Dr. Reed Stone, MD, FAAN

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“When a patient comes in with an MRI, put it down.”

Dr. Reed Stone, a neurologist Dave has worked with since 1990, explained EMG and nerve conduction testing: today’s needles are fine, almost like acupuncture, and work like microphones in the muscle. For him the history and physical is still the gold standard, and the MRI is the last thing he looks at. He described patients headed for spinal stenosis surgery whose neuropathy in the feet had been overlooked, and carpal tunnel that turns out to be a problem in the neck. He also talked about being a patient himself, back in the gym after shoulder pain without surgery.

Background

• He has been part of Palm Beach Neurology for more than 38 years and is board certified in neurology.
• He graduated magna cum laude from Brooklyn College with a degree in biology and earned his medical degree with honors from Universidad Central del Este in the Dominican Republic.
• He completed his neurology residency at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, where he was chief resident.
• He later joined the faculty at Kings County Hospital and Downstate Medical Center, where he taught, practiced and directed neurological services in the emergency department.
• He focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of spine, nerve and muscle disorders, with expertise in EMG and nerve conduction testing, and works in medical legal neurology, including workers’ compensation and personal injury cases.

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Episode 22

Put the MRI Down: A Neurologist on Nerve Tests

Dr. Reed Stone, MD

Neurologist Dr. Reed Stone of Palm Beach Neurology on why the history and physical still comes first and the MRI comes last, how far EMG nerve testing has come since autoclaved needles, and the diagnoses that turned out to be something else, from ALS that was Kennedy’s disease to neuropathy missed before spine surgery. Plus how he got back in the gym after his own shoulder pain.

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