CEREBROSPINALECTOMY
A party. Someone I have just met. Him: "So what do you do?" Me: "Neurology." Him: "Oh — so you cut open brains." Me: "No." Him: "...So what do you do?" I find out exactly where it is broken and then I write a letter about it. Seventeen years in, and that is still the most accurate summary anybody has produced. I have stopped fighting it. send this to whoever still thinks you do surgery
EXPLAINED (ACCURACY-CHECKED)
Neurologists diagnose and medically manage disorders of the nervous system; neurosurgeons perform operations. The two are separate specialties with separate training pathways.
Correct: neurology and neurosurgery are distinct specialties with separate training pathways; neurologists do not operate. Tenure stated as seventeen years, consistent with practice since 2009. Rests on established neuroanatomy / standard clinical practice; no literature lookup required.
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