Neurology for personal injury

Neurologists diagnose and treat injuries to the brain, spinal cord and nerves: concussions and post-concussion syndrome, traumatic brain injury, radiculopathy from a disc pressing on a nerve, and the numbness, tingling or weakness that can follow an accident.

They order EMG and nerve conduction studies, brain MRIs and cognitive testing, and document findings that are otherwise invisible. In a personal injury case a neurologist's evaluation often decides whether a head injury is taken seriously. Attorneys look for neurologists who see injury patients, write clear narrative reports, and accept liens or letters of protection when the client has no coverage.