What is the difference between a neurosurgeon and a neurologist?
A neurosurgeon treats patients who may potentially benefit by surgery. This would include patients with disc disease and narrowing of the cervical, lumbar and thoracic spines, tumors of the brain and spine, aneurysms in the brain, head and spine injuries, peripheral nerve problems such as carpal tunnel and ulnar nerve injuries, and surgically treatable forms of epilepsy and Parkinson’s disease. On the other hand, a neurologist is involved with stroke, seizuere disorders, metabolic disorders, and other non-surgical disturbances of the brain, spinal cord and peripheral nerves.
