The nervous system is a complex, sophisticated system that regulates and coordinates the body's basic functions and activities.There are over 600 known neurological disorders and conditions that affect the human nervous system and for many of them treatment options are extremely limited.
A neurological disorder is a disease or injury of the central and peripheral nervous system that causes paralysis of any part of the body. Structural, biochemical or electrical abnormalities in the brain, spinal cord or other nerves.
1. Sometimes physical injury to the brain, spinal cord, or nerves can be the cause of neurological disorders.
2. Sometimes they can result from biochemical causes.
3. Other times, the cause may be unknown and only the effects are seen.
These disorders include:
1. epilepsy,
2. Alzheimer's disease and other dementias,
3. cerebrovascular diseases including stroke,
4. migraine and other headache disorders,
5. multiple sclerosis,
6. Parkinson's disease,
7. neuroinfections,
8. brain tumours,
9. traumatic disorders of the nervous system such as brain trauma,
10. neurological disorders as a result of malnutrition.