Neurology · Memory, movement and sleep
Dr Nárjara Ribeiro
Portuguese Medical Association · Professional licence no. 47909
With more than a decade of clinical experience in Portugal and Germany, Dr Nárjara Ribeiro sees adults and older people with changes in memory and other cognitive functions, difficulties with walking or balance, tremor, slowness, stiffness and other movement symptoms. She also focuses on headaches and sleep disorders related to neurological disease. At Unosaúde, she provides careful, individualised assessment, seeking to understand how symptoms affect each person’s autonomy, safety and quality of life.
Consultant Neurologist with specialist training in Germany, a Master’s degree in Neuroimmunology and a Master’s degree in Sleep Medicine. She combines clinical practice with teaching as an Invited Lecturer at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Algarve.
- Memory changes and dementia
- Gait and movement disorders
- Headaches
- Sleep medicine
Main areas of care
- Changes in memory, attention and other cognitive functions
- Dementia and other neurodegenerative diseases
- Gait and balance disorders and falls
- Tremor, slowness, stiffness and other movement symptoms
- Headaches and migraine
- Sleep disorders associated with neurological disease
- Epilepsy
- Neuroimmunological and neuromuscular diseases
- Stroke prevention and follow-up
Clinical experience and approach
She obtained her medical degree from the Autonomous University of Barcelona, after beginning her medical education in Cuba.
She began her professional career in Portugal in Emergency Medicine and Primary Care before moving to Germany, where she completed most of her specialist training.
Between 2013 and 2022, she worked in German university hospitals and referral centres, completed her specialisation in Neurology and gained experience in diagnosing and treating complex neurological diseases.
After qualifying as a specialist, she worked as a neurologist in several Stroke Units and neurological emergency departments in Germany, consolidating her experience in stroke care and neurological emergencies.
She regularly takes part in national and international congresses, courses and scientific meetings, ensuring continuous development of her clinical practice.
Full training and credentials
- Master’s degree in Sleep Medicine — University of Murcia, Spain.
- Master’s degree in Neuroimmunology — Autonomous University of Barcelona, in collaboration with the Multiple Sclerosis Centre of Catalonia, Spain.
- Specialisation in Neurology — Germany.
- Additional training in Psychiatry and Sleep Medicine — Klinik Königshof, Germany.
- Training in ultrasound-guided botulinum toxin treatment for headaches, tremor and upper-limb and cervical dystonia — 2024.
- Electromyography course for neurologists — Madrid, Spain, 2023.
- Advanced training in neurocritical care, neuroradiology, electroencephalography (EEG), electrophysiology, cerebrovascular Doppler and duplex ultrasound, epilepsy, neuromuscular disease and movement disorders.
- Degree in Medicine and Surgery — Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain.
