Neurology is the study and treatment of diseases of the
nervous system. The nervous system includes:
- Brain and spinal cord (and their coverings)
- Cranial nerves connected to the eyes, face, ears, nose and throat
- Peripheral nerves which supply the arms and legs
- Muscles of the body
- Autonomic nerves which innervate the internal organs including the
blood vessels and sweat glands
Within the department, groups of physicians are organized into areas
of special expertise based on their education, practice interests and
research. These specialty areas include:
- ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease)
- Autonomic Neurology
- Behavioral Neurology
- Cerebrovascular Diseases and Critical Care
- Child and Adolescent Neurology
- Epilepsy
- Headache
- Movement Disorders
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Neuroimmunology
- Neuro-infectious Disease
- Neurologic Education
- Neuromuscular Diseases
- Neuro-Oncology
- Pain
- Peripheral Nerve
- Sleep
- Speech Pathology
- Spine
- Special Labs
- Clinical Neurophysiology (EEG and EMG)
This highly integrated and collaborative group of neurologists work
with specialists in pediatric and adolescent medicine, speech pathology,
neurosurgery, psychiatry and psychology, pain management, sleep disorders,
and physical medicine and rehabilitation to offer patients comprehensive
medical care to meet their needs.