{"id":21644,"date":"2020-05-18T09:51:29","date_gmt":"2020-05-18T05:51:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gncdubai.com\/?p=21644"},"modified":"2020-05-18T09:51:29","modified_gmt":"2020-05-18T05:51:29","slug":"common-nervous-system-disorders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gncdubai.com\/ar\/common-nervous-system-disorders\/","title":{"rendered":"Common Nervous System Disorders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are over 400 types of nervous system disorders that neurologists are able to diagnose after a series of tests and procedures. Nervous system and brain problems are quite common and can include Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson\u2019s Disease, Strokes and more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The nervous system is a complex network that organizes, explains and directs interactions between you and your surroundings. The nervous system is made up of two major divisions:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 150%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Central nervous system, consisting of the brain and spinal cord<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 150%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Peripheral nervous system, consisting of all other neural elements, including peripheral nerves and autonomic nerves<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>What does the nervous system do?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The nervous system controls many aspects of daily life:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 150%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Voluntary and involuntary functions which include movement, balance and coordination<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 150%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Regulation of blood flow and blood pressure<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 150%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sight, hearing, taste, smell and feeling<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>What are some of the disorders of the nervous system?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Disorders of the nervous system may include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 150%;\"><b>Vascular disorders <\/b>such as subarachnoid hemorrhages, subdural hemorrhages, extradural hemorrhages, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gncdubai.com\/disease\/neurological-stroke\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">strokes<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, hematoma and transient ischemic attacks<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 150%;\"><b>Meningitis <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; an infection of the membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 150%;\"><b>Encephalitis <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; the inflammation of the brain<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 150%;\"><b>Epidural abscess<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; pus and germs that form between the outer covering of the brain and spinal cord<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 150%;\"><b>Polio<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; a virus that infects the spinal cord and causes paralysis<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 150%;\"><b>Structural disorders<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> such as brain or spinal cord injuries<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Disorders of the nervous system can also cause functional disorders such as <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gncdubai.com\/disease\/neurological-migraine-headache\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">headaches<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, dizziness, neuralgia and epilepsy. Nervous system disorders can also cause degeneration in the forms of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gncdubai.com\/disease\/neurological-parkinsons-disease\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Parkinson\u2019s disease<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, multiple sclerosis, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gncdubai.com\/disease\/psychiatric-alzheimer-dementia\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alzheimer\u2019s disease<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, ALS and Huntington&#8217;s chorea.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Signs and symptoms of nervous system disorders<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are common signs and symptoms of a nervous system disorder that patients will face. These include:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 150%;\">Persistent headaches or a sudden onset of a headache<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 150%;\">Feelings of numbness or tingling<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 150%;\">Weakness<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 150%;\">Loss of muscle strength<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 150%;\">Memory loss<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 150%;\">Lack of coordination<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 150%;\">Double vision or loss of sight<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 150%;\">Limb pains that can spread to other parts of the body<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 150%;\">Muscle wasting<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 150%;\">Slurred speech<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; line-height: 150%;\">Language impairment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, symptoms of a nervous system disorder may also look like other medical conditions and it is always advisable to seek care from a medical professional for a proper diagnosis.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Diagnosing nervous system disorders<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are a number of tests and procedures needed in order to diagnose disorders of the nervous system. Patients will go through the traditional x-ray, along with a specialized x-ray called Fluoroscopy. This x-ray examines the body in motion and the blood flow through arteries.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are over 400 types of nervous system disorders that neurologists are able to diagnose after a series of tests and procedures. Nervous system and brain problems are quite common and can include Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson\u2019s Disease, Strokes and more. The nervous system is a complex network that organizes, explains and directs interactions between you<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21645,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21644","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gncdubai.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21644","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gncdubai.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gncdubai.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gncdubai.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gncdubai.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21644"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.gncdubai.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21644\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gncdubai.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21645"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gncdubai.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21644"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gncdubai.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21644"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gncdubai.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21644"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}