Definition of neurology
: a branch of medicine concerned especially with the structure, function, and diseases of the nervous system
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Elissa Newport, a professor of neurology at Georgetown University who specializes in language acquisition, remains a skeptic.
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During one such deposition, Egdorf posed questions to Dr. Brian Hainline, the NCAA’s chief medical officer and a clinical professor of neurology at Indiana University School of Medicine and New York University School of Medicine.
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That is particularly true for older patients, who can become confused and unsteady or fall, said Thomas Scammell, a professor of neurology at Harvard Medical School and a sleep medicine specialist at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital.
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Excited delirium syndrome can be caused by drug use, untreated psychiatric problems or extreme stress, according to Deborah Mash, a neurology professor at the University of Miami who has studied it for more than 20 years.
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Cliff Andrew, 71, a part-time assistant professor of neurology at Johns Hopkins, emphasized the role of evidence underpinning other political issues beyond science advocacy.
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The schedule also keeps elementary school students from walking to school or to bus stops in early-morning darkness much of the year, said Dr. Judy Owens, a professor of neurology at Harvard Medical School.
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Although stroke specialists are moving away from tPA now, in favor of surgery, Dr. David Liebeskind, a professor of neurology at the University of California, Los Angeles, said the right drug could still catch the field’s attention.
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Sara Manning Peskin is a writer and a neurology resident at the University of Pennsylvania.
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Origin and Etymology of neurology
New Latin neurologia, from neur- + -logia -logy
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First Known Use: circa 1681
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Definition of neurology for English Language Learners
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medical : the scientific study of the nervous system and the diseases that affect it
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medical Definition of neurology
: a branch of medicine concerned especially with the structure, function, and diseases of the nervous system
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