| Neurological disorders are disorders that affect the central nervous system (brain, brainstem and cerebellum), the peripheral nervous system (peripheral nerves - cranial nerves included), or the autonomic nervous system (parts of which are located in both central and peripheral nervous system).
Major conditions include:
headache disorders such as migraine and tension headache (cluster headache)
epilepsy and seizure disorders
neurodegenerative disorders, the most common class being dementias, including Alzheimer's disease
cerebrovascular disease, such as transient ischemic attacks, and strokes (ischemic or hemorrhagic)
sleep disorders
cerebral palsy
bacterial, fungal, viral and parasitic infections of the central nervous system (encephalitis), brain envelopes (meningitis) and peripheral nerves (neuritis), such as brain abscess, herpetic meningoencephalitis, aspergilloma, cerebral hydatic cyst, tetanus, botulism
neoplasms - tumors of the brain and its envelopes (brain tumors), spinal cord tumors, tumors of the peripheral nerves (neuroma)
movement disorders such as Parkinson's disease, chorea, hemiballismus, tic disorder, and Gilles de la Tourette syndrome
demyelinating diseases of the central nervous system, such as multiple sclerosis, and of the peripheral nervous system, such as Guillain-Barri syndrome and chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP)
spinal cord disorders - tumors, infections, trauma, malformations (e.g., myelocele, meningomyelocele, tethered cord)
disorders of peripheral nerves, muscle and neuromuscular junctions
traumatic injuries to the brain, spinal cord and peripheral nerves
altered mental status, encephalopathy, stupor and coma |
