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Neurology & Spine Institute
Dean'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's neurologists specialize
in adult or pediatric neurology.
What Do Neurologists Specialize In?
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 and language
- Other cognitive abilities
When Are Patients Referred to Neurology?
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
- 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 also 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
See our recommended
resources for more information about Neurology and neurological
disorders.
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