SADDLEBACK NEUROLOGY

23961 CALLE DE LA MAGDALENA SUITE 402
LAGUNA HILLS, CA 92653
Phone: (949) 837-1450
Fax: (949) 587- 5787

What is a neurologist?

A neurologist is a medical doctor with specialized training in diagnosing, treating and managing disorders of the brain and nervous system. Neurologists are specialists, consultants to primary care physicians. 
Neurologists can recommend surgical treatment, but do not perform surgery. When treatment includes surgery, neurologists will monitor surgically treated patients and supervise their continuing treatment. Neurosurgeons are medical doctors who specialize in performing surgical treatments of the brain or nervous system.

What conditions do we treat?

Neurologists treat disorders of the nervous system, brain, spinal cord, nerves, muscles and pain. Common neurological disorders include 
-Migraine headaches
-Stroke
-Parkinson's disease
-Alzheimer's disease
-Epilepsy
-Tremor
-Multiple Sclerosis
-Peripheral nerve disorders, peripheral neuropathy

When should you see a neurologist?

If you have such symptoms as:
-Headache
-Numbness, tingling, and/or weakness of the hands, arms, legs or feet
-Seizure
-Memory loss
-Shakiness
-Neck pain,  back pain
-Difficulty with speech
-Dizziness or vertigo
-Gait imbalance