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Neuropsychiatry is a medical specialty that focuses on how the brain and nervous system affect your emotions, behavior and mental health. People who may have mood changes, memory problems, or behavioral changes that are linked to brain conditions, such as brain injuries, stroke, tumors, epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease, or dementia, can benefit from neuropsychiatric medical treatment.

Neurology is a medical specialty that focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of conditions related to your nervous system - your brain, spinal cord, and nerves throughout your body. These neurological conditions include everything from headaches and dizziness to more complex conditions like epilepsy, strokes, multiple sclerosis, and Parkinson’s disease. 

Epilepsy is a neurological condition that causes you to have repeated seizures. A seizure happens when there is a sudden burst of unusual electrical activity in your brain, which can cause uncontrollable body movements, unusual sensations, stiffness and loss or altered consciousness. Epilepsy affects people to different degrees, some may have mild seizures that are hard to notice, while others may have more intense experiences with uncontrollable jerking and loss of consciousness. 

A stroke is a life-threatening emergency, and getting immediate medical attention is critical to help prevent serious or permanent damage and improve recovery outcomes. Stroke Medicine is focused on the urgent treatment of people who have had a stroke, through diagnostic imaging and neurological tests to determine the type and severity of stroke before administering the most appropriate treatment.

Anatomic Pathology (histopathology) focuses on the studying of cells, tissues and organs to diagnose medical conditions. Pathologists examine patient tissue and cell samples to help identify conditions like infections, cancer or other abnormalities in the body.