Neurology

Neurology is the branch of medicine that is concerned with the study and treatment of disorders of the nervous system.

As a specialist, the neurologist see patients with a wide range of problems and may act as a patient's principal or consulting physician, while the family doctor, or primary care physician, is generally in charge of a patient's total health care.   

Neurologists treat disorders of the brain, spinal cord and nerves. Some of these disorders are listed below. 

Alzheimer's disease 
ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease)
Epilepsy
Headache / Migraine
Muscle disorders and pain
Multiple sclerosis
Muscular dystrophy
Myasthenia gravis
Parkinson's disease
Stroke