To his disciples know who will incarnate the Ambassador pointed out a few things of their daily utensils and write a special poem, every day after that...
The trigeminal nerve transmits sensation from parts of the face to the brain and controls some of the muscles that are involved in chewing. Damage to...
In nutritional neuropathies, the peripheral nerves, which branch from the brain and spinal cord, are damaged by deficiencies of essential nutrients, particularly...
In diabetic neuropathy, one or more of the peripheral nerves that branch from the brain and spinal cord to the rest of the body are damaged as a result...
Disorders of the peripheral nerves, the nerves that branch from the brain and spinal cord to the rest of the body, are called neuropathies. Depending...
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the most common nervous system disorder affecting young adults. In this condition, nerves in the brain and spinal cord are...
Motor neuron disease is rare, affecting 1-2 people in every 100,000 worldwide each year. In this disease, also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis,...
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is an extremely rare condition in which brain tissue is progressively destroyed by an unusual infectious agent. The disorder...
Parkinson’s disease results from degeneration of cells in a part of the brain called the basal ganglia, which controls the smoothness of muscle movements....
Huntington’s disease is an inherited disorder that causes degeneration of a particular part of the brain. Also known as Huntington’s chorea, the condition...
Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome is a rare disorder of the brain, causing dementia, abnormal eye movements, and an abnormal gait. The condition develops rapidly...
Multi-infarct dementia, also known as vascular dementia, occurs when blood flow in the small blood vessels supplying the brain is obstructed by blood...
It is normal to become mildly forgetful with increasing age, but severe impairement of short-term memory may be a sign of Alzheimer’s disease. In this...
Dementia is a combination of memory loss, confusion, and general intellectual decline. The affected person may not realize that there is anything wrong,...
In a subdural haemorrhage, a vein in the subdural space is torn due to a head injury. The subdural space lies between the two outer membranes of the three...
A subarachnoid haemorrhage occur when an artery near the brain ruptures spontaneously and leaks blood into the subarachnoid space, the erea between the...
If the blood supply to part of the brain is interrupted, the affected region no longer functions normally. This condition is called a stroke, although...
Brain abscess are collections of pus. They are rare and if left untreated, can be life-threatening. Pus may collect to form a single abscess or may form...
In a transient ischaemic attack, part of the brain suddenly and briefly, fails to function proberly because it is temporarily deprived of oxygen by blockage...
Brain tumours may be cancerous or noncancerous. Unlike most tumours in other parts of the body, cancerous and noncancerous brain tumours can be equally...