A neurologist is a medical doctor with specialized training in diagnosing, treating, and managing disorders of the brain and nervous system including Alzheimer’s disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), concussion, epilepsy, migraine, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease and stroke.
A child or paediatric neurologist specializes in the diagnosis and treat neurologic disorders in children from the neonatal period through their adolescence. Some of the conditions that overlap with those seen by adult neurologists and others are unique to younger population. Child neurologists treat many of the same common conditions found in adults such as migraine, epilepsy, stroke, and Tourette’s and are also trained in conditions related to neurogenetics and developmental problems.