Neurological Disorders/Diseases

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Neurological disorders are diseases of the central and autonomic nervous systems -- brain, spine and the nerves that connect them & other nerves.

• There are more than 600 diseases & disorders of the nervous system, such as brain tumors, epilepsy, Parkinson's disease and stroke as well as less familiar ones such as frontotemporal dementia.

Major types include

• Diseases caused by faulty genes, such as Huntington's disease and muscular dystrophy
• Problems with the way the nervous system develops, such as spina bifida
• Degenerative diseases, where nerve cells are damaged or die, such as Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease
• Diseases of the blood vessels that supply the brain, such as stroke
• Injuries to the spinal cord and brain
• Seizure disorders, such as epilepsy
• Cancer, such as brain tumors
• infections, such as meningitis

Conditions such as:

• ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis)
• Arteriovenous Malformation
• Brain Aneurysm
• Brain Tumors
• Convulsions
• Dementia (see Senility / Dementia below)
• Dural Arteriovenous Fistulae
• Encephalitis
• Epilepsy
• Guillain-Barré Syndrome
• Huntington’s Disease
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Muscular Dystrophy
• Parkinson's Disease
• Peripheral Neuropathy
• Post-Herpetic Neuralgia
• Senility / Dementia
• Sleep Apnea
• Spinal Cord Tumor (Spinal Cancer)
• Stroke
• Tay-Sachs disease

Links to Additional Reading:

• Wikipedia - Neurological disorder
• UCSF Medical Center – Neurological Disorders
• National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke – Disorder Index A-Z
• Wikipedia -- List of Neurological Conditions & Disorders, A – Z
• Medline Plus - Neurologic Diseases
• World Health Organization - What are neurological disorders?
• American Academy of Neurology - (Neurologic) Disorders -- 250 disorders listed
• Neuroscience News - Neurological Disorders (A-Z listing of disorders)

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