Neurology
Neurology is a branch of medicine concerned with the study and treatment of disorders of the nervous system, which can be divided into 2 major divisions:
- Central nervous system: The brain and spinal cord
- Peripheral nervous system: All other neural elements, such as the eyes, ears, skin and other sensory receptors
A neurologist treats disorders that affect the brain, spinal cord and nerves, as well as common neurological conditions such as (but not limited to):
- Facial pain and weakness, such as Bell’s palsy and trigeminal neuralgia
- Migraine and other headache disorders
- Nerve and muscle diseases, including myasthenia gravis (MG)
- Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders, such as cervical dystonia, hemifacial spasm and tremor
- Epilepsy
- Neuroimmunology and neuromuscular medicine with therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) to treat neuroinflammatory diseases of the brain such as neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMSOD), transverse myelitis, Guillain Barre syndrome (GBS), multiple sclerosis (MS) and myasthenia gravis (neuromuscular disorder)
- Antibody-related / autoimmune encephalitis
- Infection of the central nervous system (CNS)
- Neurocognitive diseases, such as Alzheimer’s disease and dementia