Degenerative Nerve Diseases

• From the National Institutes of Health
• Ataxias and Cerebellar/Spinocerebellar Degeneration (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
• Motor Neuron Diseases (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary

• Anatomy/Physiology
• Atlas of the Body: The Nervous System (American Medical Association)

• Diagnosis/Symptoms
• Electromyography and Nerve Conduction Velocities (Muscular Dystrophy Association)

• Clinical Trials
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Ataxia (National Institutes of Health)
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Friedreich Ataxia (National Institutes of Health)
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Neurodegenerative Diseases (National Institutes of Health)
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Rett Syndrome (National Institutes of Health)
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Shy-Drager Syndrome (National Institutes of Health)

• Specific Conditions
• Alpers' Disease (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
• Cerebro-Oculo-Facio-Skeletal Syndrome (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
• Corticobasal Degeneration (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
• Corticobasal Degeneration (We Move)
• Dementia with Lewy Bodies (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
• Friedreich's Ataxia (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
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• Hallervorden-Spatz Disease (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
• Leigh's Disease (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
• Machado-Joseph Disease (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
• MedlinePlus: Leukodystrophies (National Library of Medicine)
• Monomelic Amyotrophy (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
• Multiple System Atrophy (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
• Multiple System Atrophy (We Move)
• Multiple System Atrophy with Orthostatic Hypotension (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
• Olivopontocerebellar Atrophy (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
• Opsoclonus Myoclonus (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
• Paraneoplastic Syndromes (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
• Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
• Ramsay Hunt Syndrome (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary

• Research
• Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
• Gene Therapy Repairs Neurological Damage in Animal Model for Rare Metabolic Disease (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
• Mouse with Rett Syndrome May Provide Model for Testing Treatments, Understanding Disorder (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
• NIAID Research on Prion Diseases (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
• Prion Proteins (Society for Neuroscience)
• Research on Other Women's Health Conditions: Rett Syndrome (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
• Study Identifies Gene That Prevents Nerve Cell Death (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
• Study in Mice Links Growth Factor to Hereditary Motor Neuron Disease (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
• Transport Problems Cause Motor Neuron Degeneration (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)

• Genetics
• Genetics Home Reference: Alexander disease (National Library of Medicine)
• Genetics Home Reference: Friedreich ataxia (National Library of Medicine)
• Genetics Home Reference: Pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration (National Library of Medicine)
• Genetics Home Reference: Primary lateral sclerosis, juvenile (National Library of Medicine)
• Genetics Home Reference: Rett syndrome (National Library of Medicine)

• Dictionaries/Glossaries
• Brain and Nervous System Definitions (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)

• Directories
• Find a Board-Certified Neurosurgeon (American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Congress of Neurological Surgeons)
• Find a Neurologist (American Academy of Neurology)
• Find a Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician (American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation)

• Organizations
• Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance
• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
• We Move

• Children
• Rett Syndrome (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
• Rett Syndrome (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)