neurologist

American  

[noo-rol-uh-jist, nyoo-] / nʊˈrɒl ə dʒɪst, njʊ- /

noun

neurologists plural

1. a physician specializing in neurology.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• neurologists
  plural

Etymology

Origin of neurologist

First recorded in 1825–35; neurolog(y) + -ist

Explanation

A doctor who specializes in the brain, spinal cord, and nerves is a neurologist. A neurologist treats patients with epilepsy, Alzheimer's disease, and other disorders that involve the nervous system. You can think of a neurologist as a "brain doctor," although everything in your body that makes up your nervous system, from your brain to your nerves and ganglia, falls under their area of expertise. Neurologists are specially trained to diagnose and treat disorders ranging from concussion and migraines to stroke. The word neurologist comes from neurology and its Greek roots: neuro-, "nerves," and -logia, "study."

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"Alter-Ego" may seem capable but "no-one has considered directly delegating the administration of pills" to it, neurologist Rachele Piras said.

From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026

Further imaging and testing is required, says Dr. Arjun Masurkar, a cognitive neurologist and associate professor at NYU Grossman School of Medicine.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026

She reported her vertigo to a neurologist, described her joint pain to a rheumatologist, complained of bloating to her primary-care physician.

From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2026

However, this is quite normal for brain injuries, according to Olivia's neurologist.

From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026

"Listen, Chris, can you hear me? Just overnight. I found a neurologist, a nerve doctor, who works on problems like yours."

From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin

At the International Working Group, a global consortium of neurologists and researchers, its criteria requires three things: the presence of amyloid; tau, another biomarker of Alzheimer’s disease; and cognitive symptoms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026

Similarly, there is an ever-shrinking number of nonprocedural specialists such as rheumatologists, neurologists and endocrinologists.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 26, 2026

Saadi, the Harvard neurologist, said that as a general matter, determining whether someone had a seizure is “not something even neurologists can do accurately just by looking at it.”

From Salon ● Jan. 14, 2026

Partridge's neurologists at the Mind Clinic also reviewed the seizure video she had shown to Marrero.

From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2026

Psychologists, surgeons, and neurologists came from all over the world to present scientific papers on frontal cortex injuries.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman