We diagnose and manage all Neurologic Conditions, including but not limited to:
CONDITIONS
Headaches
Memory Problems
Stroke and/or TIA (e.g. “Mini-Stroke”)
Dizziness and Vertigo
Fainting and Near Fainting
Seizure Disorders
Confusion
Starring Spells
Numbness and/or Tingling
Fibromyalgia/Small Fiber Neuropathy
Entrapment Neuropathies
Muscle Pain
Weakness/Fatigue
Muscle Twitching, Spasms, and Cramps
Hyperhidrosis (Excessive Perspiration)
Tremors / Shaking
Back Pain/Neck Pain
Traumatic Brain Injury
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Sleep Disorders (e.g. Insomnia, excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS))
DIAGNOSTICS
In neurology there are many unique diagnostics tools that are noteworthy and for the benefit of our patients we have briefly summarized a few of them in a simplified manner here.
First, unlike other parts of medical science, in Neurology after a detailed history and physical exam doctors are often able to localize the lesion (or disease) to either the central nervous system (e.g. brain or spinal cord), the peripheral nervous system (e.g. nerve root, peripheral nerve, neuromuscular junction, or muscle) or parts of the autonomic nervous system.
Then using specific diagnostics tools, providers are able to evaluate the functional integrity (via EEG) and structural integrity (via MRI or Ultrasound) of the central nervous system, and in a similar fashion, evaluate the functional integrity (via EMG/NCS, VEP, BAER, SSEP, VNG) and structural integrity (via MRI or Ultrasound) of the peripheral nervous system. In the same vein a lumbar puncture allows us to evaluate the fluid dynamics as well as sample brain and spine fluid (CSF) and a skin biopsy allows us to study the small nerves we cannot evaluate with an EMG/NCS.
Togethering using some of the diagnostic tools above, a detailed physical neurologic exam, and the full clinical story, a proper diagnosis can be established.
