There are a number of diseases related to the brain and the nervous system, among which are:
It is a collection of symptoms that are caused by disorders affecting the brain. It affects thinking, behaviour, and your ability to do normal tasks. About 7 in 10 people with dementia have Alzheimer’s disease.
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1It attacks brain cells and neurotransmitters (chemicals that carry messages between brain cells), affecting the way your brain functions, your memory and the way you behave. It is also the most common form of dementia.
It is a condition in which the ability to control muscles is reduced due to nervous system damage before, during or after birth. This nervous system damage affects body movement and posture. It can also be associated with impaired vision, hearing, speech, eating and learning.
It is a common, long-term brain condition where a person has repeated seizures. Having just one seizure is not considered to be epilepsy – about half the people who have one seizure never have another seizure. Epilepsy is not one single condition but it is a range of different conditions that can cause seizures.
It is a condition which affects the nerve cells (neurons), causing weakness in the muscles that gets worse and eventually leads to paralysis. It is also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or ALS.
1 According to the National lnstitute on Aging, the more education you have, the lower your risk of getting AD.
It is a chronic disease that affects the central nervous system and is three times more common in women than in men. MS means there is damage to the protective cover (known as myelin) that surrounds the nerve fibres in the brain and spinal cord.
Other problems related to the brain are brain or spinal injuries caused by concussion in a variety of accidents. They differ in complexity and severity and their effects go from mild to severe. Symptoms of concussion can go from brief loss of consciousness, headache and confusion to persistent headache, repeated vomiting or nausea, and convulsions or seizures.
1 Many scientists believe that MS is an autoimmune disease which develops when the immune system attacks its own a. sick; b. healthy; c. pathogenic cells, tissues and organs.