neurology
Sign in to saveNeurology (from , "string, nerve" and the suffix -logia, "study of") is the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of all categories of conditions and disease involving the nervous system, which comprises the brain, the spinal cord and the peripheral nerves. Neurological practice relies heavily on the field of neuroscience, the scientific study of the nervous system, using various techniques of neurotherapy.
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Neurology is the medical specialty focused on diagnosing and treating diseases affecting the nervous system—including the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves. It draws on neuroscience research and uses various therapeutic techniques to address the wide range of conditions that can affect how the nervous system functions.
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- Medical specialty.title
- Neurology
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- Medical specialty.caption
- A network of dendrites from neurons in a hippocampus
- Medical specialty.system
- Nervous system
- Medical specialty.diseases
- Neuropathy, dementia, stroke, encephalopathy, Parkinson's disease, epilepsy, meningitis, muscular dystrophy, migraine, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, narcolepsy
- Medical specialty.tests
- Computed axial tomography, MRI scan, lumbar puncture, electroencephalography
- Medical specialty.specialist
- Neurologist
- Medical specialty.glossary
- Glossary of medicine
- Occupation.name
- Neurologist
- Occupation.official_names
- Physician, Medical Practitioner
- Occupation.type
- Profession
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- History
- Training
- Physical examination
- Clinical tasks
- Conditions and treatments
- General responsibilities
- Overlapping areas
- Relationship to clinical neurophysiology
- Overlap with psychiatry
- Neurological enhancement
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- References
Neurology (from , "string, nerve" and the suffix -logia, "study of") is the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of all categories of conditions and disease involving the nervous system, which comprises the brain, the spinal cord and the peripheral nerves. Neurological practice relies heavily on the field of neuroscience, the scientific study of the nervous system, using various techniques of neurotherapy.
A neurologist is a physician specializing in neurology and trained to investigate, diagnose and treat neurological disorders. Neurologists diagnose and treat myriad neurologic conditions, including stroke, epilepsy, movement disorders such as Parkinson's disease, brain infections, autoimmune neurologic disorders such as multiple sclerosis, sleep disorders, brain injury, headache disorders like migraine, tumors of the brain and dementias such as Alzheimer's disease. Neurologists may also have roles in clinical research, clinical trials, and basic or translational research. Neurology is a nonsurgical specialty, its corresponding surgical specialty is neurosurgery.