Browsing: Brain and Neurological Conditions
Your brain constitutes the control mechanism of your body. It’s part of your nervous system, which also includes the spinal cord and a large network of nerves and neurons. The nervous system controls everything in your body.
When your brain is damaged or diseased, it can affect your memory, your sensation, your personality, and even your entire quality of life. Nervous system disorders (Nervous system diseases) include any conditions or disabilities or problems that affect your brain or nervous system and comprise brain diseases as well.
Brain and nervous system problems are quite common. These neurological disorders include Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, stroke, depression, autism, etc.
This page provides quick access to a list of common diseases, syndromes, health conditions, and other topics of health importance related to your brain and nervous system. The list is organized alphabetically. Links are provided to respective disease ecosystems that serve as a comprehensive and ultimate guide about the disease or health condition. Keep reading!
Dyslexia is a learning disorder that is characterized by a difficulty in reading due to problems identifying speech sounds and understanding how these speech sounds relate to letters and words. It is a reading disability and affects areas of the brain that is responsible for language processing.
New research found that siblings of autistic children may also face trouble and difficulties in motor skills. They may perform better than non-autistic siblings but worse than controls of the study under consideration.
About 50-60 % of people with ADHD also have some type of learning disability such as dyslexia. ADHD is usually identified the very first day in school. Dyslexia on the other hand remains undiagnosed for a longer period of time. It is recognized when a child reaches fourth or fifth grade and there is a shift from learning to reading.
The severity of symptoms varies greatly in people or children with autism. But all of them show some common symptoms. These are such as problems with non-verbal communication, lack of social interactions, lack of interest in activities of enjoyment, lack of empathy.
It is not easy to know which intervention will work best for your child. Each child with autism is affected in a unique way and may behave in a different way. Some types of treatments may involve intensive work for a long time. The treatment focuses on improving communication and social skills.
The exact cause of autism is not well known till date. But researchers have found through observations various factors that…
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When people refer to ‘Autism’, they are usually talking about Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). ASD is a brain-related problem which influences how a person relates to his environment. It is characterized by social and communication challenges and repetitive behaviors and activities. It influences learning, thinking, and analytical abilities of people.
No one knows the specific cause of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Researchers have discovered rare genes that may cause or contribute to the development of AD. These genes may be carried from one generation to the next within a family. As you age, you’re at increased risk of the disease.
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) or autism generally starts before the age of 3 years and lasts lifelong. An early detection…
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