In the book The Westing Game, Dr.Deere became a neurologist in the end. Neurologists try to cure diseases of the muscles and the nervous system such as the brain. In the book, Chris Theodorakis was not able to speak or walk well. Those are neurological disorders.

Some examples of some neurological diseases are: Alzheimer's disease, Huntington's disease, meningitis, Multiple Sclerosis, and Parkinson's disease. To cure diseases neurologists use medicine and surgery.

If you want to become a neurologist here's some information:

• High School Courses to study: biology, chemistry, and physics.
• You get a bachelor's degree in pre-medicine.
• Apply to medical school for four more years of study and training to become a doctor
• Go through an internship to decide what type of doctor to become.
• Enroll in three or four more years of training in a neurology program.
• Salary Range $120,000 + each year.

To be a good neurologist you should:

• Be able to listen and communicate well
• Be patient
• Enjoy helping and working with other people
• Have good hand-eye coordination

Here are some diseases that Dr. Denton might treat:

Alzheimer's is a disease that causes nerve cells in the brain to quit working right or to die. This causes a person to forget names, numbers and appointments more often. They also might forget how to cook a meal. A person with Alzheimer's may have trouble balancing a checkbook or finding the right words to use in a conversation. There is no cure for Alzheimer's, and doctors still are not sure what is the cause.

* Visit the Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association, Inc. website for more information.

Huntington's Disease (HD) is a disorder of the brain that slowly hurts a person's ability to walk, talk, think, move and eat. Eventually the person cannot take care of him or herself and can die. There is no cure. The disease is named after Dr. George Huntington, who discovered it in 1872. HD usually strikes people between age 30 and 45, and sometimes affects kids as young as 2 years old.

* Visit The Huntington's Disease Society of America website for more information.

Meningitis is an infection in the tissue that surrounds the brain and spinal cord. It is caused by bacteria or a virus. Children and adults can get meningitis. Symptoms of meningitis in children are backache, sleepiness, fever, cold hands and feet, vomiting and pale skin. For adults, the symptoms are vomiting, headache, sleepiness, fever, aches and pains in the joints, stiff neck, and dislike of light. Meningitis can be treated with medicine, if found in time. Vaccinations are available to prevent getting meningitis.

* Visit the Meningitis Foundation of America website for more information.

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a disease of the nervous system, the part of the body responsible for sending messages. With MS, the immune system of the body attacks the outer nerve sheath and causes scars. The scars prevent the body from sending messages to the brain. Symptoms include pain, weakness, numbness, clumsiness, dizziness, tiredness, and problems seeing. MS usually affects people ages 20 to 40, and affects women more than men. Medicine can be used to treat the symptoms, but there is no cure.

* Visit the Msnet.org website for more information.

Parkinson's Disease (PD) is a disorder of the central nervous system. Symptoms can include pain and stiffness in the muscles; shakes (tremors) in the limbs, head, neck, face, and jaw; slowed movement; and trouble walking and balancing. Doctors don't know the cause of PD. Some doctors think a bad gene may be the cause. Others think it may be caused by something in the environment. Medicine and surgery sometimes is used to treat the symptoms. There is no cure, yet.

* Visit the Parkinson's Disease Foundation website for more information.