Vol. 6, Issue 1, Part A (2024)

Medical definitions of neurological illnesses include conditions that impact not only the brain but also the spinal cord and nerves located all over the human body. Some of the neurological disorders listed out here. Pain in the head region is defined as a headache. Migraine, tension, and cluster are three common types of headaches. Transient disruptions in the electrical activity of the brain are defined as seizures and repeated seizures are called epilepsy. Focal seizures and generalized seizures are two different forms, and the differences include how they begin. A stroke is a cerebrovascular disease, also known as a brain attack, which occurs when something obstructs blood flow to a portion of the brain. Parkinson's disease is a degenerative condition resulting in the loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra of the brain. The presence of neurofibrillary tangles and plaques in the brain causes Alzheimer's disease, which is the leading cause of dementia. Sleep disorders are conditions that interfere with your capacity to receive enough high-quality sleep and include several conditions, among which insomnia and sleep apnea are common. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a neuromuscular condition characterized by muscle weakness. Schizophrenia is a psychiatric disorder characterized by delusions (false beliefs), unusual behavior, and withdrawal from people in addition to muscular dystrophy and multiple sclerosis (MS).