Brain and neurological disorders are the third-leading cause of death among Suffolk County residents and a leading cause of adult disability. Fortunately, Stony Brook University Department of Neurology is the regional leader in the diagnosis and treatment of a full range of brain and neurological disorders in adults and children. Neurology faculty work as an interdisciplinary team with physicians and other professionals from Neurological Surgery, Psychiatry, Psychology, Emergency Medicine, Oncology, Radiology, Health Management, and Social Welfare to provide comprehensive care in the following Clinical Sections:
Epilepsy
General Neurology
Learning Disabilities and Attentional Disorders
Movement Disorders
Neuro-immunology
Neuromuscular Diseases
Neuro-oncology
Neurophysiology
Neuropsychology
Neuro-Rehabilitation
Sleep Disorders
Vascular Neurology
as well as the following Clinical Centers:
ALS Center and Neuromuscular Disease
Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders