Neurology

If you have a nervous system disorder or neurological issue, your doctor may refer you to our neurology team.

Pardee UNC Health Care has a strong track record of quality and excellence in stroke care and received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award since 2017. The award recognizes the hospital’s commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines based on the latest scientific evidence. Additionally, our program has been recognized by Healthgrades as a Five-Star Recipient for Treatment of Stroke (2016).

Services we provide

• Review of your symptoms

• Recommendations for appropriate testing to make a diagnosis

• Develop a customized care plan to meet your needs and improve your quality of life

Conditions we treat

• Dementia: A group of conditions that causes mental decline

• Epilepsy: A disorder that causes seizures

• Headaches: Pain in the head or neck

• Muscle disorders: Muscular dystrophy is a set of diseases that cause progressive muscle loss and weakness

• Parkinson's disease: A central nervous system disorder that impacts movement

• Spasticity: A muscle control disorder that leads to muscle tightness or spasms

• Stroke: When damage occurs from lack of blood flow to the brain

• Multiple sclerosis: A central nervous system disease that disrupts communication between the brain and body

• Neuropathy: Nerve damage that causes numbness, weakness and/or pain, most often in the hands or feet