Neurology Admission Essay

“I think we're all fascinated and a little mystified by how the brain works. One of the most mysterious of the physical sciences is neurological science” -Alexis Denisof

I believe many of us who choose medical profession do so for many different reasons. Each of us has a personal incentive that makes us do what we do so passionately. In medical school, no subject is better than the other, none can be compared to other as well. For me, neurology is a mystifying subject, it’s kind of magic. I joined medical school, not only for service to science of man, also to be a part of the swiftly changing technology and the thinking process. The treatment of choice today will be a historical topic of discussion tomorrow, and the thought we have today may be the treatment tomorrow.

My interest for neurology grew since the first year of medical school. The anatomy of brain and the area numbers, the physiology of neurological pathways and the chemistry of the neurological hormones! It was all so fascinating and I pursued my curiosity to read neurology. During the clinical years, it was neurology that gave me the toughest time. But I am the one to always accept the

Apart from all the cases I had seen during my clinical years, there were two cases I remember, which were so fascinating to diagnose. One was a Sydenham’s chorea and another was a dominant parietal lobe (Gerstmann’s) syndrome. The best part in neurology is we don’t need any hi-fi gadget to come to a diagnosis, more than half the job is over from history & clinical. While I was undergoing my clinical rotations and internship, I came across many diseases which as yet have no effective treatment, let alone a cure. And this remains the most demanding aspect in neurosciences. But I have the aspirations and ability, with the best supportive neurology program, to take the palliative care to