Historical Achievements
- First and only neurological institute and hospital in Canada
- First CT Scanner, PET system and MRI in Canada
- Developed the "Montreal procedure" for the surgical treatment of epilepsy
- Electroencephalography
- First PET images of stroke and brain tumours
- First animal model of Alzheimer's disease by Dr. Josephine Nalbantoglu
- Pioneered the use of electrical probes in surgery
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