Neurology is a medical specialty dealing with disorders of the nervous system. Specifically, it deals with the diagnosis and treatment of all categories of disease involving the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems, including their coverings, blood vessels, and all effector tissue, such as muscles. The corresponding surgical specialty is neurosurgery. A neurologist is a physician who specializes in neurology, and is trained to investigate, or diagnose and treat, neurological disorders.
Many neurologists also have additional subspecialty training (fellowships) after completing their residency in one area of neurology such as stroke or vascular neurology, interventional neurology, epilepsy, neuromuscular, neurorehabilitation, behavioral neurology, sleep medicine, pain management, neuroimmunology, clinical neurophysiology, or movement disorders.
Some of the conditions our Adult neurologists often diagnose, treat, and manage include:
- Alzheimers Disease
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
- Dementia
- Migraine Headache
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Myasthenia Gravis
- Pain (chronic)
- Parkinson
- Stroke
- Traumatic Brain Injury
Neurological Assessment (Children)
Child neurologists combine the special expertise in diagnosing and treating disorders of the nervous system (brain, spinal cord, muscles, nerves) with an understanding of medical disorders in childhood and the special needs of the child and his or her family and environment.
In many cases, child neurologists work as a team with pediatricians or other primary care doctors. In addition, child neurologists may work with other pediatric specialists to care for children who have more complex or serious medical issues, such as epilepsy, birth defects, or mental retardation. These are chronic conditions that require ongoing care and close follow-up throughout childhood and adolescence.
Some of the conditions our child neurologist often diagnose, treat, and manage include:
- ADD & ADHD
- Autism
- Cerebral Palsy
- Epilepsy
- Learning Disorders
- Muscular Dystrophy
- Sleep Disorders
