Our neurologists are highly skilled physicians with training in specific areas of neurology, including pediatric neurology. They partner with specialists across UC Davis Health to provide multidisciplinary care. Families across Northern California seek our help for routine and complex neurological diseases.

Our researchers are working to better understand the nervous system. They participate in unique research initiatives, such as the Center for Neuroscience, Center for Mind and Brain, Center for Neuroengineering and Medicine, Institute for Pediatric Regenerative Medicine and UC Davis MIND Institute. Patients can access new treatments through our many clinical trials.

We provide comprehensive clinical services at UC Davis outpatient facilities in Sacramento. Our providers also offer teleneurology services through partnerships with hospitals and health centers across Northern California. These secure video visits allow you to meet with our experts without leaving your own community.

Dementia is a general name for a group of diseases that affect your ability to think. These diseases are degenerative, which means they get worse over time. The most common type of dementia is Alzheimer’s disease.

In autoimmune neurological diseases, such as multiple sclerosis and myasthenia gravis, your body attacks your nerve cells. UC Davis Health has one of the largest myasthenia gravis clinics in the U.S.

Cerebrovascular diseases affect the blood vessels and flow of blood in your brain. Blood vessels can become narrowed or blocked or can burst.

Epilepsy is a disorder characterized by seizures that may involve part or all of your brain. Some seizures cause confusion or a strange taste or smell. Others lead to a loss of consciousness and muscle spasms.

Migraine, cluster and tension headaches can cause severe pain that impacts your daily life. As a leading center for headache medicine, we offer the latest treatments for migraines and access to clinical trials.

Bacteria and viruses can infect your nervous system. Meningitis is an infection of the tissue surrounding your brain and spinal cord (meninges). Encephalitis is inflammation of the brain that is often the result of a viral infection.

Brain and spinal cord injuries are a leading cause of disability, especially in young people. Injuries can range from mild concussions to traumatic brain injuries and paralysis.

Movement disorders cause involuntary movements or affect your ability to move. Huntington’s disease and Parkinson’s disease are degenerative movement disorders that destroys brain cells. Other examples include dystonia and essential tremor.

Neuromuscular disorders disrupt communication between your muscles and nerves. As a result, your muscles become weak and break down. Examples include muscular dystrophy and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

Peripheral nerves branch off from your spinal cord and brain. Damage to these nerves can cause a wide range of symptoms, depending on the affected nerve. For example, peripheral neuropathy causes tingling, numbness and pain in your hands and feet.

Sleep disorders interfere with your ability to get a good night’s sleep. There are many types of sleep disorders, including insomnia, sleep apnea, sleep walking and restless leg syndrome.

This test measures your brain’s electrical activity. We attach small metal electrodes to your head and record the electrical signals in your brain. Your provider may use an EEG to check for seizures or monitor a brain injury, dementia or other neurological condition.

EMG detects problems with your nerves, muscles or nerve-muscle electrical signals. A needle EMG involves inserting a fine needle into a muscle to record electrical activity. A nerve conduction study uses electrode stickers to measure electrical activity between two points.

We use neuroimaging tools such as MRI to create pictures of your brain and spinal cord. We use functional MRI to map brain activity. We also offer PET and single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT). These tests use small amounts of radioactive material injected into your vein to detect patterns of brain activity.

We offer sleep studies for adult and pediatric patients. You may have a home sleep study or stay overnight in our sleep laboratory. During an in-lab study, a sleep technologist gently sticks sensors to your body. The sensors measure your breathing, body movements and brain waves throughout the night.