Do I Need a Neurologist?

Learn about symptoms of neurological diseases.

What does a Neurologist do?

A neurologist specializes in identifying diseases that affect the brain, or the nerves that control sensation, movement and balance.

Common Reasons to see a Neurologist

Weakness in one or more limb or muscle group

  • Numbness, or lack of feeling, in the hands, feet, limbs or face

  • Tremors or shakiness of the hands or legs

  • Balance problems

  • Vertigo, dizziness

  • Walking problems

  • Falls

  • Passing out episodes, also called “syncope”

  • Seizures

  • Headaches

  • Changes in memory

  • Radical changes in personality in a middle aged person

  • Development of hallucinations or paranoia

  • Changes in language ability

  • Worsening in the ability to organize or manage complex activities at work, in volunteer activities, or in home life

  • General tingling or blurred visions

If you experience one or more of these symptoms, please call 440-323-6422 for our Elyria Office or 440-989-6422 for our Lorain Office.

Common Neurological Diseases and Illnesses

Stroke and long-term post stroke care

  • Migraine headache

  • Tension headache

  • Post concussive syndrome

  • Parkinson’s disease

  • Essential tremor

  • Alzheimer’s disease

  • Lewy body dementia

  • Frontotemporal dementia

  • Multiple Sclerosis

  • Neuropathy

  • Myopathy

  • Neuromuscular junction diseases

  • Spinal cord injury long-term management

  • Neurological complications of infectious diseases