You probably need a neurologist if a symptom involving the brain, spinal cord, nerves or muscles is new and persistent, is getting worse, or has not responded to treatment from your regular doctor. Anything sudden and severe needs emergency care instead, not an appointment.
You probably need a neurologist if a symptom involving the brain, spinal cord, nerves or muscles is new and persistent, is getting worse, or has not responded to treatment from your regular doctor. Anything sudden and severe needs emergency care instead, not an appointment.
People conflate them. The first is whether this is urgent, and that is answered by how fast it came on: symptoms arriving over minutes or hours, and severe, belong in an emergency department. The second is whether it needs a specialist, and that is answered by persistence: something that has lasted weeks, keeps returning or is changing warrants a neurologist.
For most neurological symptoms, primary care is a sensible first stop. Many causes are identified and treated there, including medication effects, thyroid problems and vitamin deficiencies, and most insurance plans other than commercial ones expect that step before a specialist. A referral that includes what has already been tried is worth far more than one that does not.
Headaches that have changed pattern or are becoming frequent; numbness, tingling or weakness that persists or spreads; repeated dizziness; memory or concentration change that is affecting work or home life; tremor; and episodes of altered awareness. Those are all squarely in neurology's territory.
Clinical Neurology Specialists has been physician-owned since 1998, when Leo Germin, M.D., FAANEM founded it. Five board-certified neurologists and four advanced practice providers see patients at the Las Vegas and Henderson offices, each with its own AANEM-accredited electrodiagnostic laboratory.
Clinical Neurology Specialists is an adult outpatient neurology practice for patients 18 and older. The practice performs no surgery and operates no imaging suite, infusion suite or interventional pain programme, and provides no emergency or inpatient care.
Physician-reviewed. Reviewed by the physicians of Clinical Neurology Specialists — board-certified neurologists, AANEM-accredited electrodiagnostic laboratories, physician-owned since 1998. Reviewed 1 August 2026. This article is general education for adults 18 and older and is not a substitute for a consultation.
Sources and further reading: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke; MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine; American Academy of Neurology.
Adults 18 and older, at the Las Vegas and Henderson offices. Call 702-804-1212 or request an appointment online.