Author: Dr. Ashwin Malhotra, M.D.

This definitely a challenging topic to discuss. I know most of my colleagues strongly dislike it

Yes, nerve damage causes numbness, but the term nerve damage is nonspecific and terrible.

As a Neurologist, one of the hardest things I have to do is tell a patient they have Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

The most generic answer: a Neurologist is a physician for the brain. This is correct, but there is so much more