Areas We Serve · Fox Valley
Neurologist Serving Elgin, Illinois
Patients from Elgin, South Elgin and the Dundee area are seen at the Crystal Lake, Illinois office, north along Randall Road. Elgin is a service area rather than an office location.
Service Area
NeurologistCare serves patients from Elgin and surrounding communities. Elgin is a NeurologistCare service area and is not a physical NeurologistCare office location. In-person appointments are available at the established practice locations in Crystal Lake and Woodstock, Illinois and Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, and telehealth appointments are available to patients located anywhere in Illinois or Wisconsin when clinically appropriate. Patients must be physically located in one of those states at appointment time.
Nearest in-person location: Crystal Lake, IL — 815-337-7100.
Why patients from Elgin seek neurological care
Nerve symptoms and vascular brain health dominate. Burning or numb feet, hands that lose sensitivity, and leg pain that limits walking are frequent presenting problems, often in patients who also have diabetes or high blood pressure.
Follow-up after a stroke or TIA is another common reason — both to monitor recovery and to make sure the risk factors that caused the event are actually being controlled.
Neurological conditions evaluated
- Diabetic and other peripheral neuropathy
- Stroke and TIA follow-up and secondary prevention
- Migraine and chronic headache
- Memory loss, mild cognitive impairment and dementia
- Carpal tunnel syndrome and nerve entrapment
- Back and neck problems with nerve involvement
- Dizziness and balance problems
- Seizures and epilepsy
Neurology care from Elgin
Crystal Lake is the practical in-person office for Elgin-area patients. EMG and nerve conduction testing, when indicated for neuropathy or hand symptoms, are arranged as part of the evaluation.
Telehealth is available for selected evaluations and follow-up care when clinically appropriate, including some medication and risk-factor check-ins.
What to expect
For nerve symptoms, the examination pattern usually points to the diagnosis and testing confirms it. For stroke follow-up, the visit covers residual deficits, imaging and vascular studies, blood pressure and cholesterol targets, glucose control, heart rhythm and medication adherence.
Brain health beyond medication
Vascular health and brain health are the same subject. Blood pressure, HbA1c, lipids, smoking cessation, weight, aerobic exercise and sleep apnea treatment carry more long-term weight for the brain than most patients expect, and they are set as concrete targets rather than general advice.
Lifestyle measures support medical treatment and may reduce risk over time; they do not replace evaluation, diagnosis or prescribed therapy.
Written and medically reviewed by Amarish Dave, DO, board-certified neurologist. This page is educational and does not replace an individual medical evaluation.
Frequently asked questions
- Do you have an Elgin office?
- No. Elgin-area patients are seen at the Crystal Lake, Illinois office.
- Can diabetic neuropathy be improved?
- Better glucose control can slow progression, and symptom treatment can reduce burning and pain. Evaluation also looks for additional contributors such as B12 deficiency, thyroid disease or nerve compression.
- What happens at a stroke follow-up visit?
- Review of neurological recovery, prior imaging and vascular testing, blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes and heart rhythm management, medication review, and a plan for rehabilitation and activity.
Request a Neurology Appointment — Serving Elgin, IL
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In-Person Neurology Visits
Available at three office locations:
Crystal Lake, Illinois
Woodstock, Illinois
Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
Telehealth Neurology Visits
Telehealth neurology appointments are available to patients located anywhere in Illinois or Wisconsin. You do not need to live near an office, but you must be physically located in Illinois or Wisconsin at the time of the appointment.
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Illinois appointments: 815-337-7100.
Choose your visit
Our office will confirm whether an in-person or telehealth visit is appropriate and provide the details.
Insurance and referrals
Insurance participation and referral requirements vary by plan. Our office will confirm what your plan requires before your visit.
If you believe you are experiencing a medical emergency, call 911 or seek emergency medical attention.