UnityPoint Clinic Kenyon Road - Neurology - Fort Dodge
Information
Number of patients waiting reflects the current number of patients waiting to be seen. This number changes frequently and is not exact.
UnityPoint Clinic is proud to partner with CNOS, PC to provide outpatient neurology services in Fort Dodge.
Neurology is the branch of medicine concerned with the study and treatment of disorders of the nervous system. The nervous system is a complex, sophisticated system that regulates and coordinates body activities. It has two major divisions:
- Central nervous system: the brain and spinal cord
- Peripheral nervous system: all other neural elements, such as eyes, ears, skin, and other "sensory receptors"
Call your primary care provider to be referred to UnityPoint Clinic Kenyon Road - Neurology.
A doctor who specializes in neurology is called a neurologist. Neurologists treat disorders that affect the brain, spinal cord and nerves like:
- Cerebrovascular disease: stroke
- Demyelinating diseases of the central nervous system: multiple sclerosis
- Headache disorders
- Infections of the brain and peripheral nervous system
- Movement disorders: Parkinson's disease
- Neurodegenerative disorders: Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's disease)
- Seizure disorders: epilepsy
- Spinal cord disorders
- Speech and language disorders
Neurologists do not perform surgery. If a patient requires surgery, they will be referred to a neurosurgeon.
Treatment exists for migraines and chronic headaches. While it is easy to blow off a migraine as an intense headache, you could be dealing with an intense and constant pain longer than you have to. More importantly, if your headaches are painful enough that you're seeking relief, it is possible you're dealing with migraines. Don't ignore headache and migraine symptoms: loss of appetite, fatigue and sensitivity to light.
If you experience any of the migraine symptoms below, reach out to a neurologist today; these are doctors who specialize in headaches and migraines. If you have suffered from migraines for the majority of your life, these are the times when you should go in for another check-up:
- Migraines come on abruptly and are severe you are suffering from a fever, stiff neck, double vision, weakness and numbness along with the headache
- Headache hurts worse after coughing, exertion or straining
- You experience 15 or more migraine days a month
UnityPoint Clinic Kenyon Road
A Trinity Regional Medical Center Rural Health Clinic
UnityPoint Clinic Kenyon Road is a primary care based, rural health clinic that offers multiple specialties that you and your family may need.
Health care services provided at UnityPoint Clinic Kenyon Road:
- Dermatology, Suite U
- Family Medicine, Suite S
- Gastroenterology, Suite X
- Nephrology, Suite Y
- Neurology, Suite O
- Pulmonology, Suite T