Dhamidhu Eratne is a Neurologist based in Grattan Street, Parkville, NSW 3052.
Neurology can cover a lot, but Dr Eratne’s work often focuses on brain-related health issues that affect everyday life. This can include problems with memory and thinking, especially different types of dementia. It can also include conditions where the brain affects behaviour, mood, and language over time.
At times, people see a neurologist for changes that come on slowly, like increasing forgetfulness, or for changes that affect how someone speaks and understands words. There are also cases where movement becomes harder. That might look like tremors, stiffness, slower movement, or other movement disorders. Dr Eratne looks after patients across a range of neurological needs, depending on what’s going on and how the symptoms are changing.
Some of the conditions commonly discussed in clinic include Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia, and forms of dementia like frontotemporal dementia. Depending on the situation, appointments may also cover conditions such as Huntington disease and other movement-related illnesses. In some cases, the brain is also affected in rare inherited or long-term ways, and the neurologist can help guide people through what tests and next steps may be needed.
Mental health and brain health can overlap, and neurology can play a role there too. Dr Eratne may work with people who have complex symptoms linked with conditions like schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, particularly when there are neurological features that need a careful look.
There are also less common disorders that affect the nervous system and can impact speech, movement, or how the body functions. For example, developmental dysphasia (familial), histiocytosis, and Niemann-Pick disease may be part of the conversation when symptoms fit and specialist review is helpful.
Getting the right diagnosis can take time. Over time, this means looking closely at the history, doing a neurological assessment, and arranging tests where needed. In many cases, treatment plans are built around symptom control, safety, and support for day-to-day life.
If you’re dealing with new symptoms, or things are changing in a noticeable way, it helps to get a proper specialist opinion. Dr Eratne’s clinic is set up for people who need clear, grounded neurological care, with an approach that stays focused on what matters most: understanding what’s happening and what can be done next.
