Illinois (IL) Neuropathology Doctors and Physicians
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Neuropathology Information
Description
Neuropathology is knowledge of diseases of the brain and nervous system by laboratory and microscopic study of tissue samples. A neuropathologist specializes in diagnosing nervous system and neuromuscular system disorders. This pathology specialist can also act as a consultant to neurologists and neurosurgeons. Diseases of the nervous system are divided into two basic types: congenital (diseases that appear over a period of time) and degenerative (diseases that involve the vascular system or the metabolism, are toxic, or are the result of trauma or inflammation).
Location Density Information
Doctor density varies by specialty and location. Illinois has
16 practicing
neuropathologists. Broken out by city, neuropathology doctor density
in Burr Ridge is 2,
in Chicago is 10,
in Maywood is 3,
and in Oak Forest is 1.
Illinois Information
Most people think that Chicago, because of its size and popularity, is Illinois’ capital city, but that distinction belongs to Springfield, home of the Abraham Lincoln Museum. Illinois has hundreds of museums, numerous yearly art and ethnic festivals, a lakeshore bordering Lake Michigan, and the many national forests and parks that offers visitors camping, horseback riding, biking, kayaking, and fishing.
Chicago is home to the Sears Tower, the Shedd Aquarium, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Adler Planetarium, the Museum of Science and Industry, and other cultural opportunities and restaurants in the Navy Pier area.
According to 2005 Census estimates, Illinois has a population of 12,763,371.
Of this population, 3,172,677 are under the age of 18
and 1,523,937 are at or above the age of 65.
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