Editing Neurology (section)

{{Short description|Medical specialty dealing with disorders of the nervous system}}
{{About|the branch of medicine|the scientific study of the nervous system|Neuroscience|the journal|Neurology (journal){{!}}''Neurology'' (journal)}}
{{Redirect|Neurological sciences|the journal|Neurological Sciences (journal){{!}}''Neurological Sciences'' (journal)}}
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{{Infobox medical specialty
| title        = Neurology
| subdivisions =
| image        = [[File:PLoSBiol4.e126.Fig6fNeuron.jpg|225px]]
| caption      = A network of [[dendrite]]s from [[neuron]]s in a [[hippocampus]]
| system       = [[Nervous system]]
| diseases     = [[Neuropathy]], [[dementia]], [[stroke]], [[encephalopathy]], [[Parkinson's disease]], [[epilepsy]], [[meningitis]], [[muscular dystrophy]], [[migraine]], [[attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder]], [[narcolepsy]]
| tests        = [[Computed axial tomography]], [[MRI scan]], [[lumbar puncture]], [[electroencephalography]]
| specialist   = Neurologist
| glossary     = [[Glossary of medicine]]
}}

'''Neurology''' (from {{langx|el|[[wikt:νεῦρον|νεῦρον (neûron)]]}}, "string, nerve" and the suffix [[wikt:-logia|-logia]], "study of") is the branch of [[specialty (medicine) |medicine]] dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of all categories of conditions and disease involving the [[nervous system]], which comprises the [[Human brain|brain]], the [[spinal cord]] and the [[peripheral nervous system | peripheral nerves]].<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.acgme.org/Portals/0/PFAssets/ProgramRequirements/180_neurology_2016.pdf|title= ACGME Program Requirements for Graduate Medical Education in Neurology|last= ACGME|date= 1 July 2016|website= www.acgme.org|access-date= 10 January 2017|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170113141847/https://www.acgme.org/Portals/0/PFAssets/ProgramRequirements/180_neurology_2016.pdf |archive-date=13 January 2017|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Neurological practice relies heavily on the field of [[neuroscience]], the scientific study of the [[nervous system]], using various techniques of [[neurotherapy]].<ref name="EEE Brain 2019"> IEEE Brain (2019). "Neurotherapy: Treating Disorders by Retraining the Brain". ''The Future Neural Therapeutics White Paper''. Retrieved 23.01.2025 from: https://brain.ieee.org/topics/neurotherapy-treating-disorders-by-retraining-the-brain/#:~:text=Neurotherapy%20trains%20a%20patient's%20brain,wave%20activity%20through%20positive%20reinforcement  </ref><ref name="International Neuromodulation Society_2024">International Neuromodulation Society, Retrieved 23 January 2025 from: https://www.neuromodulation.com/ </ref><ref name="Val Danilov Origin Neurostimulation_2024">Val Danilov I (2023). "The Origin of Natural Neurostimulation: A Narrative Review of Noninvasive Brain Stimulation Techniques." ''OBM Neurobiology'' 2024; 8(4): 260; https://doi:10.21926/obm.neurobiol.2404260.</ref>

A '''neurologist''' is a [[physician]] specializing in neurology and trained to investigate, diagnose and treat [[neurological disorder]]s.<ref name=WorkWYourDoc>{{cite web|title=Working with Your Doctor|url= http://patients.aan.com/go/workingwithyourdoctor |publisher= American Academy of Neurology|access-date= 28 October 2012|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140802015421/http://patients.aan.com/go/workingwithyourdoctor|archive-date= 2 August 2014|url-status= dead}}</ref> Neurologists diagnose and treat myriad neurologic conditions, including [[stroke]], [[epilepsy]], [[Movement disorder|movement disorders]] such as [[Parkinson's disease]], [[List of infections of the central nervous system|brain infections]], autoimmune neurologic disorders such as [[multiple sclerosis]], [[Sleep disorder|sleep disorders]], brain injury, headache disorders like [[migraine]], [[Brain tumor|tumors of the brain]] and [[dementia]]s such as [[Alzheimer's disease]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Neurological Disorders |url= https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/neurological-disorders |website= Johns Hopkins Department of Neurology |date=24 February 2020 |access-date=September 15, 2021 |archive-date=15 September 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210915234258/https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/neurological-disorders |url-status=live }}</ref> Neurologists may also have roles in [[clinical research]], [[clinical trial]]s, and [[basic research |basic]] or [[translational research]]. Neurology is a nonsurgical specialty, its corresponding [[surgical]] specialty is [[neurosurgery]].<ref name=WorkWYourDoc />