Neurology
Neurology is the branch of medicine that focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of all categories of conditions and disease involving the nervous system. The nervous system is bifurcated in three parts.
- The Brain,
- The spinal cord
- The peripheral nerves.
The most known neurological disorders include :
Epilepsy/Seizures, Stroke/Paralysis, Headache, Spondylosis/Lumbar, Tunnel Syndrome, Parkinson’s disease, GB Syndrome, Multiple sclerosis, Optic neuritis, Brain tumor, Cerebral Pitching, Dementia and Myopathy
The vulnerability of the nervous system is generally attributed to the following:
- Trauma
- Infections
- Degeneration
- Structural defects
- Tumors
- Blood flow disruption
- Autoimmune disorders
The neurological disorders are categories broadly as below:
- Vascular disorders,
- Infections,
- Structural disorders
- Functional disorders
- Degeneration
Consulting Doctors
DR. KRISHNAN. P. R
M.B.B.S., M.D., D.M., DNB