neurological disorders
Nervous system ailments
Neurological disorders are conditions affecting the brain, spinal cord, or nerves.
The category spans a vast range—from epilepsy and Parkinson's disease to migraines, multiple sclerosis, and dementia.
Some are degenerative, some episodic, some present from birth.
Her neurological disorder affects balance and coordination.
The term is medical but widely understood.
- seizuresInvoluntary convulsions or takings
- epilepsyBrain disorder causing seizures
- Alzheimer's diseaseDegenerative brain condition affecting memory
- memory lossFailure to recall
- cognitive declineWorsening of thought abilities
brain lesions · Tay-Sachs disease · neurodegeneration · brain fog · Parkinson's disease · multiple sclerosis · neuropathy · nerve damage · chronic pain · Chiari malformation · Huntington's disease · spinal cord injury · degenerative · tremors · shaking hands · Lou Gehrig's disease · autoimmune diseases · numbness
- disordersADHD, anxiety, dysfunction, autism, anxiety disorders
- pathologycancer, disease, infection, tumor, lesion
- medical researchmedical research, clinical trial, drug trial, biomedical research, cancer research
- pet diseasesrespiratory infections, skin infections, ear infections, parasites, mites
- Neuroimmunologymultiple sclerosis, blood-brain barrier, myelin, transverse myelitis, relapsing-remitting
- Gulf War illnessGulf War syndrome, depleted uranium, chemical exposure, pesticide exposure, oil fires
neurological disordersmental disorders
Illnesses of the mind
mood disorders · anxiety disorders · mental illnesses · psychiatric disorders · psychological disorders