MER Neurology for Primary Care 2026

Enhance your practical understanding of common and important neurological disorders with MER Neurology for Primary Care 2026, an educational program designed around neurological problems frequently encountered by primary care professionals.

The program was held August 21–23, 2026 in Charlottesville, Virginia and features expert faculty in neurology and neuro-ophthalmology.

The course takes a clinically oriented approach to neurological examination, diagnosis, differential diagnosis, and management. The official objectives include performing neurological examinations, evaluating seizures, understanding sleep disorders, managing Alzheimer’s disease, recognizing Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders, evaluating weakness and low back pain, understanding neuropathic pain, managing cerebrovascular disorders, and evaluating migraine and dizziness.

 What You Will Receive

This Medustudy package provides the available course materials in an easy-to-access digital format:

• Video Lectures
• PDF Slides / Course Materials
• Subtitles
• Offline Course Content
• Google Drive Delivery
• Study from your computer, tablet, or other compatible device after obtaining the files

Delivery: Digital course content is shared through Google Drive. This is an offline educational-content package and not registration for the original live conference.

Course Content

The Neurological Exam

A practical review of the neurological examination, including its characteristics and objectives, examination phases, assessment of mental status, and the approach to conducting the examination.

Diagnosis of Epilepsy, Paroxysmal Disorders, and Status Epilepticus

Covers types of paroxysmal disorders, seizure diagnosis, seizures versus epilepsy, classification of seizures and epileptic syndromes, therapeutic monitoring, and intractable epilepsy.

Treatment of Epilepsy and Status Epilepticus

Reviews treatment goals, initiation and discontinuation of drug therapy, therapeutic monitoring, and management considerations in epilepsy.

Alzheimer’s & Other Dementias

Discusses neurological changes associated with aging, pathology, etiological theories, vascular dementias, investigations, social issues, symptomatic treatment, and research therapies.

Parkinson’s Disease & Other Movement Disorders

Reviews epidemiology, cardinal and secondary features, pathology, neurochemistry, differential diagnosis, treatment, complications, and other movement disorders.

Evaluating Weakness

Learn how history and physical examination can help distinguish true weakness from nonspecific symptoms and recognize neurological diseases associated with weakness.

Evaluating the Patient with Lower Back Pain

Covers anatomy, pain classification, important elements of the history, and clinical examination of patients presenting with lower back pain.

Sleep Disorders

Reviews sleep patterns, insomnia, sleep apnea, narcolepsy, and their evaluation and treatment.

Neuropathy and Neuropathic Pain

Discusses neuropathic signs and symptoms, causes, bedside examination, mechanisms of neuropathic pain, and available therapies.

Cerebrovascular Disorders

Covers identification of high-risk patients, transient neurological deficits, carotid and vertebrobasilar presentations, migraine versus TIA, and treatment options.

Headaches & Migraines

Reviews headache mechanisms, history taking, precipitating factors, migraine and tension headaches, cluster and sinus headaches, trigeminal neuralgia, giant cell arteritis, brain tumors, subarachnoid hemorrhage, and emergency treatment considerations.

Dizziness & Vertigo

Covers physiological mechanisms, clinical and laboratory evaluation, acute vertigo, positional vertigo, Meniere’s disease, acoustic neuroma, cerebellar hemorrhage, and other causes of dizziness.

Faculty

Paul W. Brazis, MD

Professor of Neurology and Consultant in Neurology and Neuro-Ophthalmology, Mayo Clinic – Jacksonville.

Bradley V. Vaughn, MD

Department of Neurology, University of North Carolina. His areas of focus include sleep, epilepsy, and neurological disease.

Joanne M. Wojcieszek, MD

Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology, Indiana University School of Medicine, with expertise involving Parkinson’s disease, tremor, dystonia, and movement disorders.

Target Audience

This course is particularly useful for:

• Primary care physicians
• Family medicine physicians
• Internal medicine physicians
• General practitioners
• Nurse practitioners
• Physician assistants
• Residents and fellows
• Medical students
• Healthcare professionals interested in clinical neurology

The original program specifically identifies office-based primary care providers and other health professionals seeking updates in primary care medicine as its target audience.

Key Topics Covered

Neurology • Neurological Examination • Epilepsy • Seizures • Status Epilepticus • Alzheimer’s Disease • Dementia • Parkinson’s Disease • Movement Disorders • Muscle Weakness • Lower Back Pain • Sleep Disorders • Insomnia • Sleep Apnea • Narcolepsy • Neuropathy • Neuropathic Pain • Cerebrovascular Disease • TIA • Headaches • Migraine • Dizziness • Vertigo

Delivery Information

Format: Digital / Offline Course Content
Delivery Method: Google Drive
Included: Videos + PDF Slides/Materials + Subtitles
Access Type: Downloadable educational files