Nervous System Disorders and Diseases Articles

What happens in our brains as they mature, and when does this happen? A research team from the University of Newcastle offers some fascinating insights.

Overview Cerebral palsy is a group of disorders involving chronic impairment and control of bodily movement that usually first appear in the very young children.

West Nile virus is a specific virus that is causing an illness that mainly affects birds, humans and horses. It is being transmitted through mosquito bites. There is no specific treatment for West Nile Virus infection or a vaccine to prevent it.

Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension is a specific condition characterized by high pressure in the fluid around the brain. It is also known as pseudotumor cerebri which literally means false brain tumor, because it's symptoms mimic those of brain tumors.

Amoebic meningoencephalitis is a severe and fatal condition affecting the central nervous system. It is caused by brain-eating amoeba known as Naegleria fowleri. Read on to find out the causes, symptoms, and risk factors for amoebic meningoencephalitis.

Chronic migraine is a specific disorder in which a person has migraine headaches on 15 or more days each month. The cause of this disorder still isn't clear. Some researches suggest that it may be due to changes in parts of the brain that control pain.

Have you been feeling dizzy since you downloaded iOS7 to your iPhone? Apple IPad and iPhone users have been complaining that the new Zoom and Parallax features cause headaches, nausea, vertigo, and motion sickness. Here's how to prevent these symptoms.

"You can drink the water," public health officials told residents of St. Bernard Parish in Louisiana, "as long as you don't let it go up your nose" after a four-year old died of a brain infection he caught while playing on a water slide.

Have you ever had an experience that makes you ooh and ah and feel tingly all over? Millions of people have, so many that a new description for this feeling has found its way into the language, braingasm, or brain orgasm, also known as brain shivers.

Scientific research has found that sleeping badly and the content of your dreams, may be a warning sign of degenerative brain diseases such as Alzheimer’s or Parkinson's. The good news is that early detection and treatment may delay the onset.