General Neurology

The UW Health neurology program in Madison, Wisconsin provides comprehensive treatment for a variety of neurological disorders in patients 18 years and older.

Our general neurology services include diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the brain, spinal cord and peripheral nerve. Patients are referred by their primary care providers or local neurologists for a second opinion.

Conditions

Our neurologists diagnose and manage many complex and chronic neurologic diseases including:

• Ataxia
• Bell's palsy
• Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP)
• Dementia
• Epilepsy
• Guillain-Barre syndrome
• Movement disorders
• Multiple sclerosis
• Muscular dystrophy
• Myasthenia gravis
• Myelopathy
• Parkinson's disease
• Peripheral neuropathies
• Post-concussion syndrome
• Seizures
• Stroke/TIA
• Tremor
• Trigeminal neuralgia

Diagnostic Services

Diagnostic services provided by our neurologists include:

• EEG (electroencephalography)
• EMG (electromyography)
• Evoked potentials (visual, auditory and somatosensory)
• Neuroimaging studies including computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), positron emission tomography (PET) and carotid ultrasound
• Neuromuscular Laboratory
• Neuropsychological Testing
• Sleep testing

Subspecialty Referral

Many patients are treated initially in the General Neurology clinic and are referred to one of our subspecialty clinics if they have advanced disease.

Other Conditions

Patients looking to be seen for the conditions below should consult other UW Health avenues at the numbers provided:

• Headache: contact the Pain and Headache Clinic
• Chronic pain: contact the Pain and Headache Clinic
• Muscle and nerve conditions: contact the Neuromuscular Clinic
• Neuropsychology: contact the Neuropsychology Clinic 
• Sleep disorders: contact Wisconsin Sleep