neurology
Brain doctor's specialty
Neurology is the branch of medicine concerned with the nervous system—the brain, spinal cord, and nerves.
A neurologist diagnoses and treats conditions like epilepsy, stroke, Parkinson's disease, and multiple sclerosis: She was referred to neurology after the seizure.
The field overlaps with psychiatry but focuses on structural and physiological disorders rather than behavioral ones.
Neuron's signal-sending projection
- dendriteNeuron's input branch
- synapseNerve signal crossing point
- myelinNerve fiber insulation
- gliaNon-neuronal brain cells
astrocyte · microglia · soma · neurite · ganglion · neurotransmitter · neurogenesis · neuroplasticity
Brain's largest division
- cerebellumMovement coordination organ
- brainstemLower neural trunk
- cortexOrgan's external tissue
- hemisphereHalf of a ball
ventricles · meninges · dura · gyri · sulci · thalamus · hypothalamus · amygdala
Brain disorder causing seizures
- strokeSudden brain blood blockage
- multiple sclerosisAutoimmune demyelinating neurological disease
- migraineSevere neurological head pain
- neuropathyDamage to peripheral nerves
meningitis · encephalitis · dystonia · cerebral palsy · narcolepsy · glioma · dementia · ataxia
Identification of illness
- examinationMethodical assessment or review
- MRIMagnetic body imaging
- EEGNeural activity recording
- CT scanTomographic diagnostic imaging
lumbar puncture · electromyography · PET scan · neuroimaging · prognosis · consultation · neurosurgery · deep brain stimulation
Mind's retention capacity
- consciousnessState of sentient awareness
- perceptionMental interpretation of stimuli
- attentionFocused mental awareness
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
reasoning · comprehension · recognition · learning · executive function · language · motor control · sensory processing
Founder of psychoanalysis
- unconsciousNot awake or aware
- psychoanalysisTreatment via unconscious exploration
- egoOne's self-image
- idUnconscious instinctual drives
superego · libido · transference · repression · catharsis · hysteria · conversion disorder · psychosomatic
Brain's molecular science
- neurogeneticsStudy of neural heredity
- neuropathologyStudy of nervous system diseases
- electrophysiologyBiology's electrical activity science
- laboratoryFacility for scientific investigation
clinical trial · brain mapping · biomarker · peer review · translational
axon
Neuron's signal-sending projection
glia · astrocyte · microglia · soma · neurite · ganglion · neurotransmitter · neurogenesis · neuroplasticity · dopamine
cerebrum
Brain's largest division
- cerebellumMovement coordination organ
- brainstemLower neural trunk
- cortexOrgan's external tissue
hemisphere · ventricles · meninges · dura · gyri · sulci · thalamus · hypothalamus · amygdala · hippocampus
epilepsy
Brain disorder causing seizures
- strokeSudden brain blood blockage
- multiple sclerosisAutoimmune demyelinating neurological disease
- migraineSevere neurological head pain
neuropathy · meningitis · encephalitis · dystonia · cerebral palsy · narcolepsy · glioma · dementia · ataxia · aphasia
diagnosis
Identification of illness
- examinationMethodical assessment or review
- MRIMagnetic body imaging
- EEGNeural activity recording
CT scan · lumbar puncture · electromyography · PET scan · neuroimaging · prognosis · consultation · neurosurgery · deep brain stimulation · shunt
memory
Mind's retention capacity
- consciousnessState of sentient awareness
- perceptionMental interpretation of stimuli
- attentionFocused mental awareness
awareness · reasoning · comprehension · recognition · learning · executive function · language · motor control · sensory processing · sleep
Freud
Founder of psychoanalysis
- unconsciousNot awake or aware
- psychoanalysisTreatment via unconscious exploration
- egoOne's self-image
id · superego · libido · transference · repression · catharsis · hysteria · conversion disorder · psychosomatic
neurochemistry
Brain's molecular science
- neurogeneticsStudy of neural heredity
- neuropathologyStudy of nervous system diseases
- electrophysiologyBiology's electrical activity science
laboratory · clinical trial · brain mapping · biomarker · peer review · translational
- hospitalshospital, ER, emergency room, ICU, operating room
- medical specialtiescardiology, internal medicine, pediatrics, dermatology, oncology
- healthcaredoctors, nurses, hospitals, hospital, clinic
- medicinedoctor, doctors, hospital, medicine, surgery
- Biomedicineanatomy, physiology, pathology, pharmacology, immunology
- hospitalhospital, admission, wards, ER, bed
neurologypodiatry
Foot disorder treatment
cardiology · dermatology · gastroenterology · proctology · orthopedics
- neurological diseasesDisorders of nervous system
- neurological conditionsDiseases of nervous system
- neurological healthNervous system wellbeing
- neurological examClinical nervous system evaluation
- neurological disordersDiseases of the nervous system
- neurological effectsImpacts on nervous system
neurological, neurologist, neurologic, neurologists, neurologically