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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

People with AD who survive systemic disease lose not only cognitive function but experience a progressive loss of motor and sensoryperceptual functions. These motor losses affect not only cortical but ...