The term Neurology is an amalgamation of two words – neuron (nervous tissue) and logy (means study). It is the branch of science that centers around the nervous system, including the brain, meninges, and the spinal cord.

Aster Hospitals strives to provide leading services to patients suffering from various kinds of neurological issues. It has a skilled neurological department that includes neurophysicians, neurosurgeons, neurologists and medical staff who specialize in rehabilitative and palliative care of such patients.

Neurology includes:

• Detailed study of the central, peripheral, and autonomous nervous system
• Study of the origin, progression, diagnosis, and treatment plans for all the structural and functional disorders of the brain
• Complete study and management of hereditary, degenerative, and congenital disabilities involving any part of the nervous system
• Understanding and interpretation of tests involving neurological disorders (CT, MRI, EEG, Spinal taps, VCV  and Polysomnography etc)

The doctors who undertake neurological cases are neurophysicians, neurosurgeons, and neuropsychologists.

Symptoms of diseases related to the nervous system include the following:

• Facial paralysis
• Trouble with speech and walking
• Mental confusion
• Pain
• Dizziness or fainting
• Seizure