This doctor is usually a consultant rather than someone who follows your care from start to finish. This is a physician that you're likely to see following a head injury. A neurologist deals with the brain and nerves. The neurologist is usually a consultant rather than a primary doctor for head-injured patients. The most common problem that neurologists deal with is headaches.
Neurologists also deal with seizures.
This measures electrical activity in your brain to see if something abnormal is going on. If you do have a seizure, the neurologist is likely to give you anti-seizure medications to help control seizures. The neuropsychologist gives tests that are very sensitive to the effects of a brain injury. This testing will locate areas of the brain that may be damaged. Many neuropsychologists are also involved in planning treatment strategies to improve thinking in damaged areas of the brain.