Neurology articles
Neurology
Neurology guides on tracking brain and movement change between visits: what clinicians look for, how home data helps, and when to seek care.
Neurology is a specialty of long arcs and short appointments. Most of what shapes a person's neurologic trajectory, whether it is Parkinson's disease, essential tremor, multiple sclerosis, memory concerns, concussion, or migraine, happens in the weeks and months between clinic visits. The articles collected under Neurology take a cross-condition view of that between-visit layer: what changes are worth noticing, how to structure a home log so it is genuinely useful, how repeated guided assessments turn scattered observations into a trend clinicians can act on, and how patients, families, and care teams can work from the same data. Every article on this page cites authoritative neurology and movement-disorder sources and links out to the specific condition hubs and Alumina Health assessments most relevant to it.
15 articles
Neurological Assessment at Home: What It Can and Cannot Tell You
Learn what a neurological assessment covers, what can be tracked safely at home, and why home results cannot replace a clinician’s neurological exam.
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Read articleCognitive Test at Home: Types, Limits, and Next Steps
Explore cognitive test types for memory, attention, speed, language, and visual skills—and learn how to use at-home results without overinterpreting them.
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Read articleReaction Time Test: What Results Mean and How to Track Change
Learn what a reaction time test measures, why devices and daily factors affect results, and how to track response-time change without overinterpreting it.
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Read articleSymptom Tracker for Neurological Conditions: What to Record
Build a useful neurological symptom tracker with dates, frequency, function, medication context, and concise trends that support better clinical conversations.
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Read articleProcessing Speed Test: What Slower Responses Can Mean
Learn what a processing speed test measures, why accuracy and device setup matter, and how to interpret repeated slower responses responsibly.
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Read articleFinger Tapping Test: What It Measures in Neurology
Learn what a finger tapping test observes, why rhythm, speed, amplitude, fatigue, and setup matter, and how to track results without diagnosing.
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Read articleBrain Health and Neurology Apps: What to Look For
Evaluate a brain health or neurology app by intended use, assessment quality, privacy, accessibility, trends, exports, and honest clinical limitations.
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Read articleMedication Timing and Symptom Tracking: How to Spot Patterns
Learn how to align prescribed medication times with symptom observations while avoiding self-directed dose changes and false cause-and-effect conclusions.
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Read articleDigital Cognitive Assessment: What Patients and Clinicians Should Know
A practical guide to digital cognitive assessment validity, intended use, accessibility, practice effects, device variation, privacy, and clinical boundaries.
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Read articleRemote Neurological Monitoring: What Patients Should Expect
Understand remote neurological monitoring, including enrollment, tasks, devices, data review, privacy, escalation rules, and what monitoring cannot promise.
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Read articleWhat to Bring to a Neurologist Appointment: A Patient Checklist
Prepare for a neurologist appointment with a concise symptom timeline, medication list, records, questions, functional examples, and home assessment trends.
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Read articleTelehealth Neurology Appointment: How to Prepare With Home Data
Prepare for a telehealth neurology appointment with a technology check, safe camera setup, medication list, symptom timeline, and concise home data.
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Read articleCoordination Test at Home: What It Measures and How to Track Change
Learn what coordination tasks observe, how vision, sensation, strength, timing, and devices affect results, and when change needs clinical evaluation.
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Read articleBradykinesia at Home: How to Describe Slowness of Movement
Learn how to describe slowness, reduced movement size, hesitations, and daily functional change without using home tasks to diagnose bradykinesia.
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Read articleWhy Between-Visit Data Matters in Neurology
Neurology visits are short and infrequent. Between-visit patient-reported data closes the gap by turning single snapshots into a trend clinicians can act on.
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Other article hubs
Parkinson's Disease
In-depth articles on Parkinson's disease: early signs, tracking tremor and movement, and using at-home data to make clinic visits count.
View Parkinson's Disease articlesEssential Tremor
Guides on essential tremor: what makes it different from Parkinson's tremor, how to track it at home, and what a clinician needs from your log.
View Essential Tremor articlesMultiple Sclerosis
Articles on multiple sclerosis: tracking motor, visual, and cognitive changes between visits and what patterns your MS team wants to see.
View Multiple Sclerosis articlesMemory Concerns
Guides on tracking memory concerns: what is normal ageing, what is not, and how a simple structured log helps memory clinic visits.
View Memory Concerns articlesDementia-Related Concerns
Articles on dementia-related concerns for families and caregivers: what to track, when to escalate, and how to prepare for a memory clinic visit.
View Dementia-Related Concerns articlesCognitive Change
Guides on cognitive change: subtle shifts in attention, processing speed, and recall: how to track them and when to seek care.
View Cognitive Change articles
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