Understanding and treating neurological disorders
Welcome to the Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences at Stanford!
The Department has been a center of excellence for more than four decades and includes over 140 School of Medicine faculty members with primary academic appointments in the Department at our four outstanding teaching hospitals and health care systems. The Stanford Health Care (SHC) new 824,000 square-foot state-of-the-art hospital opened in 2019 with over 600 beds, making it one of the largest inpatient facilities in California. Ranked in the top 10 for Neurology and Neurosurgical Care by US News and World Report, SHC is at the cutting edge of the latest treatments for neurological diseases. SHC boasts a dedicated outpatient Stanford Neuroscience Health Center—a facility like no other on the West Coast—as well as clinics located throughout Northern California. With over 60,000 annual outpatient visits and thus one of the largest neurology volumes in the U.S., Stanford Neurology provides care for a large and highly diverse patient population and supports excellence in clinical care, education, and research.
Frank M. Longo, MD, PhD
George and Lucy Becker Professor and Chair Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences
Neurology News
Robert Cowan, MD, on Sex and Race Disparities in Migraine Patients
Subgroup disparities such as sex and race are more significant among patients with migraine, according to the results of a recent study presented at the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) 2021 Virtual Meeting. Q&A with Robert Cowan, MD, FAAN, Clinical Professor of Neurology, on Sex and Race Disparities in Migraine Patients. Read more
Living a Whole Life With Half a Brain
Complex brain surgery performed at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford cures severe epilepsy in a 7-year-old boy. Full Story
Patient and Clinician Perspectives of New and Return Ambulatory Teleneurology Visits
In a manuscript that is now online first at Neurology: Clinical Practice, a team led by Clinical Assistant Professor Jessica Walter asks patients and clinicians what works best about teleneurology. Full Story
Reassuring News for Women Taking Epilepsy Meds While Pregnant
Toddlers whose mothers took certain epilepsy drugs during pregnancy are unlikely to have development delays, according to a new study led by Kimford Meador, professor of neurology and neurological sciences. Full Story
Link found between cannabis and rebound headaches after migraine
In a new study, Dr. Niushen Zhang and her colleagues found that people with chronic migraines appear six times more likely to experience rebound headaches if they use cannabis, as compared with migraine patients who don't use the drug. Full Story
Neurology & Neurological Sciences
Ground Rounds
Neurology Grand Rounds will continue as ZOOM only for the foreseeable future. See email for link & password
May May 07 Fri 2021
Perinatal Stroke: Progress in Understanding, Treatment, and Outcome
Michael Rivkin, MD
Co-Director, Stroke and Cerebrovascular Center; Director, Developmental Neuroimaging Laboratory; Associate, Department of Neurology
Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School
Boston Children's Hospital
Stanford Neuroscience
Stanford Health Care provides comprehensive care and treatment for neurological disorders.
Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute
The Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences is a member of the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute.
