Scope of Work as a Neurologist

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.

How Should Neurology be Defined?

Based on World Health Organisation (WHO), Neurology is the branch of medicine that deals with the nervous system. Common neurological disorders include epilepsy, headache, Parkinson disease, and Alzheimer disease, as well as neurological problems caused by other disorders, such as cerebrovascular disease and infections. 

Neurology can also be classified as a medical specialty concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the nervous system - the brain, the spinal cord, and the nerves. (MedicineNet.com)

Introduction to Neurology

Neurology is the study of the structure, functioning and diseases of the nervous system (including the brain, spinal cord, the peripheral nerves, and muscles).

Neurology is a medical specialty dealing with disorders of the nervous system. Specifically, it deals with the diagnosis and treatment of all categories of disease involving the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems, including their coverings, blood vessels, and all effector tissue, such as muscle. The corresponding surgical specialty is neurosurgery. It deals with the surgical problems affecting the brain, spine, peripheral nerves and the arteries of the neck. A neurologist is a physician who has undergone additional training to recognize, accurately diagnose and treat disorders of the nervous system.