Neurologic Diseases

• Latest News
• Nervous System Anomaly Seen in Gulf War Syndrome (10/20/2004, Reuters Health)
• Gulf War Veterans Not at Risk for Nerve Problem (10/07/2004, Reuters Health)
• Nerve Damage Seen from Industrial Solvent (10/05/2004, Reuters Health)

• From the National Institutes of Health
• Brain Basics: Know Your Brain (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)

• Anatomy/Physiology
• Atlas of the Body: The Nervous System (American Medical Association)
• Atlas of the Body: The Nervous System -- Groups of Nerves (American Medical Association)
• Autonomic Nervous System (American Heart Association)
• How Your Brain and Nervous System Work (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)

• Diagnosis/Symptoms
• Diagnosis of Brain, Spinal Cord, and Nerve Disorders: Diagnostic Procedures (Merck & Co., Inc.)
• Electromyography and Nerve Conduction Velocities (Muscular Dystrophy Association)

• Treatment
• Amid Ongoing Controversy, Researchers Find Opiates Relieve Chronic Pain from Nervous System Damage (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
• What Is Neurosurgery? (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
  Also available in: Spanish

• Clinical Trials
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Nervous System Diseases (National Institutes of Health)

• Specific Conditions
• Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
• Agnosia (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
• Alternating Hemiplegia (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
• Apraxia (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
• Arachnoid Cysts (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
• Autonomic Neuropathy (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Dysautonomia (Autonomic Dysfunction) (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
• Dyssynergia Cerebellaris Progressiva (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
• Klüver-Bucy Syndrome (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
• Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
• Neurosarcoidosis (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
• Neurotoxicity (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
• Paresthesia (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
• Schilder's Disease (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
• Striatonigral Degeneration (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
• Sturge-Weber Syndrome (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
• Transverse Myelitis (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Von Hippel-Lindau Disease (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary

• Research
• Bone Marrow Generates New Neurons in Human Brains (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
• Cell Stress May Contribute to Neurological Diseases (National Institute of General Medical Sciences)
• Dystonia Protein Linked to Problem Common in Other Neurological Disorders (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
• Electrical Activity Alters Neurotransmitter Production in Frogs during Development (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
• Myelin and Spinal Cord Repair (Society for Neuroscience)
• Research Brief: Cells That Live and Let Die (National Institute of General Medical Sciences)
• 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)
• What's in a Connection? A Look at Protein Patterns within Synapses (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)

• Genetics
• Genetics Home Reference: Cri-du-chat syndrome (National Library of Medicine)
• Genetics Home Reference: Familial dysautonomia (National Library of Medicine)
• Gene Discovery Opens Door to Further Research in Inherited Neurological Disorders (National Human Genome Research Institute)
• Genes and Disease: Familial Mediterranean Fever (National Center for Biotechnology Information)
• Genes and Disease: The Nervous System (National Center for Biotechnology Information)
• Study Identifies Gene That Prevents Nerve Cell Death (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
• Study Reveals Patterns of Gene Activity in the Mouse Nervous System (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)

• Dictionaries/Glossaries
• Brain and Nervous System Definitions (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Glossary of Neurological Diagnostic Tests (American Association of Neurological Surgeons)

• Directories
• Find a Board-Certified Neurosurgeon (American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Congress of Neurological Surgeons)
• Find a Neurologist (American Academy of Neurology)

• Organizations
• American Association of Neurological Surgeons
• Congress of Neurological Surgeons
• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
• Society for Neuroscience

• Children
• Neurocutaneous Syndromes (Nemours Foundation)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Ohtahara Syndrome (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
• What Is a Pediatric Neurosurgeon? (American Academy of Pediatrics) - Links to PDF File