A physician specialized in diagnosing and treating disorders of the brain, spinal cord, nerves, and muscles.
What neurologists do
Neurologists evaluate patients with headaches, seizures, stroke, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson disease, neuropathy, and dementia. They interpret imaging, perform lumbar punctures, prescribe disease-modifying therapy, and lead acute stroke teams in emergency departments.
Training path
US neurology requires medical school, a one-year internship, and a three-year neurology residency. Fellowships in vascular neurology, epilepsy, movement disorders, neuromuscular medicine, and neurocritical care add one to two years.
Subspecialties
Subspecialties include stroke, epilepsy, neuromuscular disease, movement disorders, headache medicine, multiple sclerosis, neuro-oncology, neurocritical care, sleep medicine, and behavioral neurology.
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