Anatomy 6.5 - Diseases and Disorders of the Nervous system

A group of brain disorders characterized by repeated seizures over time

• epilepsy

• dementia

• meningitis

• cerebral palsy

An infection induced inflammation of the meninges surrounding the brain and the spinal cord

• epilepsy

• meningitis

• dementia

• cerebral palsy

A disorder characterized by loss of function below

the neck

• epilepsy

• paraplegia

• quadriplegia

• meningitis

A group of nervous system disorders resulting

from brain damage before or during birth, or in

early infancy

• cerebral palsy

• epilepsy

• multiple sclerosis

• dementia

A disorder characterized by loss of function in the

lower trunk and legs

• paraplegia

• meningitis

• quadriplegia

• epilepsy

A mild or severe trauma that can result from a

violent impact to the head

• epilepsy

• Traumatic brain injury

• dementia

• multiple sclerosis

An organic brain disease involving loss of

function in two or more areas of cognition

• epilepsy

• meningitis

• dementia

• traumatic brain injury

A condition involving a progressive loss of brain

function with major consequences for memory,

thinking, and behavior

• epilepsy

• multiple sclerosis

• dementia

• Alzheimer's disease

A chronic nervous system disease characterized

by a slowly spreading tremor, muscular

weakness, and rigidity

• epilepsy

• muscular dystophy

• Parkinson's disease

• meningitis

A chronic, slowly progressive disease of the

central nervous system that destroys the myelin

sheath of nerve cell axons

• multiple sclerosis

• epilepsy

• Parkinson's disease

• Alzheimer's disease