosis: A central nervous system disease

Multiple sclerosis is an immune-mediated disease in which the body's immune system attacks the central nervous system. Palmetto Health-USC neurologist Renu K. Pokharna, MD, discusses symptoms and treatment options.

Committed to stroke care

Chair of Neurology Souvik Sen, MD, has guided the Stroke Center to become the first Joint Commission Certified Advanced Primary Stroke Center in the Midlands.

Serving patients and families affected by Huntington's Disease

Palmetto Health-USC Neurology offers an outpatient multidisciplinary clinic for individuals with Huntington's disease and their families.

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Comprehensive Stroke Center

Expert physicians and advanced technology have made the Stroke Center at Prisma Health–Midlands the first Advanced Certification Comprehensive Stroke Center in the Midlands.