| New Latin ''neurologia'', from ''neur''- + -''logia'' -logy | | New Latin ''neurologia'', from ''neur''- + -''logia'' -logy |
− | '''Neurology''' (from [[Greek]] νεῦρον, [[neuron]], "nerve" + the suffix -λογία, '-''logia''', "[[study]] of") is a medical specialty dealing with disorders of the nervous system. To be specific, neurology deals with the [[diagnosis]] and treatment of all categories of [[disease]] involving the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_nervous_system central] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peripheral_nervous_system peripheral nervous system]; or equivalently, the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomic_nervous_system autonomic nervous systems] and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somatic_nervous_system somatic nervous systems], including their coverings, blood vessels, and all effector tissue, such as muscle. | + | '''Neurology''' (from [[Greek]] νεῦρον, [[neuron]], "nerve" + the suffix -λογία, '-''logia''', "[[study]] of") is a medical specialty dealing with disorders of the nervous system. To be specific, neurology deals with the [[diagnosis]] and treatment of all categories of [[disease]] involving the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_nervous_system central] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peripheral_nervous_system peripheral nervous system]; or equivalently, the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomic_nervous_system autonomic nervous systems] and the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somatic_nervous_system somatic nervous systems], including their coverings, blood vessels, and all effector tissue, such as muscle. |
− | A neurologist is a [[physician]] specializing in ''neurology'' and trained to [[investigate]], or [[diagnose]] and treat neurological disorders. Neurologists may also be involved in clinical [[research]], and clinical trials, as well as basic research and translational research. While neurology is a non-surgical specialty, its corresponding [[surgical]] specialty is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurosurgery neurosurgery]. Neurology, being a branch of [[medicine]], differs from [[neuroscience]], which is the scientific study of the nervous system in all of its aspects.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurology] | + | A neurologist is a [[physician]] specializing in ''neurology'' and trained to [[investigate]], or [[diagnose]] and treat neurological disorders. Neurologists may also be involved in clinical [[research]], and clinical trials, as well as basic research and translational research. While neurology is a non-surgical specialty, its corresponding [[surgical]] specialty is [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurosurgery neurosurgery]. Neurology, being a branch of [[medicine]], differs from [[neuroscience]], which is the scientific study of the nervous system in all of its aspects.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurology] |