Neurology

Overview

Mayo Clinic's Neurology Department is one of the largest in the world, with more than 120 neurologists working at the three Mayo Clinic locations. They specialize in diagnosis and treatment of more than 500 neurological conditions and diseases.

Neurology is the study and treatment of diseases of the nervous system. The nervous system includes:

• Brain and spinal cord (and their coverings)
• Cranial nerves connected to the eyes, face, ears, nose and throat
• Peripheral nerves which supply the arms and legs
• Muscles of the body
• Autonomic nerves which innervate the internal organs including the blood vessels and sweat glands

Within the department, groups of physicians are organized into areas of special expertise based on their education, practice interests and research. These specialty areas include:

• ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease)
• Autonomic Neurology
• Behavioral Neurology
• Cerebrovascular Diseases and Critical Care
• Child and Adolescent Neurology
• Epilepsy
• Headache
• Movement Disorders
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Neuroimmunology
• Neuro-infectious Disease
• Neurologic Education
• Neuromuscular Diseases
• Neuro-Oncology
• Pain
• Peripheral Nerve
• Sleep
• Speech Pathology
• Spine
• Special Labs
• Clinical Neurophysiology (EEG and EMG)

This highly integrated and collaborative group of neurologists work with specialists in pediatric and adolescent medicine, speech pathology, neurosurgery, psychiatry and psychology, pain management, sleep disorders, and physical medicine and rehabilitation to offer patients comprehensive medical care to meet their needs. There are 19 neurologists practicing in Jacksonville, Fla., 85 in Rochester, Minn., and 20 in Scottsdale, Ariz.