Editing Neurology (section)

==Training==
{{Infobox Occupation
| name= Neurologist
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| official_names= Physician, Medical Practitioner
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| type= [[Profession]]
| activity_sector= Medicine
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| formation= [[Doctor of Medicine|M.D.]] or [[Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine|D.O.]] (US), [[M.B.B.S.]] (UK), D.M. (Doctorate of Medicine) (India), M.B. B.Ch. B.A.O. (Republic of Ireland)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1927/en/act/pub/0025/index.html |title=Medical Practitioners Act, 1927 |publisher=Irishstatutebook.ie |date=28 May 1927 |access-date=30 March 2015 |archive-date=30 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131230232634/http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1927/en/act/pub/0025/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.medicalcouncil.ie/ |title=Medical Council – Medical Council |publisher=Medicalcouncil.ie |date=15 February 2010 |access-date=30 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151125093106/http://www.medicalcouncil.ie/ |archive-date=25 November 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| employment_field= Hospitals, Clinics
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[[File:Edward Flatau.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Polish people|Polish]] neurologist [[Edward Flatau]] greatly influenced the developing field of neurology. He published a human brain atlas in 1894 and wrote a fundamental book on migraines in 1912.]] [[File:Charcot1893.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Jean-Martin Charcot]] is considered one of the fathers of neurology.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Jean-Martin Charcot: The Father of Neurology |date=12 November 2014 |pmc=3064755 | pmid=20739583 |doi=10.3121/cmr.2009.883 |volume=9 |issue=1 |vauthors=Kumar DR, Aslinia F, Yale SH, Mazza JJ |journal=Clin Med Res |pages=46–9}}</ref>]] In the United States and Canada, neurologists are physicians who have completed a postgraduate training period known as [[Residency (medicine)|residency]] specializing in neurology after graduation from [[medical school]]. This additional training period typically lasts four years, with the first year devoted to training in [[internal medicine]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Length of Residencies |url=https://residency.wustl.edu/residencies/length-of-residencies/ |website=Washington University Medical School |access-date=September 15, 2021 |archive-date=16 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016232533/https://residency.wustl.edu/residencies/length-of-residencies/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On average, neurologists complete a total of eight to ten years of training.  This includes four years of medical school, four years of residency and an optional one to two years of fellowship.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.cma.ca/Assets/assets-library/document/en/advocacy/Neurology-e.pdf|title = Neurologist Profile|access-date = 23 February 2017|website = Education Portal|archive-date = 24 February 2017|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170224055128/https://www.cma.ca/Assets/assets-library/document/en/advocacy/Neurology-e.pdf|url-status = live}}</ref>

While neurologists may treat general neurologic conditions, some neurologists go on to receive additional training focusing on a particular subspecialty in the field of neurology.  These training programs are called [[Fellowship (medicine)|fellowships]], and are one to three years in duration.  Subspecialties in the United States include brain injury medicine, [[clinical neurophysiology]], [[epilepsy]], neurodevelopmental disabilities, [[neuromuscular medicine]], [[pain medicine]], [[sleep medicine]], neurocritical care, vascular neurology (stroke),<ref>{{cite web|title=ABMS Guide to Medical Specialties|url=http://www.abmsdirectory.com/pdf/Resources_guide_physicians.pdf|publisher=American Board of Medical Specialties|access-date=26 November 2012|archive-date=23 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923131832/https://www.abmsdirectory.com/pdf/Resources_guide_physicians.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[behavioral neurology]], headache, neuroimmunology<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Nutma |first1=E. |last2=Willison |first2=H. |last3=Martino |first3=G. |last4=Amor |first4=S. |date=September 2019 |title=Neuroimmunology – the past, present and future |journal=Clinical and Experimental Immunology |volume=197 |issue=3 |pages=278–293 |doi=10.1111/cei.13279 |issn=0009-9104 |pmc=6693969 |pmid=30768789}}</ref> and infectious disease,  [[movement disorder]]s, neuroimaging, neurooncology, and neurorehabilitation.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Neurology Fellowships Directory |url=https://www.aan.com/Fellowship |access-date=2024-06-05 |website=www.aan.com}}</ref>

In Germany, a compulsory year of psychiatry must be done to complete a residency of neurology.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Thiels|first=Cornelia|date=December 2013|title=Neurology in the German training system for psychiatrists – a personal view|journal=The British Journal of Psychiatry|language=en|volume=203|issue=6|pages=399–400|doi=10.1192/bjp.bp.113.126516|pmid=24297784|issn=0007-1250|doi-access=free}}</ref>

In the United Kingdom and Ireland, neurology is a subspecialty of general (internal) medicine. After five years of medical school and two years as a Foundation Trainee, an aspiring neurologist must pass the examination for [[Membership of the Royal College of Physicians]] (or the Irish equivalent) and complete two years of core medical training before entering specialist training in neurology.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Tuarez|first=Jaimar|date=October 28, 2020|title="How long does it take to become a neurologist in the UK?"|url=https://neurotray.com/how-long-does-it-take-to-become-a-neurologist-in-the-uk/|url-status=live|website=neurotray.com|access-date=4 December 2021|archive-date=4 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211204170237/https://neurotray.com/how-long-does-it-take-to-become-a-neurologist-in-the-uk/}}</ref> Up to the 1960s, some intending to become neurologists would also spend two years working in psychiatric units before obtaining a diploma in psychological medicine.  However, that was uncommon and, now that the [[MRCPsych]] takes three years to obtain, would no longer be practical. A period of research is essential, and obtaining a higher degree aids career progression. Many found it was eased after an attachment to the Institute of Neurology at [[Queen Square, London|Queen Square]], London. Some neurologists enter the field of rehabilitation medicine (known as [[physiatry]] in the US) to specialise in neurological rehabilitation, which may include stroke medicine, as well as traumatic brain injuries.{{citation needed|date=November 2019}}