Common Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

The questions our team answers most often — booking and referrals, how insurance is verified, what a first appointment actually involves, which studies are done in-house, and when something belongs at an emergency department instead of in a scheduling queue.

AANEM Exemplary Status

Nevada's first physician-owned outpatient EDX lab to earn it.

Triple Board-Certified

Founder certified in Neurology, Vascular Neurology & Neuromuscular Medicine.

28 Years in the Valley

Independent and physician-led since 1998 — rooted in Southern Nevada.

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Quick Answers

The five things people ask first

Do you see children?

No. Adults 18 and older only. A child or adolescent needs a paediatric neurologist, and the team will say so on the call.

Do I need a referral?

It depends on your plan, not on us. Commercial plans often allow self-referral; managed care and Medicare Advantage usually require one.

Where are you?

Two offices: 7751 W. Flamingo Road, Las Vegas, and 1691 W. Horizon Ridge Parkway, Henderson. Both carry all six studies.

Do you do surgery or scans?

Neither. No surgery, no imaging suite, no infusion suite, no interventional pain programme. Imaging is coordinated externally.

What if it is urgent?

Anything sudden belongs at an emergency department. Call 911 — that is faster than any appointment and needs no referral.

About the Practice

Physician-owned, and built around the laboratory

Clinical Neurology Specialists is a physician-owned adult neurology practice serving Southern Nevada since 1998, founded by Leo Germin, M.D., FAANEM. Five board-certified neurologists and four advanced practice providers manage the full range of adult neurological conditions.

Both offices hold AANEM accreditation for their electrodiagnostic laboratories independently, and the practice was the first physician-owned outpatient EDX laboratory in Nevada to reach exemplary status. Six studies are performed and interpreted in-house: EMG and nerve conduction, routine EEG, ambulatory EEG, evoked potentials, transcranial Doppler and VNG balance testing.

Because the physician performing a study also reads it, an electrodiagnostic study can be extended on the day when an early finding raises a new question — and results are explained by the person who produced them rather than relayed.

Sources & Related Pages

Where this sits, and what it draws on

Most questions resolve faster on the specific page. The busiest are headache and migraine, epilepsy and seizures, and EMG testing. Everything is indexed from the Las Vegas neurology hub.

Answers follow clinical guidance from the American Academy of Neurology, laboratory standards from the AANEM, and patient-facing condition material from NINDS.

Clinical Neurology Specialists performs no surgery and operates no imaging suite, infusion suite or interventional pain programme, and provides no paediatric, emergency or inpatient care.

Clinical Neurology Specialists · 7751 W. Flamingo Road, Suite A-100, Las Vegas, NV 89147 · 1691 W. Horizon Ridge Parkway, Suite 100, Henderson, NV 89012 · 702-804-1212 · Adults 18 and older.

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything else

Booking, coverage, testing, and what to expect.

How do I book an appointment?
Call 702-804-1212 or use the appointment request form. Four things get settled on that call: what the problem is, whether your plan requires a referral, which office suits you and whether you are flexible, and anything affecting the appointment itself such as mobility needs or an interpreter. Having your insurance card to hand makes it one call.
How long will I wait for an appointment?
It changes week to week and by clinician, so no honest fixed figure exists — and a practice advertising one should be treated sceptically. What moves it is urgency, which clinician the question needs, and whether you can attend either office. Being flexible on location is the most effective thing you can offer.
What happens at a first appointment?
Mostly a detailed history and a physical examination. No scans on site and no needles unless a study has been separately scheduled. Roughly half of first appointments end with a diagnosis and a plan and no testing at all, because the history and examination answered the question.
Does the neurological examination hurt?
No. It involves walking, following a light with your eyes, pushing against a hand for strength testing, reflexes tapped with a rubber hammer, and light touch to map sensation. Nothing is painful and nothing involves a needle. Tell the clinician if any part is uncomfortable and it can be adapted.
Is my testing done here or sent out?
All six diagnostic studies are performed and interpreted within the practice. That matters most for EEG, where normal variants closely resemble abnormalities and an over-called recording can lead to years of unnecessary medication and a driving restriction, and for electrodiagnostic studies, which are planned as they proceed.
Can an appointment happen by video?
A history can, and that is the most diagnostically powerful part. The examination cannot, and in neurology localising a problem usually depends on it — reflexes must be elicited, muscle tone felt, subtle weakness detected by resisted testing. Remote contact suits follow-up rather than a first diagnosis.
Do you offer walk-in appointments?
No. The practice is appointment-based outpatient neurology for adults 18 and older, and provides no emergency or inpatient care. Anything sudden belongs at an emergency department, which needs no appointment and is faster than any booking. For everything else, one booking call settles what is available.
What do you not treat?
The practice sees adults only and performs no surgery. It operates no imaging suite, no infusion suite and no interventional pain programme, and provides no paediatric, emergency or inpatient care. Imaging and infusion therapy are coordinated with outside providers. Naming those boundaries lets you go to the right place first.

Emergency & crisis resources: Clinical Neurology Specialists is not an emergency service. For stroke symptoms, a seizure lasting more than five minutes or any medical emergency, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room. For a mental health crisis, call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline).

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