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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 ...
Neonatal encephalopathy (NE), previously known as neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (neonatal HIE or NHIE), is defined as a encephalopathy syndrome with signs and symptoms of abnormal neurological function, in the first few days of life in an infant born after 35 weeks of gestation.
Neonatal seizures are comparatively rare and affect 1 or 3.5 in 1000 infants born. [12] They are the most frequent neurological problem in the nursery that is associated with greater risks of morbidity and mortality, [13] [14] often requiring evaluation and treatment in a neonatal intensive care unit. Better care delivered in neonatal care ...
Younger children or infants may present with irritability, poor appetite and fever. [7] Neurological examinations usually reveal a drowsy or confused person. Stiff neck , due to the irritation of the meninges covering the brain, indicates that the patient has either meningitis or meningoencephalitis .
Neurological disorders represent a complex array of medical conditions that fundamentally disrupt the functioning of the nervous system. These disorders affect the brain, spinal cord , and nerve networks, presenting unique diagnosis, treatment, and patient care challenges.
Epilepsy is a neurological condition of recurrent episodes of unprovoked epileptic seizures. A seizure is an abnormal neuronal brain activity that can cause intellectual, emotional, and social consequences. Epilepsy affects children and adults of all ages and races, and is one of the most common neurological disorders of the nervous system. [1]
Signs and symptoms vary among people and over time, [1] [3] but include poor coordination, stiff muscles, weak muscles, and tremors. [1] There may be problems with sensation, vision, hearing, and speech. [1] Often, babies with cerebral palsy do not roll over, sit, crawl or walk as early as other children. [1]
Children with childhood dementias suffer severe sleep disturbances, movement disorders (e.g. muscle spasms, tremors), deterioration of communication skills, loss of vision and hearing, mood disorders, psychosis (including hallucinations and delusions) and incontinence. [3] This situation can cause many emotional changes for parents and children.