Neurology in Reno, Nevada

Neurology – Treating the Nervous System

If you are suffering from a condition or disease affecting the nervous system, Sierra Medical Center can help. Our neurology team can evaluate your condition and provide ongoing care for neurologic disease. They specialize in the nervous system, which includes nerves (autonomic, cranial and peripheral), the brain, spinal cord and muscles. Neurologists treat conditions including stroke, dementia, Parkinson’s disease, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis and neuropathy.

Stroke Services

If blood flow to the brain is blocked or stopped, a stroke can occur. Brain cells begin to die within a few minutes of a stroke. Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death and a major cause of disability in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That’s why prevention is so important.

Sierra Medical Center Neurology offers stroke screenings and education. We participate in community events to help raise awareness of risk factors and warning signs so people can be proactive with their health.

Our nurses receive specialized training in caring for stroke patients. Stroke education begins immediately upon admission for patients and caregivers. Extensive educational materials are also provided for patients to take home when they are discharged.

Stroke Types and Symptoms

There are two kinds of stroke: ischemic and hemorrhagic. An ischemic stroke is the most common type. It occurs when a blood vessel in the brain is blocked by a clot. When a blood vessel bursts and bleeds into the brain, a hemorrhagic stroke has occurred.

Possible stroke symptoms include:

• Drooping of the face to one side
• Numbness or weakness of the arm or leg
• Slurred speech or difficulty understanding speech
• Blurred vision of difficulty seeing
• Dizziness or loss of balance
• Severe headache with no known cause

Get With The Guidelines Stroke Gold Plus – Stroke Elite Plus Honor Roll and Get With The Guidelines Stroke Gold Plus – Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll (2024)

The Stroke Elite Plus Honor Roll was awarded for compliance of door-to-needle times within 45 minutes for at least 75% of applicable patients and door-to-needle times within 30 minutes for at least 50% of applicable patients. SMC was awarded the Target: Type 2 Diabetes by demonstration of compliance for 24 consecutive months for required measures, including smoking cessation for patients with diabetes and intensive statin prescription at discharge for patients with diabetes.

Call 9-1-1 or go to an emergency room immediately if you or a loved one experience these symptoms.

Preventing Stroke

The best ways to prevent a stroke from occurring are to:

• Stop smoking
• Exercise regularly
• Control your blood pressure
• Limit your alcohol intake
• Maintain a healthy weight
• Manage your cholesterol