Neurology

Neurology
The medical specialty concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the nervous system — the brain, the spinal cord, and the nerves. Thumbnail history of neurology — The first scientific studies of nerve function were done in the 18th century. However, clinical neurology remained virgin territory until the mid-19th century when information began to be gleaned about the causes of epilepsy, aphasia, and problems due to brain damage. Knowledge of the brain and nervous functions came from studies of animals and the analysis of human nerve cells under the microscope. The diagnosis of neurological disease was improved by the invention in the 1920s of the electroencephalograph (EEG) to record electrical brain activity. Next came the development of cerebral angiography to see the blood vessels in the brain. The invention of computerized axial tomography (the CAT scan) in the early 1970s and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) imaging in the 1980s permitted detailed noninvasive views of the brain. Specific drug therapies have been introduced to treat neurological conditions. The future form of neurology will be shaped by knowledge of the human genome and proteome.
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The branch of medical science concerned with the various nervous systems (central, peripheral, and autonomic), plus the neuromuscular junction and muscle, and their disorders. [neuro- + G. logos, study]

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neu·rol·o·gy -jē n a branch of medicine concerned esp. with the structure, functions, and diseases of the nervous system

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n.
the study of the structure, functioning, and diseases of the nervous system (including the brain, spinal cord, and all the peripheral nerves).
neurological adj.

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neu·rol·o·gy (n-rolґə-je) [neuro- + -logy] the medical specialty that deals with the nervous system, both normal and in disease. neurologic adj

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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