Vascular neurology is the study and treatment of vascular diseases of the nervous system. A neurologist is a physician who diagnoses and treats nervous system disorders. A vascular neurologist treats patients who have disorders of the veins and arteries in the nervous system. Diseased vessels that provide circulation to the nervous system can generate problems such as a stroke or hemorrhage that affects the brain or spinal cord.

Doctor density varies by specialty and location. Florida has 22 practicing vascular neurologists. Broken out by city, vascular neurology doctor density in Bay Pines is 1, in Bradenton is 1, in Clearwater is 1, in Coral Springs is 1, in Daytona Beach is 1, in Destin is 1, in Jacksonville is 5, in Lakeland is 1, in Lauderdale Lakes is 1, in Miami is 5, in Ocala is 1, in Palatka is 1, in Saint Augustine is 1, in Saint Petersburg is 1, in Sarasota is 1, in Sunrise is 1, in Tallahassee is 1, in Tamarac is 1, and in Tampa is 4.

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According to 2005 Census estimates, Florida has a population of 17,789,864. Of this population, 3,975,071 are under the age of 18 and 2,978,335 are at or above the age of 65.