What does a neurologist do?

A neurologist diagnosis, treats and deals with the management of injuries, diseases, and disorders of the nervous system which includes the brain and spinal cord.

What are the typical symptoms of an neurological disorder?

Memory problems or confusion, Problems in speaking, changes in personality, or confusion are all symptoms that could be caused by disorders or problems in the brain, spine, and nerves.

Which tests/ investigations are generally required by the neurologist?

Neurological examination assesses motor and sensory skills, hearing, speech, vision, coordination, and balance. It may also test mental status, mood, and behavior using tools such as a tuning fork, flashlight, reflex hammer, and a tool for examining the eye.

What is the difference between Neurologist and neurosurgeon?

Both neurologists and neurosurgeons treat people who have conditions that affect the nervous system. However, neurosurgeons operate surgically, whereas neurologists do not.

Are neurological procedures painful?

They are but the pain is relieved by medications and certain procedures.

Prof. Dr. Melanie Meyer-Luehmann, Neurologist in Freiburg, Germany - Appointment

About Prof. Dr. Melanie Meyer-Luehmann

Prof. Dr. Melanie Meyer-Luehmann is a Neurologist with 16+ years in the field.
She is a member of the "SFB 596 Molecular Mechanisms of Neurodegeneration" since 2009 and has won the Emmy Noether Career Development Grant from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft DFG in 2009.
She has a professional society membership of the Society of Neuroscience.
She pursued her undergraduate and graduate studies of Biology at the University of Freiburg, Germany in 1993, M.S. (Diplom) Thesis at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, the USA with Prof. John Wayne Aldridge in 1999, and M.S. (Diploma) in Biology, University of Freiburg, Germany.
Dr. Melanie also has a PhD Thesis at the University of Basel, Switzerland with Prof. Mathias Jucker and a Ph.D. in Neurobiology, University of Basel, Switzerland.
She has a Postdoctoral fellow at the Hertie Institute of Clinical Brain Research, Tuebingen, Germany, with Prof. Mathias Jucker and another one at the Massachusetts General Institute for Neurodegenerative Disease (MIND), Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA, with Prof. Bradley T. Hyman.
She has several publications to her credit in prestigious national and international journals.

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