Title

Neurology at VA Charleston health care

VHA health service name and description
Patient friendly name
Brain, spine, and nervous system
Common conditions
cognitive disorders, epilepsy, headache motor neuron and movement disorders, multiple sclerosis, stroke
Description

Our specialists evaluate and treat conditions and diseases of the brain, spine, and nervous system, including headache, stroke, Alzheimer's disease, epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease and other conditions.

Type of care
Specialty care
Health Service API ID
neurology
This is a required Vet Center service
No
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VAMC system description

We provide inpatient and outpatient services for chronic diseases and disorders that affect your brain, spine, and the nerves that connect them. Our neurologists read electroencephalogram (EEG) recordings, which measure the electrical impulses brain cells use to communicate with each other. We evaluate and treat many neurological illnesses and disorders such as:

  • Neuropathy (nerve damage), myelopathy and other spinal cord injuries, and radiculopathy (pinched nerves)
  • Parkinson’s disease, epilepsy, and multiple sclerosis
  • Stroke, dementia, and degenerative diseases
  • Other neurological conditions