neurology

Also known as neuromedicine, neuro

Neurology (from , "string, nerve" and the suffix -logia, "study of") is the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of all categories of conditions and disease involving the nervous system, which comprises the brain, the spinal cord and the peripheral nerves. Neurological practice relies heavily on the field of neuroscience, the scientific study of the nervous system, using various techniques of neurotherapy.

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Neurology is the medical specialty focused on diagnosing and treating diseases affecting the nervous system—including the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves. It draws on neuroscience research and uses various therapeutic techniques to address the wide range of conditions that can affect how the nervous system functions.

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Key facts

Medical specialty.title: Neurology
Medical specialty.image: 225px
Medical specialty.caption: A network of dendrites from neurons in a hippocampus
Medical specialty.system: Nervous system
Medical specialty.diseases: Neuropathy, dementia, stroke, encephalopathy, Parkinson's disease, epilepsy, meningitis, muscular dystrophy, migraine, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, narcolepsy
Medical specialty.tests: Computed axial tomography, MRI scan, lumbar puncture, electroencephalography
Medical specialty.specialist: Neurologist
Medical specialty.glossary: Glossary of medicine
Occupation.name: Neurologist
Occupation.official_names: Physician, Medical Practitioner
Occupation.type: Profession
Occupation.activity_sector: Medicine
Occupation.formation: M.D. or D.O. (US), M.B.B.S. (UK), D.M. (Doctorate of Medicine) (India), M.B. B.Ch. B.A.O. (Republic of Ireland)
Occupation.employment_field: Hospitals, Clinics

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Research

761,037 papers

Pragmatic solutions to reduce the global burden of stroke: a World Stroke Organization-Lancet Neurology Commission.ReviewThe Lancet. Neurology · 2023Feigin VL, Owolabi MO, World Stroke Organization–Lancet Neurology Commission Stroke Collaboration GroupDOI: 10.1016/S1474-4422(23)00277-6
Neurology Training Worldwide.ReviewSeminars in neurology · 2018Hillis JM, Berkowitz ALDOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1647246
World Federation of Neurology.ReviewEuropean journal of neurology · 2024Grisold WDOI: 10.1111/ene.16347
Headache: what to ask, how to examine, and what scales to use. Recommendations of the Spanish society of neurology's headache study group.ReviewNeurologia · 2022Gago-Veiga AB, Camiña Muñiz J, García-Azorín D et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.nrleng.2018.12.016
Consensus statement of the Spanish Society of Neurology on the treatment of multiple sclerosis and holistic patient management in 2023.Neurologia · 2024Meca-Lallana JE, Martínez Yélamos S, Eichau S et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.nrleng.2024.01.003
Global Neurology: Navigating Career Possibilities.ReviewSeminars in neurology · 2018Schiess N, Saylor D, Zunt JDOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1647245
Neurology 2004.Neurology · 2004Griggs RC, Pieper KMDOI: 10.1212/wnl.62.1.4
Diagnosis and treatment of disorders of intracranial pressure: consensus statement of the Spanish Society of Neurology's Headache Study Group.Neurologia · 2025García-Ull J, González-García N, Torres-Ferrús M et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.nrleng.2024.02.009

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Article

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Contents

History
Training
Physical examination
Clinical tasks
Conditions and treatments
General responsibilities
Overlapping areas
Relationship to clinical neurophysiology
Overlap with psychiatry
Neurological enhancement
See also
References

A neurologist is a physician specializing in neurology and trained to investigate, diagnose and treat neurological disorders. Neurologists diagnose and treat myriad neurologic conditions, including stroke, epilepsy, movement disorders such as Parkinson's disease, brain infections, autoimmune neurologic disorders such as multiple sclerosis, sleep disorders, brain injury, headache disorders like migraine, tumors of the brain and dementias such as Alzheimer's disease. Neurologists may also have roles in clinical research, clinical trials, and basic or translational research. Neurology is a nonsurgical specialty, its corresponding surgical specialty is neurosurgery.