Will AI Replace Neurologists?

Interview patients to obtain information, such as complaints, symptoms, medical histories, and family histories.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Examine patients to obtain information about functional status of areas, such as vision, physical strength, coordination, reflexes, sensations, language skills, cognitive abilities, and mental status.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Perform or interpret the outcomes of procedures or diagnostic tests, such as lumbar punctures, electroencephalography, electromyography, and nerve conduction velocity tests.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Order or interpret results of laboratory analyses of patients' blood or cerebrospinal fluid.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Diagnose neurological conditions based on interpretation of examination findings, histories, or test results.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Prescribe or administer medications, such as anti-epileptic drugs, and monitor patients for behavioral and cognitive side effects.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Identify and treat major neurological system diseases and disorders, such as central nervous system infection, cranio spinal trauma, dementia, and stroke.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Develop treatment plans based on diagnoses and on evaluation of factors, such as age and general health, or procedural risks and costs.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Inform patients or families of neurological diagnoses and prognoses, or benefits, risks and costs of various treatment plans.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Prepare, maintain, or review records that include patients' histories, neurological examination findings, treatment plans, or outcomes.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Communicate with other health care professionals regarding patients' conditions and care.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Counsel patients or others on the background of neurological disorders including risk factors, or genetic or environmental concerns.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Interpret the results of neuroimaging studies, such as Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT), and Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scans.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Determine brain death using accepted tests and procedures.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Coordinate neurological services with other health care team activities.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Refer patients to other health care practitioners as necessary.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Advise other physicians on the treatment of neurological problems.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Participate in continuing education activities to maintain and expand competence.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Order supportive care services, such as physical therapy, specialized nursing care, and social services.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Provide training to medical students or staff members.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Supervise medical technicians in the performance of neurological diagnostic or therapeutic activities.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Participate in neuroscience research activities.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Perform specialized treatments in areas such as sleep disorders, neuroimmunology, neuro-oncology, behavioral neurology, and neurogenetics.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Prescribe or administer treatments, such as transcranial magnetic stimulation, vagus nerve stimulation, and deep brain stimulation.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.