neurologist
noun
neu·rol·o·gist
nu̇-ˈrä-lə-jist 
nyu̇-
: one specializing in neurology
especially
: a physician skilled in the diagnosis and treatment of disease of the nervous system
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Ariane Lewis, a neurologist and neurosurgeon at NYU Langone Medical Center who was not involved with the research, echoed that sentiment.
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2024
That made Gray nervous enough to book an appointment with a neurologist.
—TIME, 16 May 2024
Dementia can also be indirectly caused by inflammation in the body, according to Jason Cohen, MD, a neurologist at Montefiore-Einstein Center for the Aging Brain.
—Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 14 May 2024
After struggling with severe memory loss and brain fog, doctors became concerned when one of his brain scans showed a dark spot, which neurologists believed was a brain tumor.
—Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 8 May 2024
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2024
That made Gray nervous enough to book an appointment with a neurologist.
—TIME, 16 May 2024
Dementia can also be indirectly caused by inflammation in the body, according to Jason Cohen, MD, a neurologist at Montefiore-Einstein Center for the Aging Brain.
—Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 14 May 2024
After struggling with severe memory loss and brain fog, doctors became concerned when one of his brain scans showed a dark spot, which neurologists believed was a brain tumor.
—Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 8 May 2024
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neurologist
noun
neu·rol·o·gist
n(y)u̇-ˈräl-ə-jəst
: a specialist in neurology
especially
: a physician who specializes in identifying and treating diseases of the nervous system
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neurologist
noun
neu·rol·o·gist
n(y)u̇-ˈräl-ə-jəst
: a person specializing in neurology
especially
: a physician skilled in the diagnosis and treatment of disease of the nervous system
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