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Neurology

Dean Health System's Neurology specialists (neurologists) diagnose, evaluate and treat diseases and conditions related to the nervous system including the spinal cord, brain, nerves and muscles. Dean Health System's neurologists specialize in adult or pediatric neurology.

A neurologist is a medical doctor (MD) or doctor of osteopathy (DO) who has additional specialized training in nervous system disorders including problems with muscle strength, movement, balance, reflexes, sensation, memory, speech, language, and other cognitive abilities.

A patient may be referred to a neurologist for pain management; headache disorders such as migraine; epilepsy and seizure disorders; neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease; cerebral palsy; stroke; movement disorders such as Parkinson's disease, tics, tremors; and tumors or trauma in the brain or spinal cord.

When surgical treatment is necessary, our neurologists can expedite a referral to a neurosurgeon. A patient may be referred to a neuropsychologist for cognitive function (brain functioning) evaluations and treatment.

Neurology Special Interests / Procedures

• Alzheimer’s disease
• Attention deficit and developmental disorders
• BOTOX (botulinum toxin) therapy for movement disorders
• Carotid duplex doppler
• Carpal tunnel radiculopathy
• EEG (electroencephalography)
• EMG (electromyography)
• Epilepsy
• Evoked potentials (testing the brain's response to visual, auditory, and sensory stimuli)
• Eye movement abnormalities
• Headache (adult and pediatric)
• Lumbar puncture (spinal tap)
• Migraines
• Multiple sclerosis
• Nerve injuries
• Neuro-ophthalmology
• Neuromuscular disease
• Neurological problems of women
• Pain management (acute and chronic) including back and neck pain
• Parkinson disease and other movement disorders
• Peripheral nerve disorders
• Pseudotumor cerebri / Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH)
• Radiculopathy (nerve root irritation) - lumbar, cervical
• Repetitive motion injuries
• Seizures
• Sleep disorders
• Spinal stenosis (narrowing of the spinal cord)
• Sports neurology
• Stroke prevention and treatment
• Video EEG (electroencephalography) monitoring
• Work related and personal injuries

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