Neurological Diseases

There are a wide variety of neurological diseases affecting the brain and nervous system. Understanding the specifics can help you navigate diagnostic tests and choose the best course of treatment.
A person observes their hand in front of their body for essential tremor
What to Know About Essential Tremor
Phentermine vs. Adderall: Similarities & Differences
Phentermine vs. Adderall: Similarities & Differences
Speech therapist checking man's throat
Expressive Aphasia: What to Know About Communication Disorders
An illustration of a person with view of their brain.
Encephalitis of the Brain: Short and Long-Term Effects
Child with spinal muscular atrophy using a tablet
What to Know About Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)
Woman with dark hair and orange shirt, covering her eyes with one hand while holding refrigerator door with the other hand for balance.
Signs of a Seizure Coming On in Someone Else
A person rubs their finger, feeling pain
Understanding Small Fiber Neuropathy Pain
Blue pill on dark blue background
Klonopin (Clonazepam) Side Effects
Person with hands on swollen abdomen
Everything You Need to Know About POEMS Syndrome
Neurologist examining a brain imaging study
What Is White Matter Disease?
Young person getting an MRI
What Is Miller Fisher Syndrome?
Person wearing pajama pants and slippers exiting a dark room
What Is Restless Legs Syndrome?
Myasthenia Gravis vs ALS: What are the Differences?
Human brain scan in a neurology clinic
What Is Pachymeningitis?
Speech therapist with child who has dysarthria
Dysarthria
Healthcare provider holds hands with person with Creuzfeldt-Jakob disease
What Is Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease?
Physical therapist examines woman with polyneuropathy
Polyneuropathy: Everything You Need to Know
Person with itch in upper back due to notalgia paresthetica
Is Notalgia Paresthetica Linked to Cancer?
Person helps another person who has difficulty on stairs due to cerebellar degeneration
Cerebellar Degeneration: An Overview
Boy's eye twitches as he smiles, due to synkinesis
Synkinesis: Everything You Need to Know
Being examined for neuropathy
4 Neuropathy Types and How to Treat Them
Shot of a mature woman closing her eyes in pain
What Is the Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale (AIMS)?
Woman daydreaming, looking out of window
ADHD Symptoms in Women and Common Treatments
diabetic foot syndrome
What Is Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy?
A person sits in a chair with a cane leaning against it (Stages of Huntington's Disease)
The 5 Stages of Huntington’s Disease
Pediatric Neurologist treats young patient
What Is Acute Cerebellar Ataxia?
Maintaining contact with your healthcare team is vital with ALS
What to Know About ALS and COVID-19
woman at the doctor
Causes and Risk Factors of Myasthenia Gravis
Doctor consulting with patient Shoulder problems
What Is Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome (LEMS)?
Caring for someone with Huntington's disease can be challenging
Caring for Someone With Huntington’s Disease
Huntington's disease is caused by a gene mutation
Causes and Risk Factors of Huntington's Disease
Huntington's disease begins with thinking problems
Symptoms of Huntington's Disease
Huntington's Disease Leads to Dementia
What Is Huntington's Disease?
Huntington's disease is hereditary
How Huntington's Disease Is Diagnosed
meningoencephalitis treatment with acyclovir
What Is Meningoencephalitis?
Encephalopathy can occur in military personnel and football players
What Is Encephalopathy?
Muscle Weakness
Symptoms of Myasthenia Gravis
patient's test results
What Is Susac Syndrome?
Doctor viewing brain scans
What Is a Chiari Malformation?
Rib pain
Causes of Intercostal Neuralgia and How to Get Relief
An illustration showing a woman doing nerve flossing
Nerve Glides in Physical Therapy
woman with neck and back pain
Symptoms and Treatment of Lyme Neuroborreliosis
Elderly man examined by an ophthalmologist
Causes and Risk Factors of Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder
Midsection Of Woman Holding Her Arm While Standing Against White Background
Parsonage-Turner Syndrome: Causes, Phases, and Prognosis
eastern equine encephalitis affects both horses and humans
Eastern Equine Encephalitis: Early Signs, Mortality Risk, and Recovery
Muslim woman drinking sports drink after working out in park on fall afternoon
What Causes Dysgeusia and How Is It Treated?
Dyskinesia diagnosis
An Overview of Dyskinesia
Mother helping daughter with homework
What to Know About Landau-Kleffner Syndrome
Myelin degeneration
Demyelination and Demyelinating Disease
Female Doctor Visiting Mother And Daughter Lying In Bed In Hospital Ward
What Is Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM)?
Newborn with Mom in NICU
An Overview of Nonketotic Hyperglycinemia (NKH)
Girl with Rett Syndrome
What Is Rett Syndrome?
Mom caring for son with ALS
Caring for Someone With ALS
Doctor explaining report on tablet computer to family in clinic
What Is CIPA (Congenital Insensitivity to Pain With Anhidrosis)?
Teen with Juvenile Huntington's Disease
Understanding Juvenile Huntington's Disease
Niemann-Pick Disease Symptoms
An Overview of Niemann-Pick Disease
Man holding leg
Benign Fasciculation Syndrome: Causes and Treatment
A woman patient talking to her doctor
What Is Somatic Symptom Disorder?
A person holding a burger and french fry
An Overview of Frey Syndrome (Gustatory Sweating)
Nurse with stethoscope taking elderly patient's blood pressure
Medical Tests for Measuring Dysautonomia