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  1. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    ... 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 ...

  2. Primary lateral sclerosis (PLS) - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    This motor neuron disease causes nerves within the brain to slowly break down. It causes muscle weakness primarily in the legs, arms and tongue.

  3. Movement disorders - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    The term movement disorders refers to a group of nervous system (neurological) conditions that cause either increased movements or reduced or slow movements.

  4. Multiple sclerosis - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a potentially disabling disease of the brain and spinal cord (central nervous system). In MS , the immune system attacks the ...

  5. Multiple system atrophy (MSA) - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    MSA was formerly called Shy-Drager syndrome, olivopontocerebellar atrophy or striatonigral degeneration. MSA shares many symptoms with Parkinson's disease, such ...

  6. Parkinson's disease - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    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 ...

  7. Upper Limb Reconstruction in Upper Motor Neuron Syndrome Clinic - Overview - Mayo Clinic

    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 ...

  8. Functional neurologic disorder/conversion disorder - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic

    This disorder includes nervous system symptoms affecting movement or the senses that are not caused by medical disease. Treatment can help with recovery.

  9. Paraneoplastic syndromes of the nervous system - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    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 ...

  10. Transverse myelitis - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic

    This can cause pain, muscle ... There are many different causes of transverse myelitis, including infections and immune system disorders that attack the body's ...