Dr Nigel Hinds is a Consultant Neurologist and Clinical Neurophysiologist at Sancta Maria Hospital, Swansea. He has been a consultant neurologist since 2003 and provides general neurology, specialist peripheral nerve and nerve conduction and EMG services to the population of South and West Wales. He is accredited in both Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology.

Specialist Interests

• Headache and migraine
• Epilepsy
• Multiple sclerosis
• Parkinson’s disease
• Disorders of the peripheral nervous system and peripheral neuropathy
• Nerve conduction studies and EMG
• Spinal disorders and radiculopathy
• Motor neurone disease

Conditions Treated at Sancta Maria Hospital

• Headache and migraine
• Epilepsy assessment and management
• Multiple sclerosis assessment and management
• Parkinson’s disease assessment and management
• Motor neurone disease
• Peripheral neuropathy
• Carpal tunnel syndrome
• Ulnar neuropathy at the elbow (cubital tunnel)
• Entrapment neuropathies
• Peroneal neuropathy and foot drop
• Peripheral nerve injuries
• Spinal disorders and radiculopathy
• General neurology consultations

Nerve Conduction Studies and EMG

Dr Hinds performs nerve conduction studies and EMG for his own private patients and for other doctors. These investigations test the nerves in the hands, arms and legs and are used to diagnose disorders of the peripheral nerves including peripheral neuropathies, carpal tunnel syndrome, ulnar neuropathy, peroneal neuropathy and other nerve injuries. The test takes approximately 30 minutes and has no after-effects.

Medicolegal Work

Dr Hinds has acted as an expert witness in neurology since 2003. He prepares medicolegal reports primarily for personal injury cases, with reports typically completed within four weeks of the clinical assessment. In certain circumstances, domiciliary assessments are available when travel is impractical due to the nature of the injuries sustained.

Training and Appointments

Dr Hinds qualified from the University of Wales College of Medicine in 1989 and completed specialist training at the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff and the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery in London, one of the world’s foremost neurology centres. He was appointed Consultant Neurologist at the Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery in Liverpool in 2002, another of the UK’s leading neuroscience centres, before moving to South Wales in 2005.

Professional Memberships

• Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (FRCP)
• Association of British Neurologists (ABN)
• British Peripheral Nerve Society
• British Society for Clinical Neurophysiology