Low to No Risk

23

Moderate Risk

1

High Risk

0

Extreme Risk

0

• 1.2Participate in neuroscience research activities.
• 1.5Provide training to medical students or staff members.
• 0.5Participate in continuing education activities to maintain and expand competence.
• 0.8Supervise medical technicians in the performance of neurological diagnostic or therapeutic activities.
• 1Counsel patients or others on the background of neurological disorders including risk factors, or genetic or environmental concerns.
• 1.3Interpret the results of neuroimaging studies, such as Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT), and Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scans.
• 1.2Refer patients to other health care practitioners as necessary.
• 0.3Advise other physicians on the treatment of neurological problems.
• 0.5Prescribe or administer medications, such as anti-epileptic drugs, and monitor patients for behavioral and cognitive side effects.
• 0.2Prescribe or administer treatments, such as transcranial magnetic stimulation, vagus nerve stimulation, and deep brain stimulation.
• 0.4Perform specialized treatments in areas such as sleep disorders, neuroimmunology, neuro-oncology, behavioral neurology, and neurogenetics.
• 1.8Order or interpret results of laboratory analyses of patients' blood or cerebrospinal fluid.
• 1.5Order supportive care services, such as physical therapy, specialized nursing care, and social services.
• 1.5Interview patients to obtain information, such as complaints, symptoms, medical histories, and family histories.
• 0.3Inform patients or families of neurological diagnoses and prognoses, or benefits, risks and costs of various treatment plans.
• 1.3Diagnose neurological conditions based on interpretation of examination findings, histories, or test results.
• 1.2Develop treatment plans based on diagnoses and on evaluation of factors, such as age and general health, or procedural risks and costs.
• 0.2Determine brain death using accepted tests and procedures.
• 0.7Communicate with other health care professionals regarding patients' conditions and care.
• 1.7Coordinate neurological services with other health care team activities.
• 0.3Perform or interpret the outcomes of procedures or diagnostic tests, such as lumbar punctures, electroencephalography, electromyography, and nerve conduction velocity tests.
• 0.3Identify and treat major neurological system diseases and disorders, such as central nervous system infection, cranio spinal trauma, dementia, and stroke.
• 1.5Examine patients to obtain information about functional status of areas, such as vision, physical strength, coordination, reflexes, sensations, language skills, cognitive abilities, and mental status.

0.0% of Neurologists tasks can be automated with AI or robotics