Neurologist, head diseases, electroencephalography, dementia, alzheimer, epilepsy clinic in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

Dr. Hector M. Soto-Ocampo
Clinical Neurologist.
Universidad de Guadalajara.
Certified by The Mexican Board of Neurology.

What is a Neurologist?

      A neurologist is a special type of physician who diagnoses and treats disorders of the nervous system. This includes diseases of the brain, spinal cord, nerves, and muscles. A neurologist is trained to perform a detailed examination of all the important neurological structures in the body. This includes the nerves of the head and neck, the muscular strength and movement, sensation, balance testing, ambulation and reflex testing. ...
       Neurologists perform neurological examinations of the nerves of the head and neck; muscle strength and movement; balance, ambulation, and reflexes; and sensation, memory, speech, language, and other cognitive abilities.
They also perform diagnostic tests such as the following:

• CAT (computed axial tomography) scan
• MRI/MRA (magnetic resonance imaging/magnetic resonance angiography)
• lumbar puncture (spinal tap)
• EEG (electroencephalography)
• EMG/NCV (electromyography/nerve conduction velocity)

Diseases treated by a Neurologist:
Seizures – Epilepsy.
Vertigo - Dizziness.
Dementia- Alzheimer’s Disease.
Headache – Migraine – Cluster Headache – Chronic Daily Headache
Stroke – Transitory Ischemic Attack.
Central Nervous System Infections – Meningitis, Encephalitis,
Weakness disorders:  Myasthenia Gravis,  Guillan-Barré, Multiple Sclerosis, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis,  Stiff Man, Muscular Dystrophy,
Peripheral Neuropathies
Movement Disosdes: Dysotnia, Chorea, Athetosis, Tourette’s Syndrome, Huntignton´s Disease, Parkinons’s Disease, Wilson’s Disease.

Contact:
Office Adress:
Av. Los Tules #136 Next to Plaza Caracol, Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco.
Consultorio 102
Phone/Appointment:    224 94 00 EXT 107
Cell. Phone: 044 322 2783706
E-mail: neurosoto_61@hotmail.com