About Brain and Spine Specialist
Neurology is the branch of medicine that deals with the treatment of disorders of the nervous system. A brain and spine doctor, also called a neurologist, is a doctor who specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of the disorders of the nervous system.
The nervous system is made of two parts:
- Central Nervous System: Including the brain and spinal cord.
- Peripheral Nervous System: Including all other neural elements such as eyes, skin, ears and other sensory receptors.
If you are facing the disorders, illnesses and injuries involving the nervous system, then you should consider visiting a brain and spine doctor for your neurological management and treatment. Common symptoms requiring a visit with the neurologists include:
- Muscle weakness
- Coordination problems
- Confusion
- Constant headaches, migrains
- Dizziness
- Changes in sensation such as touch, vision or via other sensory receptors
- Seizure disorders, epilepsy
- Stroke
- Multiple sclerosis
- Neuromuscular disorders
- Infections of the nervous system eg. Encephalitis, Meningitis
- Brain abscesses
- Neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer’s disease, Lou Gehrig’s disease
- Spinal cord disorders like cluster headaches and migraine
Procedures Performed
- Laboratory screening tests
- Genetic testing
- Computed tomography (CT scan)
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
- Positron emission tomography (PET)
- Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)
- Angiography
- Biopsy
- Cerebrospinal fluid analysis
- Electroencephalography (EEG)
- Electromyography (EMG)
- Electronystagmography (ENG)
- Evoked potentials
- Myelography
- Polysomnogram
- Thermography
- Ultrasound imaging
- X-rays
