Neurology Archives - Page 238 of 241

Peripheral neuropathies

Information on the symptoms, treatment and diagnosis of Peripheral neuropathies disease by professional health specialists.

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Myaesthenia gravis

Information on the symptoms, treatment and diagnosis of Myasthenia gravis by professional health specialists.

Motor neuron disease (MND)

Information on the symptoms, treatment and diagnosis of motor neuron disease by professional health specialists.

Epilepsy is the continuing tendency of a person to have seizures. An epileptic seizure is caused by an abnormal electrical discharge from a group of nerve cells in the brain. There are many different types of epilepsy and many different causes of epilepsy.

Multiple sclerosis (MS)

Multiple sclerosis is a disease of the central nervous system. In MS, multiple areas of demyelination within the brain and spinal cord cause conduction problems within the CNS.

Parkinson’s disease

Parkinson’s disease involves a depletion of dopamine-containing neurons in the substantia nigra of the basal ganglia in the brain. The classical features of Parkinson’s disease include resting tremor, rigidity, bradykinesia (slowness) and postural instability.

Bacterial meningitis

Meningitis is inflammation of the meninges covering the brain and spinal cord. Meningitis may be caused by infection, such as by viruses or bacteria. Overall, about 3 in 100,000 people get bacterial meningitis every year, depending on factors as geography, ethnicity,...

Hydrocephalus

Information on the symptoms, treatment and diagnosis of Hydrocephalus by professional health specialists.

Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH)

Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH secretion (SIADH) is the continued ADH secretion in spite of plasma hypotonicity and a normal or expanded plasma volume.