Neurology
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Your UI Health Care neurologist offers consultation, diagnosis, treatment, and clinical trials for diseases that affect the neurological system and works closely with our neurosurgery team to find the right treatment plan for you.
We see patients with issues related to:
- The brain and spinal cord
- The cranial nerves connected to the eyes, face, ears, nose and throat
- The peripheral nerves which supply the arms and legs
- The muscles of the body
- The autonomic nerves which control the internal organs including the blood vessels and sweat glands
Your Neurology Visit guide
Our Services
Epilepsy
Movement Disorders
Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
Neuromuscular Disease
Neuropsychology
Sleep Disorders
Stroke
Parkinson's Disease
Why Choose Us
We have a superb clinical staff and a long history of leadership in studying disorders of the brain and nervous system. Patients come from around the world to be seen by our experts.
- Our stroke program again appeared in the USA Today as part of an ad campaign by The American Heart Association, earning Comprehensive Stroke Center status, the highest level of stroke care certification. Comprehensive Stroke Center status identifies hospitals that meet standards for treating the most complex stroke cases.
- We were the first hospital in Iowa to perform an auditory brain stem implant (1990-1999).
- We were the first hospital to find conclusive signs of different brain activity in introverts and extroverts (1990-1999).
- A UI team found a gene mutation associated with epilepsy.
- The Department of Neurology is one of the three oldest in the country and its residency program was one of the first to be accredited in the 1920s.
- UI Hospitals & Clinics is the only hospital in the United States with a high-fidelity driving simulator for assessing the safety of drivers with health problems such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, sleep disorders, orthopaedic problems, and drug effects (2000-present).
- The UI Sleep Disorders Center was selected as a site for a drug study for people with persistent sleepiness.
- Iowa Comprehensive Epilepsy Program is recognized by the NAEC as a Level 4 epilepsy center. Level 4 epilepsy centers have the professional expertise and facilities to provide the highest level medical and surgical evaluation and treatment for patients with complex epilepsy (2014).
Department of Neurology
If you are interested in finding out more about the Department of Neurology, our research and educational programs, news and events, or how you can give by donating, please visit our academic and departmental website.
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Support Groups
The University of Iowa Comprehensive Stroke Center (CSC) hosts a monthly support group for stroke survivors and their caregivers. No reason to register, just join us!
These meetings are being held in person with Zoom capabilities. Please reach out to the group for more information.
A Cognitive Enhancement Program
Participants with cognitive impairment will be introduced to techniques and strategies to help with memory, attention, executive functioning, sleep difficulties, and more. Education will be provided regarding the cognitive effects of aging, dementia, stroke, traumatic brain injury (TBI), sleep problems, and more.
Patients and adult family members/caregivers are welcome to attend.
Join the Epilepsy Empowerment Group meetings to listen to speakers, share with others, hear the latest updates from the Epilepsy Foundation’s Iowa office, and discuss current issues related to epilepsy. Family, friends, and caregivers are welcome.