What are some names of nerve diseases?

Here are six common neurological disorders and ways to identify each one.

  • Headaches. Headaches are one of the most common neurological disorders and can affect anyone at any age.
  • Epilepsy and Seizures.
  • Stroke.
  • ALS: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.
  • Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia.
  • Parkinson’s Disease.

What are some rare neurological diseases?

Rare neurological diseases

  • Adrenoleukodystrophy.
  • Vertical gaze palsy.
  • Kluver Bucy syndrome.
  • Empty sella syndrome.
  • Lance-Adams syndrome.
  • Tolosa-Hunt syndrome.
  • HTLV-1 associated myelopathy.
  • Prion diseases.

What are types of neurological disorders?

A few different examples of types of neurological disorders are:

  • Epilepsy.
  • Alzheimer’s Disease, and other types of dementia.
  • Migraines.
  • Strokes.
  • Parkinson’s Disease.
  • Multiple Sclerosis.
  • Cerebral Palsy and more.

What are neuromuscular diseases?

Neuromuscular diseases affect the function of muscles due to problems with the nerves and muscles in your body. The most common sign of these diseases is muscle weakness. Mayo Clinic neurologists provide comprehensive evaluation of these diseases, including electrodiagnostic studies and other tests.

What is the most common degenerative disease of the nervous system?

Neurodegenerative Diseases Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is the most common cause of neurologic death in adults and is also the most common degenerative motor neuron disorder in that age group.

What is the most rare neurological disorder?

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is an extremely rare, degenerative brain disorder. It affects about one in every million people per year worldwide.

What disease causes nerve damage?

Peripheral neuropathy is nerve damage caused by a number of different conditions. Health conditions that can cause peripheral neuropathy include: Autoimmune diseases. These include Sjogren’s syndrome, lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, Guillain-Barre syndrome, chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy and vasculitis.