{"id":19223,"date":"2024-04-08T11:43:57","date_gmt":"2024-04-08T09:43:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.minihospital.it\/?post_type=prestazione&#038;p=19223"},"modified":"2024-04-17T14:13:19","modified_gmt":"2024-04-17T12:13:19","slug":"neurology","status":"publish","type":"prestazione","link":"https:\/\/www.minihospital.it\/en\/prestazione\/neurology\/","title":{"rendered":"Neurology"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row el_class=&#8221;mtd35&#8243;][vc_column]<div class=\"templatera_shortcode\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid wpex-relative hidden-phone\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-1\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column filtri vc_column_container vc_col-sm-10\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid wpex-relative\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><form data-sf-form-id='19480' data-is-rtl='0' data-maintain-state='' data-results-url='https:\/\/www.minihospital.it\/en\/doctor-research\/' data-ajax-url='https:\/\/www.minihospital.it\/en\/doctor-research\/?sf_data=vc_results&amp;sfid=19480&amp;sf_action=get_data' data-ajax-form-url='https:\/\/www.minihospital.it\/en\/?sfid=19480&amp;sf_action=get_data&amp;sf_data=form' data-display-result-method='vc_post_grid' data-use-history-api='1' data-template-loaded='0' data-lang-code='en' data-ajax='1' data-ajax-data-type='json' data-ajax-links-selector='a.page-numbers' data-ajax-target='.search-filter-results-19480' data-ajax-pagination-type='normal' data-update-ajax-url='1' data-only-results-ajax='1' data-scroll-to-pos='0' data-init-paged='1' data-auto-update='1' action='https:\/\/www.minihospital.it\/en\/doctor-research\/' method='post' class='searchandfilter' id='search-filter-form-19480' autocomplete='off' data-instance-count='1' data-replace-results='0'><ul><li class=\"sf-field-search\" data-sf-field-name=\"search\" data-sf-field-type=\"search\" data-sf-field-input-type=\"\">\t\t<label>\n\t\t\t\t   <input placeholder=\"Doctor research\" name=\"_sf_search[]\" class=\"sf-input-text\" type=\"text\" value=\"\" title=\"\"><\/label>\t\t<\/li><\/ul><\/form><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column mtm10 vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><form data-sf-form-id='19481' data-is-rtl='0' data-maintain-state='' data-results-url='https:\/\/www.minihospital.it\/en\/performance-search\/' data-ajax-url='https:\/\/www.minihospital.it\/en\/performance-search\/?sf_data=vc_results&amp;sfid=19481&amp;sf_action=get_data' data-ajax-form-url='https:\/\/www.minihospital.it\/en\/?sfid=19481&amp;sf_action=get_data&amp;sf_data=form' data-display-result-method='vc_post_grid' data-use-history-api='1' data-template-loaded='0' data-lang-code='en' data-ajax='1' data-ajax-data-type='json' data-ajax-links-selector='a.page-numbers' data-ajax-target='.search-filter-results-19481' data-ajax-pagination-type='normal' data-update-ajax-url='1' data-only-results-ajax='1' data-scroll-to-pos='0' data-init-paged='1' data-auto-update='1' action='https:\/\/www.minihospital.it\/en\/performance-search\/' method='post' class='searchandfilter' id='search-filter-form-19481' autocomplete='off' data-instance-count='1' data-replace-results='0'><ul><li class=\"sf-field-search\" data-sf-field-name=\"search\" data-sf-field-type=\"search\" data-sf-field-input-type=\"\">\t\t<label>\n\t\t\t\t   <input placeholder=\"Performance research\" name=\"_sf_search[]\" class=\"sf-input-text\" type=\"text\" value=\"\" title=\"\"><\/label>\t\t<\/li><\/ul><\/form><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-1\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=&#8221;mtd25 mtm30&#8243;][vc_column el_class=&#8221;riga_bread&#8221;][vc_column_text color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; 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el_class=&#8221;center_mobile&#8221;]This specialty deals with the study and treatment of <strong>disorders and diseases affecting the nervous system,<\/strong> both the central (brain and spinal cord) and the peripheral (including all other nerve elements, including structures in the eyes, ears, and skin).[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text color=&#8221;#535353&#8243; el_class=&#8221;mtm20&#8243;][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text color=&#8221;#535353&#8243;]<strong>Neurology<\/strong> addresses various conditions, including headaches and other forms of head pain, language disorders, movement disorders, epilepsy, brain and peripheral nervous system infections (such as encephalitis, meningitis, and brain abscesses), cerebrovascular diseases (stroke), neurodegenerative diseases (Alzheimer&#8217;s, Parkinson&#8217;s, and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis), diseases leading to loss of myelin in the central nervous system (multiple sclerosis), spinal cord problems, including inflammatory and autoimmune diseases.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=&#8221;mtd75 mtm50&#8243;][vc_column el_class=&#8221;center_mobile&#8221;][vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; 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The neurologist often relies on instrumental diagnostics, including echo-color-Doppler of the supra-aortic trunks (carotid arteries, vertebral arteries, etc.), CT scans with or without contrast medium, high-field MRI with or without contrast medium, reported by a neuroradiologist.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Neurophysiopathology<\/strong> is the branch of neurology that studies the functioning of the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord), the peripheral nervous system (nerves), and muscles. 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