About: Erica DeGroff

Neurology Specialists is proud to announce the addition of Patricia Myers, MD to our team! An Alabama native, Patricia Myers MD is a general neurologist with sub-specialty interest in epilepsy. Dr. Myers received her medical degree from The University of South Alabama and completed both her Internal Medicine and Neurology Residencies at the Medical University  Continue Reading »

What is an EMG? A nerve in the body works somewhat like an electrical wire in your house.  To make sure the wire is functioning properly, an electrician may test the wire with a series of electrical currents.  Failure of the electrical current to go through test helps identify failures in the circuits or connectivity.  Continue Reading »

What Are The Signs & Symptoms Of Alzheimer’s Disease? Memory Loss Signs of memory loss related to Alzheimer’s disease may include: Asking the same questions over and over again, repeating information, or completely forgetting previous conversations Forgetting important dates, appointments, and life events and not remembering that they have been forgotten later on Regularly forgetting  Continue Reading »

Looking to connect and find support in Charleston?  Check out these great events! April 9th– MS Walk April 23rd– American Heart and Stroke Association’s Ball May 20th or June 17th– MS Support Group Meeting, Summerville June- Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month September 17th – Alzheimer’s Walk (River Front Park) September 24th– The Lowcountry Heart Walk  Continue Reading »

Each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as many as 3.8 million sports-related concussions occur in this country. Not all of these are the result of playing football, of course, but football — in particular the NFL — has been the primary focus of concussion-related coverage. These numbers refer to sports  Continue Reading »