neurologist

plural neurologists

1. A doctor or scientist who practices or specializes in neurology.

   When a neurologist ruled out medical causes like Lyme disease, Ms. Abaspour recalled, her husband said, “I think we should just give her a placebo — it’s all in her head.”

   2006 October 22, Pam Belluck, “Living With Love, Chaos and Haley”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 10 Mar 2016, retrieved 09 Dec 2016

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   And most neurologists are in the habit of prescribing antispasticity drugs like tizanidine and baclofen, which are oral and inexpensive, but which cause drowsiness and weaken every muscle in the body, not just the target ones.

   2009 March 17, Donald G. Mcneil Jr., “After a Stroke, Freeing Muscles With Botox”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 30 Jun 2017

   Synonyms: brain doctor