Neurologic Disorders
Conditions affecting the brain, spinal cord, and nerves, impacting movement, sensation, cognition, and vital functions.
Neurologic disorders are medical conditions that affect the nervous system:
- Central Nervous System (CNS): brain & spinal cord
- Peripheral Nervous System (PNS): nerves outside the CNS
- Autonomic Nervous System (ANS): regulates involuntary functions like heart rate, digestion, temperature
Definition: Diseases, injuries, or dysfunctions that impair the structure or function of the nervous system — congenital, acquired, or degenerative.
🧠 Types of Neurologic Disorders
- Neurodevelopmental: Autism, Intellectual Disability, ADHD, Cerebral Palsy
- Neurodegenerative: Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, ALS, Huntington’s
- Seizure Disorders: Epilepsy, Febrile Seizures, genetic epilepsy syndromes
- Cerebrovascular: Stroke, Aneurysm, Vascular dementia
- Demyelinating: MS, NMO, Guillain-Barré
- Neuromuscular: Myasthenia Gravis, Muscular Dystrophy, Peripheral Neuropathy, ALS
- Movement Disorders: Essential Tremor, Parkinson’s, Dystonia, Tics/Tourette
- Headache & Pain: Migraine, Cluster, Trigeminal Neuralgia, Central Pain Syndrome
- Infectious/Inflammatory: Meningitis, Encephalitis, Autoimmune Encephalopathy, PANDAS/PANS
- Brain/Spinal Injuries: TBI, Concussion, Spinal Cord Injury
🧾 Common Symptoms
- Memory loss or confusion
- Seizures — Learn more
- Muscle weakness or paralysis
- Tremors or involuntary movements
- Sensory disturbances (numbness, tingling, vision/hearing loss)
- Balance and coordination issues
- Speech or language difficulties
- Chronic pain or headaches