What does Department of Neurology examine mainly

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Some diseases in our life, such as epilepsy, Parkinson's disease, cerebral palsy and so on, need to go to the Department of Neurology for examination and treatment, so as to help patients get the correct treatment. Then maybe some people don't know what the Department of Neurology mainly checks. Now I'll share what the Department of Neurology mainly checks.

What does Department of Neurology examine mainly

First, it mainly deals with cerebrovascular diseases (cerebral infarction, cerebral hemorrhage), migraine, brain inflammatory diseases (encephalitis, meningitis), myelitis, epilepsy (convulsion), Parkinson's disease, epilepsy, cerebral palsy, ataxia, torsion spasm, autism, Alzheimer's disease, neurodegenerative disease, metabolic disease and genetic disease, trigeminal neuralgia, sciatic neuropathy, peripheral neuropathy (limb numbness) CT, EEG, TCD (transcranial Doppler ultrasound) and hemorheology were used to detect the neurological diseases. At the same time, diagnosis and treatment of neurasthenia, insomnia and other functional diseases.

Second: the physical examination of the Department of Neurology needs to do systemic examination, but the focus is on the nervous system. The range of examination included cranial nerve, motor nerve, sensory nerve and nerve reflex. In addition, the patient's ataxia function, posture and gait, autonomic nervous system function and cerebral blood supply also need to be examined.

Third: Neurology can detect brain, nerve, muscle and spinal cord diseases. Neurological examination includes medical history, mental state assessment, physical examination and laboratory diagnostic examination. The difference from psychiatry, which assesses the patient's behavior, is that neurology requires a physical examination.

matters needing attention

1. Fasting, drinking and glucose infusion were forbidden 6 hours before the examination. 2. Don't do any strenuous exercise before examination.