Neurology is a branch of medicine dealing with disorders of the nervous system. Physicians specializing in the field of neurology are called neurologists and are trained to diagnose, treat, and manage patients with neurological disorders. Most neurologists are trained to treat and diagnose adults. Pediatric neurologists, nearly always a subspecialty of pediatrics, treat neurological disease in children.

Field of work

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Neurological disorders are disorders that affect the central nervous system (brain, brainstem and cerebellum), the peripheral nervous system (peripheral nerves - cranial nerves included), or the autonomic nervous system (parts of which are located in both central and peripheral nervous system). Neurologists also diagnose and treat some conditions in the musculoskeletal system.

Major conditions include:

• headache disorders such as migraine, cluster headache and tension headache
• epilepsy and seizure disorders
• neurodegenerative disorders, the most common class being dementias, including Alzheimer's disease
• cerebrovascular disease, such as transient ischemic attacks, and strokes (ischemic or hemorrhagic)
• sleep disorders
• cerebral palsy
• infections of the central nervous system (encephalitis), brain envelopes (meningitis) and peripheral nerves (neuritis), such as brain abscess, herpetic meningoencephalitis, aspergilloma, cerebral hydatic cyst
• some infections of the peripheral nervous system, such as tetanus and botulism
• neoplasms - tumors of the brain and its envelopes (brain tumors), spinal cord tumors, tumors of the peripheral nerves (neuroma)
• movement disorders such as Parkinson's disease, chorea, hemiballismus, tic disorder, and Gilles de la Tourette syndrome
• demyelinating diseases of the central nervous system, such as multiple sclerosis, and of the peripheral nervous system, such as Guillain-Barré syndrome and chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP)
• spinal cord disorders - tumors, infections, trauma, malformations (e.g., myelocele, meningomyelocele, tethered cord)
• disorders of peripheral nerves, muscle (myopathy) and neuromuscular junctions
• traumatic injuries to the brain, spinal cord and peripheral nerves
• altered mental status, encephalopathy, stupor and coma

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Although reading about neurological disorders is making me sleepy but i have to keep pushing.
StephanieJen (StephanieJennings) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:58:15 -0000
Although reading about neurological disorders is making me sleepy but i have to keep pushing.
Echolalia is such a totally fucked-up symptom of multiple neurological disorders.
wautrey (wautrey) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:06:04 -0000
Echolalia is such a totally fucked-up symptom of multiple neurological disorders.
Taylor: for the major neurological disorders, you can tell what is wrong with a brain from looking at it
noonedition (Noon Edition) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:38:51 -0000
Taylor: for the major neurological disorders, you can tell what is wrong with a brain from looking at it
Neurological dysfunction and disorders such as autism and Alzheimer's have been growing steadily and show no signs of slowing down.
Mary_Burgess (Mary Burgess) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:11:14 -0000
Neurological dysfunction and disorders such as autism and Alzheimer's have been growing steadily and show no signs of slowing down.

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