Neurology and Stroke Service
We diagnose, treat and manage disorders of the nervous system.
What we do
The Neurology and Stroke Service serves as a quaternary referral centre catering for general, specialty and complex areas within Neurology and Stroke.
The department provides inpatient admission at the Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH), inpatient consultation at the RAH and The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (TQEH) and outpatient consultation and diagnostic services (RAH and TQEH) for a number of neurology sub-specialties.
Services and conditions treated
- Stroke
- comprehensive inpatient stroke services for acute stroke
- rapid assessment clinic for patients with suspected TIA
- stroke outpatient clinics
- Epilepsy including first seizures
- comprehensive care of epilepsy patients
- assessment of patients with a first seizure
- EEG recording, including inpatient video EEG monitoring
- Movement disorders including Parkinson’s disease
- assessment and management of neurological conditions resulting in hyper- or hypokinetic movements. Common conditions and syndromes include (but are not limited to) Parkinson’s disease, the Parkinson’s plus syndromes, dystonia, and ataxia
- Neuroimmunology
- assessment and treatment services for patients with Multiple Sclerosis and other immune-mediated neurological disorders such as but not limited to myasthenia gravis, autoimmune encephalitis and cerebral vasculitis
- Botulinum toxin clinics
- management of migraines, dystonia (including blepharospasm and cervical dystonia), spasticity and sialorrhea
- Cognitive disorders including dementia
- assessment and management of patients presenting with cognitive symptoms or impairment, with a focus on early diagnosis, younger onset and atypical cognitive syndromes
- Memory Trials Unit, including clinical trials in Alzheimer’s disease and other cognitive disorders
- Peripheral neuropathies
- Complex Neuropathy Clinic provides assessment and treatment for patients with disabling and progressive peripheral nerve disorders, including autoimmune and hereditary conditions
- Neuromuscular disease including neurogenetics
- suspected or confirmed myopathies, including mitochondrial and metabolic myopathies, as well as various forms of muscular dystrophy
- suspected neurogenetic disorders, such as hereditary neuropathies, hereditary ataxias, and spinocerebellar ataxias
- disabling, slowly progressive neurological disorders, where a genetic or neuromuscular cause is suspected but not yet confirmed
- Electroencephalography (EEG) service
- Nerve conduction studies including electromyography
- diagnostic nerve conduction and electromyography services are available for a range of clinical conditions including compressive neuropathies, such as carpal tunnel syndrome, peripheral neuropathies, brachial plexopathies, radiculopathies, suspected motor neurone disease, and muscle diseases.
Where to find us
Outpatient Clinic, Level 3, Royal Adelaide Hospital.
Check appointment information and screens on arrival at the RAH, for the specific location.
Who we are
Stroke
- Prof. Timothy Kleinig - Head of Stroke Unit
- Dr Craig Kurunawai
- Dr Michael Waters
- Dr Jackson Harvey
- Dr Nicholas Chia.
Epilepsy
- Dr Michelle Kiley – Head of Epilepsy Service
- Dr Martin Robinson
- Dr Eddie Cheong
- Dr Craig Kurunawai.
General Neurology
- Prof. Timothy Kleinig
- Dr Michael Waters
- Dr Joshua Mahadavan
- Dr Maritn Robinson.
Neuroimmunology & Peripheral Nerve
- Dr Janakan Ravindran – Clinical Lead
- Dr Deborah Field
- Dr Nicholas Chia.
Neuromuscular/ Neurogenetics
- Dr Roula Ghaoui.
Movement Disorders
- A/Prof. Thomas Kimber – Clinical Lead
- Dr Shav Parasivam
- Dr Jackson Harvey.
Cognitive Neurology & Dementia
- Dr Cathy Short – Head of Service
- Dr Christopher Belder
- Dr Jackson Harvey.
Nerve Conduction Studies/EMG
- Dr Deborah Field
- Dr Eddie Cheong
- Dr Craig Kurunawai
- Dr Roula Ghaoui
- Dr Janakan Ravindran
- Prof. Timothy Kleinig
- Dr Nicholas Chia.
Botulinum Toxin Clinics
- A/Prof. Thomas Kimber
- Dr Shav Parasivam
- Dr Craig Kurunawai
- Dr Eddie Cheong.
This page was last updated 13 June 2025.
You need a referral from a GP or medical practitioner to access this service.
Once your referral has been received it will be triaged according to clinical urgency.
If your referral is accepted, you will either:
- receive a letter, phone call or text message confirming your appointment time, date and location
- receive a letter confirming you have been waitlisted for an appointment.
If the referral is declined, your GP or referring medical practitioner will be notified.
Outpatient services
Find out information about specialist outpatient appointments, how to be referred, plus information when attending an outpatient clinic.
Your outpatient appointment
Contact us to:
- change your appointment time
- cancel your appointment
- find out triage status
- general outpatient enquiries.
If you need to cancel or change your appointment time, let us know as soon as possible.
More information
This page was last updated 13 June 2025.
We accept GP and specialist referrals to this service.
eReferrals are preferred.
Use the Clinical Prioritisation Criteria (CPC) as a referral guide.
To ensure timely triage, include all demographic and clinical details.
The service triages referrals according to clinical urgency.
Urgent and serious referrals
If you are concerned about the appointment being delayed or if the patient's condition is deteriorating, contact the registrar to discuss.
Registrars are on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Patients requiring immediate assessment should be sent directly to the Emergency Department.
Discharge guidelines
Patients whose medical condition has stabilised or resolved, and where no further appointment has been made, will be formally discharged.
If medical assessment is required again, a new referral should be made explaining the reason.
This page was last updated 13 June 2025.
This page was last updated 13 June 2025.
This page was last updated 13 June 2025.