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Moyamoya Disease: The Rare Cerebrovascular Condition Causing Childhood Strokes
Moyamoya disease is a rare, chronic, progressive cerebrovascular disorder characterized by narrowing and eventual blockage of the major arteries at the base of the brain, particularly the internal carotid arteries…
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Cerebral Palsy: Causes, Types, and What Life Looks Like With Proper Support
Cerebral palsy, often abbreviated as CP, is a group of permanent movement disorders appearing in early childhood due to abnormal brain development or damage to the developing brain affecting movement…
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Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome: Thiamine Deficiency and Its Brain Consequences
Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome represents a severe neurological disorder resulting from thiamine, vitamin B1, deficiency affecting the brain. The condition actually encompasses two distinct but related phases. Wernicke encephalopathy is the acute,…
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Corticobasal Syndrome: The Rare Neurodegeneration Behind Alien Limb Syndrome
Corticobasal syndrome, abbreviated as CBS, is a rare progressive neurological disorder affecting movement, sensation, cognition, and behavior. Named for the brain regions it damages most severely, the cerebral cortex and…
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Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP): The Parkinson’s Mimic That’s Often Missed
Progressive supranuclear palsy, abbreviated as PSP, is a rare degenerative brain disorder affecting movement, balance, vision, speech, and thinking. Named for characteristic eye movement problems involving the supranuclear gaze centers…
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Spinocerebellar Ataxia: The Progressive Balance Disorders You May Not Know
Spinocerebellar ataxia, abbreviated as SCA, represents a group of more than 40 different inherited disorders that progressively damage the cerebellum and sometimes other brain regions. The cerebellum, located at the…
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Tourette Syndrome: Separating Fact From Pop Culture Myths
Tourette syndrome is a neurological disorder characterized by repetitive, involuntary movements and sounds called tics. Named after French neurologist Georges Gilles de la Tourette who first described it in 1885,…
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Narcolepsy: The Misunderstood Sleep Disorder That Is Not About Being Lazy
Narcolepsy is a chronic neurological disorder that disrupts the brain’s ability to regulate sleep-wake cycles properly. People with narcolepsy experience overwhelming daytime sleepiness and sudden attacks of sleep that can…
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Restless Legs Syndrome: More Than an Annoyance — What’s Happening Neurologically
Restless legs syndrome, abbreviated as RLS, is a neurological disorder creating an overwhelming urge to move your legs, usually accompanied by uncomfortable sensations. Though often dismissed as a minor annoyance,…
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Peripheral Neuropathy: Causes Beyond Diabetes and What to Do About It
Peripheral neuropathy affects millions of people worldwide, causing pain, numbness, and weakness in hands and feet. While most people associate nerve damage with diabetes, numerous other conditions can harm the…
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Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease: The Most Common Inherited Peripheral Neuropathy
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, often called CMT, is a group of inherited disorders that affect the peripheral nerves in your body. These are the nerves that carry signals between your brain and…
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Guillain-Barré Syndrome: The Sudden Paralysis That Often Follows Infection
Guillain-Barré Syndrome, commonly called GBS, is a rare but serious autoimmune disorder characterized by rapidly progressive paralysis. The condition typically develops following infection. Immune system attacks peripheral nerves. Myelin sheaths…
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Trigeminal Neuralgia: The ‘Suicide Disease’ and What Modern Treatment Offers
Trigeminal Neuralgia, commonly called TN, is a chronic pain disorder affecting the trigeminal nerve causing sudden, severe, stabbing facial pain. The pain is among the most severe pain conditions known…
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Cluster Headaches: The Most Painful Condition Known to Medicine
Cluster Headache is a rare but extremely severe neurological disorder characterized by recurrent attacks of intense unilateral head pain. The pain is described as the worst pain known to humans.…
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Hemiplegic Migraine: The Rare Migraine That Causes Stroke-Like Paralysis
Hemiplegic Migraine is a rare and serious form of migraine characterized by temporary paralysis on one side of the body accompanying the headache. The condition is autosomal dominant in some…
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