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What are the top 5 neurological disorders?


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Neurological disorder:

  1. The network of a complex consisting of the nerves, the spinal cord, and the brain which can control the involuntary and voluntary actions of the human body is known as the nervous system.
  2. The nervous system has two parts: Central nervous system (CNS) and Peripheral nervous systems (PNS).
  3. The diseases that affect the nervous system are termed neurological disorders.

Top neurological disorders:

Alzheimer’s disease:

  1. Alzheimer's disease is caused due to the deficiency of acetylcholine in human body.
  2. Early symptoms of Alzheimer' disease is forgetting recent events or conversations.

Bell’s palsy:

  1. Bell's palsy is the peripheral paralysis of the cranial nerve.
  2. Sudden weakness of one side of the face occurs during Bell's Palsy and it becomes difficult for the person to move mouth, raise forehead, wrinkle nose, etc.

Epilepsy:

  1. Patients suffering from epilepsy are more susceptible to having unprovoked seizures.
  2. Imbalance of nerve signaling, tumors, strokes, etc. can cause epilepsy.

Parkinson's disease:

  1. Parkinson's disease is a brain disorder that can cause uncontrollable movements like shaking, stiffness, difficulty in balance and coordination.
  2. The symptoms of Parkinson's disease become worse with time.

Stroke:

  1. Stroke occurs due to rupturing of blood vessel in the brain or due to blockage in blood supply to the brain.
  2. The supply of oxygen to the brain is cut due to the rupture or blockage.

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