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Neurological Disorders: Types, Research and Treatment News

Updated/Revised Date: 2022-04-12
Author: Disabled World | Contact: Disabled World (Disabled-World.com)
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Synopsis: Facts and information including recent research news and treatment options for Neurological Disorders affecting the human nervous system. A neurological disorder is any disorder of the body nervous system. Structural, biochemical or electrical abnormalities in the brain, spinal cord or other nerves can result in a range of symptoms. There are over 600 known neurological disorders and conditions that affect the human nervous system and for many of them treatment options are extremely limited.

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A neurological disorder is any disorder of the body nervous system. Structural, biochemical or electrical abnormalities in the brain, spinal cord or other nerves can result in a range of symptoms. Examples of symptoms include paralysis, muscle weakness, poor coordination, loss of sensation, seizures, confusion, pain and altered levels of consciousness. Neurology is a medical specialty dealing with disorders of the nervous system. Specifically, it deals with the diagnosis and treatment of all categories of disease involving the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems, including their coverings, blood vessels, and all affected tissue, such as muscles.

Physicians who specialize in neurology are called neurologists, and are trained to investigate, or diagnose and treat, neurological disorders. Although many mental illnesses are believed to be neurological disorders affecting the central nervous system, traditionally they are classified separately, and treated by psychiatrists.

Neurological symptoms are symptoms caused by, or occurring in, the nervous system. The nervous system consists of two anatomic parts.

When these connections are disrupted, neurological symptoms occur.

Diagram of the human brain showing the four lobes - frontal lobe, parietal lobe, occipital lobe, and temporal lobe - of the cerebral cortex. The cerebrum or cortex is the largest part of the human brain, associated with higher brain function such as thought and action.
Diagram of the human brain showing the four lobes - frontal lobe, parietal lobe, occipital lobe, and temporal lobe - of the cerebral cortex. The cerebrum or cortex is the largest part of the human brain, associated with higher brain function such as thought and action.

Neurological Disorders

There are over 600 known neurological disorders and conditions that impact the human nervous system and for many of them treatment options are extremely limited. In addition to the physical and mental toll these conditions take on patients, their families and caregivers, they also have an enormous economic impact, resulting in hundreds of billions of dollars annually in medical expenses and lost productivity.

The nervous system is a complex, sophisticated system that regulates and coordinates the body's basic functions and activities. It is made up of two major divisions, including the central nervous system (consisting of the brain and spinal cord) and the peripheral nervous system (consisting of all other neural elements). Neurological disorders include diseases of the central and peripheral nervous system, such as:

These disorders include;

In addition, there are several diseases that attack the nervous system itself. They include;

Neurological disorders are common and can be life-threatening, like brain tumors and strokes, or less harmful (though potentially debilitating), like tension headaches and sleep disorders.

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Latest Neurological Disorders Publications

Discovery of a genetic mutation and new synaptic adhesion signaling mechanism that causes intellectual disabilities.
Publish Date: 2022-08-11 - Updated: 2023-01-04

Michelle Fattig writes on understanding and acknowledging autism, ASD, high functioning autism and Asperger's Syndrome.
Publish Date: 2017-12-21 - Updated: 2018-03-02

Research reveals people who hear voices may also use unusual skills when their brains process new sounds.
Publish Date: 2017-08-20 - Updated: 2020-02-07

Research supports the notion that the human propensity for religious or spiritual experiences may be neurologically based.
Publish Date: 2017-03-09 - Updated: 2021-06-13

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