The neurologist job description and scope of work includes
investigating, diagnosing and treating the following:-
- Cognitive and behavioral
disorders
- Nervous spasms and epilepsy
- Brain trauma and brain injuries
- Strokes and other
cerebrovascular diseases
- Insomnia
- Encephalitis
- Cerebral palsy
- Peripheral nervous system
diseases and infections
- Spinal cord and brain tumors
- Multiple sclerosis
- Degenerative nervous disorders
like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Diseases
- Movement disorders like Gilles
de la Tourette syndrome, tic disorder, etc.
- Altered mental status
- Coma, stupor, etc.
- Meningitis
- Myelitis
- Encephalopathy
As
you can see, some areas of neurology like cognitive and behavioral therapy
overlap with those of psychiatry.
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