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This is a list of major and frequently observed neurological disorders (e.g., Alzheimer's disease), symptoms (e.g., back pain), signs (e.g., aphasia) and syndromes (e.g., Aicardi syndrome). There is disagreement over the definitions and criteria used to delineate various disorders and whether some of these conditions should be classified as ...
Deficits in orientation are one of the most common symptoms of brain disease, hence tests of orientation are included in almost all medical and neuropsychological evaluations. [48] While research has primarily focused on levels of orientation among clinical populations, a small number of studies have examined whether there is a normal decline ...
The study, which involved 106 peri- and postmenopausal women and was presented at the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting in May, indicates women should self-monitor their vasomotor symptoms and ...
Average survival time is approximately 6–10 years following diagnosis for both men and women, with variability depending on specific type of dementia. [7] The most common cause of immediate death in early onset dementia is respiratory disease (e.g. pneumonia); other causes include cardiovascular events and cerebrovascular disease. [13]
Symptoms include overactive bladder, decreased stream of urine, hesitancy urinating, and incomplete emptying of the bladder. [19] [20] By age 40, 10% of men will have signs of BPH and by age 60, this percentage increases by 5 fold. Men over the age of 80 have over a 90% chance of developing BPH and almost 80% of men will develop BPH in their ...
Roughly 20% of persons greater than 60 years of age have a neurological disorder, with episodic disorders being the most common, followed by extrapyramidal movement disorders and nerve disorders. [15] Diseases commonly associated with old age include Multiple system atrophy [16] Parkinson's disease [17] Alzheimer's disease [18] Stroke. [19]
The specific causes of neurological problems vary but can include genetic disorders, congenital abnormalities or disorders, infections, lifestyle, or environmental health problems such as pollution, malnutrition, brain damage, spinal cord injury, nerve injury, or gluten sensitivity (with or without intestinal damage or digestive symptoms).
Kirsten Stein experienced memory troubles, tingling, facial palsy, exhaustion. 14 doctors dismissed her saying allergies, stress. It was neurological Lyme disease.