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Brain and Nervous System Topics

  • Acoustic Neuroma
  • Acromegaly see Pituitary Disorders
  • ADD see Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • ADHD see Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Adrenoleukodystrophy see Leukodystrophies


  • ALS see Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
  • Alzheimer's Caregivers
  • Alzheimer's Disease
  • Amnesia see Memory
  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis


  • Anatomy
  • Anencephaly see Neural Tube Defects
  • Aphasia
  • Apnea, Sleep see Sleep Apnea
  • Arachnoiditis see Meningitis


  • Arnold-Chiari Malformation see Head and Brain Malformations
  • Arteriovenous Malformations
  • Ataxia see Degenerative Nerve Diseases ; Friedreich's Ataxia ; Movement Disorders
  • Ataxia Telangiectasia
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder


  • Auditory Tumor see Acoustic Neuroma
  • Autonomic Nervous System Disorders
  • AVM see Arteriovenous Malformations
  • Back Pain
  • Balance Disorders see Dizziness and Vertigo


  • Bell's Palsy
  • Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy see Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
  • Brachial Plexus Injuries see Peripheral Nerve Disorders
  • Brain Attack see Stroke
  • Brain Cancer


  • Brain Diseases
  • Brain Disorders, Inborn Genetic see Genetic Brain Disorders
  • Brain Injuries see Head and Brain Injuries
  • Brain Malformations see Head and Brain Malformations
  • BSE see Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease


  • Canavan Disease see Leukodystrophies
  • Caregivers for Alzheimer's Disease see Alzheimer's Caregivers
  • Carotid Endarterectomy see Stroke
  • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
  • Cerebral Palsy


  • Cerebrovascular Disease see Stroke
  • CJD see Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
  • Cluster Headache see Headache
  • Coma see Head and Brain Injuries
  • Communication Disorders see Speech and Communication Disorders


  • Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
  • Concussion see Head and Brain Injuries
  • Craniofacial Injuries see Facial Injuries and Disorders
  • Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
  • Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease


  • Chest Pain see Pain
  • Childhood Brain Tumors
  • Chorea see Movement Disorders
  • Dandy-Walker Syndrome see Head and Brain Malformations
  • Degenerative Nerve Diseases


  • Dementia
  • Diabetic Foot
  • Diabetic Nerve Problems
  • Dizziness and Vertigo
  • Dysautonomia see Autonomic Nervous System Disorders


  • Dyskinesia see Movement Disorders
  • Dystonia
  • Encephalitis
  • Epilepsy
  • Facial Injuries and Disorders


  • Fainting
  • Friedreich's Ataxia
  • Genetic Brain Disorders
  • Guillain-Barre Syndrome
  • Head and Brain Injuries


  • Head and Brain Malformations
  • Headache
  • Hepatolenticular Degeneration see Wilson Disease
  • Herpes Zoster see Shingles
  • Horner Syndrome see Autonomic Nervous System Disorders


  • Huntington's Disease
  • Hydrocephalus
  • Hyperactivity see Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Infantile Paralysis see Polio and Post-Polio Syndrome
  • Insomnia see Sleep Disorders


  • Jakob-Creutzfeldt Disease see Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
  • Leukodystrophies
  • Lewy Body Disease
  • Lou Gehrig's Disease see Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
  • Low Back Pain see Back Pain


  • Lumbago see Back Pain
  • Mad Cow Disease see Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
  • Maple Syrup Urine Disease see Genetic Brain Disorders
  • Memory
  • Meningioma see Brain Cancer


  • Meningitis
  • Migraine
  • Mini-Stroke see Transient Ischemic Attack
  • Movement Disorders
  • Multiple Sclerosis


  • Myasthenia Gravis
  • Narcolepsy see Sleep Disorders
  • Nerve Diseases see Neurologic Diseases
  • Neural Tube Defects
  • Neuroblastoma


  • Neurofibromatosis
  • Neurologic Diseases
  • Neuroma, Acoustic see Acoustic Neuroma
  • Neuromuscular Disorders
  • Neuropathy see Peripheral Nerve Disorders


  • Niemann-Pick Disease see Genetic Brain Disorders
  • Orthostatic Hypotension see Autonomic Nervous System Disorders
  • Pain
  • Pain, Back see Back Pain
  • Pain, Chest see Pain


  • Palliative Care see Pain
  • Paralysis
  • Paralysis, Infantile see Polio and Post-Polio Syndrome
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Peripheral Nerve Disorders


  • Phenylketonuria
  • Pituitary Disorders
  • PKU see Phenylketonuria
  • Polio and Post-Polio Syndrome
  • Post-herpetic Neuralgia see Shingles


  • Post-polio Syndrome see Polio and Post-Polio Syndrome
  • Prion Diseases see Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease ; Degenerative Nerve Diseases
  • Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
  • Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy see Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
  • Restless Legs


  • Rett Syndrome
  • Reye Syndrome
  • Sciatica
  • Seizures
  • Senility see Dementia


  • Shaking Palsy see Parkinson's Disease
  • Shingles
  • Shy-Drager Syndrome see Autonomic Nervous System Disorders
  • Skull Injuries see Head and Brain Injuries
  • Sleep Apnea


  • Sleep Disorders
  • Sleep-disordered breathing see Sleep Apnea
  • Spasmodic Torticollis see Dystonia
  • Spasticity see Neuromuscular Disorders
  • Speech and Communication Disorders


  • Spina Bifida
  • Spinal Cord Diseases
  • Spinal Cord Injuries
  • Spinal Muscular Atrophy
  • Stammering see Stuttering


  • Steele-Richardson-Olszewski Syndrome see Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
  • Stroke
  • Stuttering
  • Syncope see Fainting
  • Syringomyelia


  • Tardive Dyskinesia see Movement Disorders
  • Tay-Sachs Disease
  • TBI see Head and Brain Injuries
  • Tension Headache see Headache
  • Thoracic Outlet Syndrome


  • TIA see Transient Ischemic Attack
  • Tic Douleureux see Trigeminal Neuralgia
  • Torticollis see Dystonia
  • Tourette Syndrome
  • Transient Ischemic Attack


  • Traumatic Brain Injury see Head and Brain Injuries
  • Tremor
  • Trigeminal Neuralgia
  • Tuberous Sclerosis
  • Vascular Headache see Headache ; Migraine


  • vCJD see Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
  • Vertigo see Dizziness and Vertigo
  • von Recklinghausen's Disease see Neurofibromatosis
  • West Nile Virus
  • Wilson Disease

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    Page last updated on February 19, 2008.