Nonneurologist practitioners faced with the diagnosis of dementia cannot be expected to conduct the detailed assessments for which neurologists are trained. Nonetheless, they should be able to ...

A neurological assessment is an evaluation of a person’s nervous system, which includes the brain, spinal cord, and the nerves that connect these areas to other parts of the body. A neurological exam ...

What is causing this 55-year-old woman to have distorted speech and balance problems when walking, and why have her symptoms worsened progressively since they came on 14 years ago? Those are the ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — In less than a year, the Cleveland Clinic’s $1 billion Neurological Institute will bring specialists who focus on the brain’s most essential functions — cognition, movement and mood ...

Your doctor might refer you to a neurologist for diagnosis and treatment of conditions that affect the nervous system, which includes the brain, spine and nerves. Physicians at Cayuga Neurologic S e ...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that causes the gradual loss of motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord, leading to muscle weakness, paralysis, and ...

This code is only used if you stop seeing a patient (i.e., sign-off) and are later asked during the same hospitalization to provide another consultation. If you follow an inpatient on subsequent days, ...

With the increasing prevalence of dementia as populations age, and with the introduction of specific therapies, it becomes important that a wide range of practitioners develop skills in diagnosis.