Neurology.
in Vélez-Málaga
Prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disorders and conditions related to the brain and nervous system.
Neurology is the medical specialty focused on the study of the nervous system and diseases of the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves and muscles. Neurology has been considered by some to be the clinical specialty par excellence.
What is neurology and how can it help you?
Neurology is the branch of medicine dedicated to the study, diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the nervous system, which includes the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves and muscles.
This specialty covers both acute and chronic neurological conditions and is essential for maintaining patients’ health and well-being.
Neurologists are specialised doctors who help diagnose and treat a wide range of neurological disorders.
Through the use of advanced techniques and a comprehensive approach, neurologists can:
- Assess complex symptoms and provide accurate diagnoses.
- Offer personalised treatments to improve quality of life.
- Help manage chronic diseases.
- Provide guidance and support to patients and their families.
- Collaborate with other specialists to offer a multidisciplinary approach to patient care.
Conditions treated by the Neurology Unit
At our neurology unit, we can treat a wide range of neurological conditions, including but not limited to:
- Headaches and migraines: Diagnosis and treatment of frequent and debilitating headaches.
- Epilepsy: Assessment and management of seizures and epilepsy.
- Stroke: Prevention, treatment and rehabilitation after a stroke.
- Sleep disorders: Diagnosis of insomnia, sleep apnoea and other sleep disturbances.
- Multiple sclerosis: Treatment and management of this autoimmune disease affecting the central nervous system.
- Movement disorders: Including diseases such as Parkinson’s, tremors, dystonia and others.
- Peripheral neuropathies: Diagnosis and treatment of peripheral nerve disorders that may cause pain, weakness or numbness.
- Cognitive impairment and dementia: Including the diagnosis and management of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia.
- Neuromuscular diseases: Treatment of conditions affecting the muscles and the nerves that control them, such as myasthenia gravis.
- Balance disorders and dizziness: Assessment and treatment of balance problems, vertigo and dizziness.
Neurological conditions and diseases.
- Tinnitus
- Alzheimer’s disease
- Brain aneurysm
- Ataxia
- Autism, or autism spectrum disorders
- Lewy body dementia
- Dementia
- Headache
- ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
- Encephalitis
- Sleeping sickness
- Epilepsy
- Multiple sclerosis
- Spina bifida
- Subdural haematoma
- Hearing loss
- Stroke
- Insomnia
- Transverse myelitis
- Migraines
- Narcolepsy
- Bell’s palsy
- Sleep paralysis
- Parkinson’s disease
- Prosopagnosia
- Sleepwalking
- Dravet syndrome
- Guillain-Barré syndrome
- Reye’s syndrome
- Tourette syndrome
- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, ADHD
- Circadian rhythm disorders
- Vertigo
Relationship between physical and mental health
In this video, Dr Cristóbal Carnero, neurologist at Viten, talks about the relationship between physical and mental health and how one condition cannot exist without the other.
Neurology team.
Our neurologist, Dr Cristóbal Carnero Pardo, is an expert in conditions such as dementia, cognitive impairment, Alzheimer’s disease, memory loss and behavioural disorders.
With more than 35 years of experience, he has combined his work as a specialist in Neurology with research, authoring several diagnostic tools such as the Eurotest and the Fototest, as well as the Spanish validation of some of the most widely used international tools, such as the ROSA scale, AD8 and Mini-Cog. His work as a reviewer of reports for the Health Departments of the Basque Country and Andalusia also stands out.
Cristobal Carnero
Neurólogo
Antonio Gómez
Médico general
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