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Careers in Medicine: Specialty Information
Neurology
Nature of the work
A neurologist specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of all types
of disease or impaired function of the brain, spinal cord, peripheral
nerves, muscles, and autonomic nervous system, as well as the blood vessels
that relate to these structures.1
Neurologists can receive training in the following subspecialties:
- Clinical Neurophysiology- A neurologist who specializes in
the diagnosis and management of central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous
system disorders using a combination of clinical evaluation and electrophysiologic
testing such as electroencephalography (EEG), electromyography (EMG),
and nerve conduction studies (NCS), among others.
- Hospice and Palliative Medicine - prevent and relieve the suffering
experienced by patients with life-limiting illness.
- Neurodevelopmental Disabilities - diagnoses and manages chronic
conditions that affect the developing and mature nervous system such
as cerebral palsy, mental retardation and chronic behavioral syndromes
or neurologic conditions.
- Neuromuscular Medicine - diagnoses and manages of disorder
of nerves, muscle or neuromuscular junction.
- Pain Medicine - provides a high level of care, either as a
primary physician or consultant, for patients experiencing problems
with acute, chronic or cancer pain in both hospital and ambulatory settings.
- Sleep Medicine - diagnoses and manages of clinical conditions
that occur during sleep, that disturb sleep or that are affected by
disturbances in the wake-sleep cycle.
- Vascular Neurology - evaluates, prevents, treats and recovers
from vascular diseases of the nervous system.
Training/residency information
The residency training program for neurology is four years. Certification
in any of the subspecialties requires an additional one to three years
of training.
Salary information
The annual salary for neurologists ranges from $203,200 to $298,503.2
For more information
References
1 The American Board of Medical Specialties. Guide to Physician Specialties.
Evanston, IL: American Board of Medical Specialties; February 2008.
2 2008 Physician Compensation Survey [special feature]. Modern Healthcare.
July 14, 2008: 28-32.
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