Neurology
A neurologist specializes in diagnosing and treating diseases
of the nervous system, which includes the brain, spinal
cord, nerve and muscle. After completing medical school,
neurologists undergo a four-year residency-training program
and then may spend additional years in fellowship training
before practicing this specialty. Some of the more common
symptoms evaluated by neurologists include headache, pain,
weakness, less coordination, numbness, tingling, tremor,
difficulty walking or speaking and memory problems. Examples
of disorders seen by a neurologist may include: Alzheimer's
dementia, ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease), epilepsy, multiple
sclerosis (MS), Parkinson's disease, stroke, tumors and
carpal tunnel syndrome. If surgery is required, the neurologist
performs the initial diagnostic work-up and coordinates
with a neurosurgeon.
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Thomas W. Johnson |
