Neurology
Saint Francis Hospital provides neurologists which are trained to diagnose, treat, and manage patients with neurological disorders. Neurological disorders affect the cenral nervous system – brain, spine and nervous system. Neurologists also diagnose and treat some conditions in the musculoskeletal system.
The primary diseases treated by neurologists are:
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epilepsy and seizures |
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cerebrovascular disease such as stroke and transient ischemic attacks |
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cerebral palsey |
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headache disorders like migraine, cluster headaches and tension headaches |
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movement disorders such as Parkinson’s disease and Gilles de la Tourette syndrome |
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neuro-degeneration such as dementias and Alzheimer’s Disease |
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tumors of the brain, spinal cord and peripheral nerves |
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spinal cord disorders |
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genetic diseases with primarily neurologic symptoms such as multiple sclerosis |
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