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Neurological disorders are quite diverse, chronic, challenging to treat, and often disabling. They can be caused by many different factors, including (but not limited to): inherited genetic abnormalities, problems in the immune system, injury to the brain or nervous system, or diabetes.
Most University of Chicago neurologists specialize in a particular disease or category of diseases. This focused specialization enables these physicians to become true experts in diagnosing and managing difficult neurological disorders. Many of these physicians conduct research in neuroimmunology, the unique relationship between the body's immune system and nervous system. Their research targets the cellular mechanisms which cause neurological functions to degenerate.
At the University of Chicago Hospitals, the team of physicians and nurses provides care for the full spectrum of neurologic disorders. Children are seen by pediatric neurology specialists at the University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital. |
