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Neurologic Diseases
Description
The brain, spinal cord, and nerves make up the nervous system. Together they control all the workings of the body. When something goes wrong with a part of your nervous system, you can have trouble moving, speaking, swallowing, breathing, or learning. You can also have problems with your memory, senses, or mood.
There are more than 600 neurologic diseases. Major types include
- Diseases caused by faulty genes, such as Huntington's disease and muscular dystrophy
- Problems with the way the nervous system develops, such as spina bifida
- Degenerative diseases, where nerve cells are damaged or die, such as Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease
- Diseases of the blood vessels that supply the brain, such as stroke
- Injuries to the spinal cord and brain
- Seizure disorders, such as epilepsy
- Cancer, such as brain tumors
- infections, such as meningitis
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Systematic Review January 25, 2018
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Research Protocol July 7, 2017
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Research Protocol April 27, 2017
Systematic Review Archived March 24, 2017
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Consumer Summary Archived March 16, 2017
Systematic Review Archived January 17, 2017
Consumer Summary Archived November 15, 2016
Research Protocol August 31, 2016
Research Protocol August 17, 2016
Systematic Review Archived July 28, 2016
Clinician Summary June 29, 2016
Research Protocol Archived May 13, 2016
Systematic Review Archived March 29, 2016
Research Protocol Archived March 23, 2016
Systematic Review Archived March 21, 2016
Research Protocol Archived December 7, 2015
Research Protocol Archived December 3, 2015
Research Protocol November 25, 2015