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... nervous system disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. ALS causes loss of muscle control. The disease gets worse over time. ALS is ...
This motor neuron disease causes nerves within the brain to slowly break down. It causes muscle weakness primarily in the legs, arms and tongue.
The term movement disorders refers to a group of nervous system (neurological) conditions that cause either increased movements or reduced or slow movements.
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a potentially disabling disease of the brain and spinal cord (central nervous system). In MS , the immune system attacks the ...
MSA was formerly called Shy-Drager syndrome, olivopontocerebellar atrophy or striatonigral degeneration. MSA shares many symptoms with Parkinson's disease, such ...
Parkinson's disease is a progressive disorder that affects the nervous system and the parts of the body controlled by the nerves. Symptoms start slowly. The ...
Injury to UMNs within the central nervous system can reduce or dramatically weaken arm or leg muscle control. Upper motor neuron syndrome refers to a ...
This disorder includes nervous system symptoms affecting movement or the senses that are not caused by medical disease. Treatment can help with recovery.
It also may cause painful muscle spasms. Myelopathy. This term refers to a syndrome that involves injury to the spinal cord. Symptoms depend on the level of ...
The peripheral nervous system sends information from the brain and spinal cord, also called the central nervous system, to the rest of the body through motor ...
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