Information on Neurological Disorders
Neurology is the branch of medicine dealing with the nervous system and its disorders. Neurological Disorders are group of disorders that can affect our whole nervous system.
• Central Nervous System that includes Brain, Brainstem and cerebellum.
• Peripheral Nervous System that includes cranial nerves and peripheral nerves.
• Autonomic Nervous System that includes both parts, central and peripheral nervous system.
Disease or injury of the central nervous system that causes paralysis of any part of the body is termed as neurological disorder.
Causes of Neurological Disorders
Physical injury to the brain, spinal cord, or nerves can be one of the main causes of neurological disorders.
Neurological Disorders can be caused by many different factors like any injury to the brain or nervous system, diabetes, genetic disorders, mutations, mental illness etc. Mostly problems related to nervous system are genetic abnormalities and these easily transfers in children by inheritance through their parents. Heart attacks, infections, genetic disorders, and lack of oxygen to the brain may also result in a neurological disability.
Who are Neurological surgeons?
Neurological surgeons are surgeons those are specialists in neurology means concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of Neurological Disorders and diseases.
Services provided to people affected by brain and spinal injury are:
• Counseling
• Stress management
• Complementary therapies
• Confidence building
• Legal advice
• Keep fit and relaxation.
Types of neurological disorders
Acquired Brain Injury (ABI), and Epilepsy are two most prevalent neurological disabilities.
There are various neurological disorders which we would be discussing in alphabetical order underneath. You have to just Select a letter (A-Z) to jump to the neurological disorder to know about particular neurological disorder.
