神经科医生经常提出问题
Medically reviewed by医学博士南希·哈蒙德- 写蒂姆·杰维尔(Tim Jewell)
什么是神经科医生?
神经科医生s diagnose, treat, and manage disorders related to the brain and central nervous system.
You can see a neurologist for conditions such as偏头痛,,,,epilepsy,,,,中风,,,,多发性硬化症,,,,and老年痴呆症。
神经系统测试通常包括对眼睛,耳朵,鼻子和触摸的感觉测试以及诊断测试MRIs,,,,CTS,,,,EEGs,,,,and腰穿。
神经科医生可以执行以下程序:
- electromyography (EMG)
- electroencephalogram (EEG)
- computed tomography (CT scan)
- 磁共振成像(MRI扫描)
- 正电子发射断层扫描(PET扫描)
- 腰椎穿刺
- Tensilon
- 睡眠研究
- 皮肤活检
- botulinum toxin injections
- 触发点注射
This is not an exhaustive list. Contact your local neurologist for a full list of procedures they can perform. Keep in mind that most neurologists don't do surgery — this is usually done by neurosurgeons.
神经科医生处理以下条件:
- general headaches
- 群集头痛
- 偏头痛
- seizure disorders, 如epilepsy
- 中风
- 多发性硬化症(MS)
- 神经肌肉疾病,例如肌无力重症
- 神经系统感染,例如脑炎,,,,脑膜炎, 或者brain abscesses
- brain diseases (neurodegenerative disorders), such as卢格里格氏病and阿尔茨海默氏病
- 脊髓的疾病,例如炎症和自身免疫性疾病
- neuropathy
除了此列表中的内容外,一些神经科医生也可能专注于其他领域。与当地的神经科医生联系,以了解更多有关他们可能能够治疗的各种疾病的信息。
神经科医生s may specialize in these areas:
- 头痛的诊断和治疗
- 诊断,治疗和管理epilepsy
- 大脑,神经系统和肌肉疾病的诊断和治疗(神经肌肉医学)
- 大脑和神经系统的紧急护理或重症监护(神经严重护理)
- 脑和神经系统癌症的诊断和治疗(神经肿瘤学)
- treatment of brain and nervous system for children (pediatric neurology)
- treatment of brain and nervous system treatment for older adults (geriatric neurology), especially for conditions like老年痴呆症
- 影响您的条件自主神经系统,控制您的heart rate,,,,体温,,,,呼吸, 和更多
- treatment or care of people who have strokes or other conditions that affect blood vessels in your brain (vascular care)
- imaging tests for brain and nervous system conditions (neuroradiology)