Not a diagnosis — a way to describe symptoms precisely enough to be useful. In neurology the answer frequently rests on how something is described rather than on any scan, so writing it down before an appointment changes how much one visit can settle. Adults 18 and older.
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This self-assessment does not diagnose anything and is not a substitute for evaluation by a clinician. What it does is help you describe symptoms in the terms a neurological assessment depends on — because in neurology the diagnosis frequently rests on precisely how something is described rather than on any scan.
Whether a tremor appears at rest or in use. Whether facial pain is electric or aching. Whether dizziness means the room spinning or feeling faint. Each of those distinctions points to a different condition, and none of them is visible on imaging.
Bring your answers to an appointment. A written description, with dates, is worth considerably more than a reconstruction on the day.
Use your own words rather than a medical term. Spinning, faint, unsteady and foggy point in four different directions.
And whether it came on over seconds, days or months. The rate of change matters as much as the symptom.
Frequency drives most treatment decisions. Most people substantially underestimate their count from memory.
Position, time of day, activity, sleep, alcohol. Some of these are diagnostic clues in themselves.
Everything, including anything bought without a prescription. Medication is a common and reversible contributor.
For episodes or memory concerns, a witnessed account is the single most valuable piece of evidence available.
Call 911 rather than completing anything if there is sudden facial droop, one-sided weakness or numbness, difficulty speaking or understanding speech, sudden vision loss, sudden severe unsteadiness, or a headache that peaks within seconds. Those can indicate a stroke, and treatment windows are measured in hours from onset.
The same applies to a seizure lasting more than five minutes, a first seizure with no prior diagnosis, or a head injury with worsening drowsiness or repeated vomiting. An emergency department is faster than any appointment and needs no referral.
Once you know which description fits, the relevant pages are headache and migraine, dizziness and vertigo, and memory change. The full set is on the conditions hub.
Symptom descriptions here follow patient-facing material published by NINDS and the American Academy of Neurology. Stroke warning signs follow the American Stroke Association.
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.
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What it is for, and what it is not.
Bring what you have written. A first appointment that reaches a conclusion beats two that do not.