Common neurological symptoms

Neurologists commonly see patients about the following symptoms:

• headaches;
• memory problems;
• tremors, shaking, or involuntary movements;
• muscle weakness, stiffness, or spasms;
• difficulty with coordination;
• shuffling gait;
• numbness and tingling;
• episodes of altered consciousness or convulsions;
• dizziness and balance;
• neuropathic pain (burning, tingling, electric) affecting a specific part of the body;
• vision changes (e.g. double vision, loss, or change);
• speech difficulties (slurring, difficulty finding words).

Neurologists do not routinely see patients to assess the following primary problems:

• fatigue;
• body pain or widespread pain;
• depression or anxiety;
• auditory hallucinations or psychosis;
• tics of childhood onset.