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Let's take a moment to discuss the functions of some of the people you are likely to meet:

What is a Neurologist?

 A Neurologist is a medical doctor with specialized training in diagnosing, treating and managing disorders of the
brain and nervous system. A neurologist's educational background and medical training includes an undergraduate degree, four years of medical school, a one-year internship and three years of specialized training.
An EPILEPTOLOGIST must also have additional training in seizure management and clinical neurophysiology.
A Pediatric Epileptologist must also be a qualified Pediatrician.

Neurologists treat disorders of the nervous system, brain, spinal cord, nerves, muscles and pain, including; Stroke, Alzheimer's disease, Headache, Epilepsy, Parkinson's disease, Migraine, Sleep disorders, Multiple sclerosis, Pain, Tremor, Brain and spinal cord injuries,Brain tumors, Peripheral nerve disorders, and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
(ALS- Lou Gehrig's disease).

What is a Neurosurgeon? 

Neurosurgeons are medical doctors who specialize in performing surgical treatments of the brain or nervous system.
A surgeon who is not a NEUROSURGEON will not be intimately familiar with the complex anatomy, diagnostic and surgical procedures/ equipment needed for the best outcome for operations involving the brain and nervous system.

What is a Clinical Neuropsychologist? 

A Clinical Neuropsychologist is a licensed psychologist specializing in the area of brain-behavior relationships. The Neuropsychologist has specialty training in: Neuropsychology, Brain anatomy, Brain function, Brain injury and Brain recovery.  Clinical Neuropsychologists use this knowledge in the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of patients with: Neurological (involving the brain and nerves), Neurodevelopmental (how the brain/nervous system changes),   Psychiatric, and other medical conditions.

The clinical neuropsychologist uses neurological, cognitive, behavioral, psychological, and physiological principles, techniques, and tests to evaluate neurocognitive (how well you process information), behavioral, and emotional functioning. The clinical neuropsychologist uses this information and information provided by other medical providers to identify and diagnose neurobehavioral disorders, and plan and implement intervention strategies.

What is a Neuro-Opthalmogist? 

Neuro-Ophthalmology combines two entirely separate medical specialties-Neurology and Ophthalmology. Ophthalmology encompasses the evaluation of vision, pupils, visual fields, eye movements, the retina and the optic nerve The training of a Neuro-Ophthalmologist requires 4 years of college, 4 years of medical school, 1 year of internship, 3 years of residency in Ophthalmology or Neurology, and an additional year of fellowship training in Neuro-Ophthalmology.

Neuro-ophthalmologists take care of visual problems that are related to the nervous system; that is, visual problems that do not come from the eyes themselves. We use almost half of the brain for vision-related activities, including sight and moving the eyes. Neuro-ophthalmology, a subspecialty of both neurology and ophthalmology, requires specialized training and expertise in problems of the eye, brain, nerves and muscles.

Although some problems seen by neuro-ophthalmologist are not worrisome, other conditions can worsen and cause permanent visual loss, or become life threatening. Sometimes the problem is confined to the optic nerve or the nervous system and other times it is related to a general medical condition. Neuro-ophthalmologists have unique abilities to evaluate patients from the neurologic, ophthalmologic, and medical standpoints to diagnose and treat a wide variety of problems. Costly medical testing is often avoided by seeing a neuro-ophthalmologist.

Some of the common problems evaluated by neuro-ophthalmologists include: optic nerve problems (such as optic neuritis and ischemic optic neuropathy), visual field loss, unexplained visual loss, transient visual loss, visual disturbances, double vision, abnormal eye movements, thyroid eye disease, myasthenia gravis, unequal pupil size, and eyelid abnormalities.