CHARLESTON, SC Neurologists

What does a Neurologist Treat?

People with neurological conditions may experience coordination problems, muscle weakness, a change in sensation, confusion and dizziness. Along with people who are having problems with their senses, neurologists also treat people who have experienced a stroke; have epilepsy or another seizure disorder; multiple sclerosis; myasthenia gravis; infections of the nervous system like encephalitis, meningitis or a brain abscess; a neurodegenerative disorder like Lou Gehrig’s disease or Alzheimer’s; autoimmune disorders; and migraines or cluster headaches.

Treatment depends on the disease or disorder that the person is ultimately diagnosed with by a series of tests administered by the neurologist. The treatment plan is usually managed by the neurologist and other specialists, as well as a primary care physician.