Reasons I love #neurology
1. 2022 is my 25th year in Neurology. I enjoy this subject many times more than 1998, when I entered this branch as a #resident at @OffCMCVellore I was dissuaded by many of my teachers to take up DM in another specialty but I stuck to Neurology
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2. Neurology is vast: If you love reading, there are several topics you can read. There are about 600 common #diseases in Neurology to read about. Newer diseases are being discovered, so there is no dearth of new topics to learn about.

3. History & physical examination are still the most important to arrive at a diagnosis. Whether it is epilepsy, migraine, stroke, Parkinson's disease or Alzheimer's disease, history & physical are more valuable than any investigations. MRI, EEG & EMG contribute but are not final

4. Each case and each patient is different. Same disease can have varied presentations and varied severity. So, even if you are seeing the 100th case of PD, #Alzheimers or #Epilepsy, there is something different, so, you never get bored, it keeps you interested in the subject.

5. Neurological diseases can affect any part of the body from head to toe and can present with symptoms of any organ system. So, as a Neurologist, we see the patient as a whole, and not "just a specific part of the patient's body"