Central Neurological & Medical Institute

Description

Neurology is the medical specialty dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the brain spine and peripheral nerves Neurologists are highly trained and have at least four years of postgraduate training after the completion of medical school They perform and interpret a number of specialized diagnostic tests They do not perform surgery Surgery is performed by neurosurgeons Diagnostic testing performed by neurologists includes electromyography EMG electroencephalography EEG evoked responses which includes visual evoked potentials brain stem auditory evoked potentials and somatosensory evoked potentials carotid duplex and videonystagmography VNG All of these tests are performed at the outpatient offices of the Neurology Center In this section we offer brief summaries of some of the disorders and conditions our neurologists diagnose treat and manage We also provide you with additional resources on the web for further research

History

The Neurology Service cares for both adults and children with diseases of the nervous system Specialists in this area have completed a training program in Neurology and many have completed additional training in various subspecialties including neurophysiology child neurology neuroophthalmology or behavioral