Category: Brain and nerves

Cerebral Palsy – CP

In cerebral palsy, which is shortened CP, the ability to move is affected. CP is because the brain has suffered an injury sometime before the age of two, either before birth, during childbirth or later. The hassles that CP gives are still alive. Treatment and exercise can relieve the symptoms. They can also be relieved by growing and developing.

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Facial Paralysis

In facial paralysis, the nerve that goes to the muscles of the face has been affected or damaged. Occasionally, a viral infection or measles can cause paralysis of the face, but usually the cause is unclear. For the most part, facial paralysis goes away after a while.

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ALS

ALS is a paralysis that breaks down the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that activate the willpowered muscles. The cause is not known and the disease cannot be cured, but some of the problems can be treated.

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Tourette’s syndrome in children

Tourette’s syndrome means that the child has had movement and sound ethics for at least one year. It is common for tics to differ frequently and to vary between movements and sounds. Children with Tourette’s syndrome can get good help with getting rid of tics or tics less.

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Memory Disorders

For example, if you have slept poorly, had much to do or are stressed, it can temporarily affect your memory. The hassles usually go over if you take it easy, feel good and sleep well. But if, on a number of occasions, you have had a harder time remembering things than before, they may be signs of a disease, such as depression or dementia.

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Intellectual disability – developmental disorder

Having an intellectual disability means having difficulty understanding and learning certain things. Intellectual disability affects your entire life, but good routines and sometimes aids can make everyday life easier.

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Condition of confusion in the elderly

If you end up in a state of confusion, you temporarily find it hard to think, do things and talk clearly. One loses the perception of time and space and can sometimes see or hear things that are not real. The state of confusion is most common in older people and is because the brain has been subjected to extreme stress, such as stress or lack of oxygen.

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Dyslexia

Dyslexia involves difficulties in learning to read and spell. It is often hereditary and can be discovered at an early age. You who have dyslexia or have a child who has difficulty learning to read and spell need help from a specialist educator. With the right support and help, many people with dyslexia can do well in life.

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Dyscalculia

Dyscalculation means that you have great difficulty in coping with math in everyday life and in handling information with numbers. The difficulties are often noticed already in the preschool or during the first school years. Sometimes it is not noticeable until adulthood.

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Dementia – Pan Lobe Dementia

Dementia means that in different ways it becomes difficult to think, remember and interpret one’s surroundings. You may then need to undergo a dementia study and if you have dementia there is a lot of support to be had. In the case of the head lobe dementia, the nerve cells in the front of the brain, the forehead lobe and the frontal lobe of the brain disappear. Therefore, the actions and thoughts that are guided from there do not work as before.

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Dementia – Blood Vessel Dementia

Dementia means that it is difficult to remember and think in various ways, and to interpret one’s surroundings. You may then need to undergo a dementia study and if you are ill there is a lot of support to be had. Blood vessel dementia is caused by interfering with the blood flow to the brain, so that parts of the brain do not get enough nutrition and oxygen.

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Dementia – Alzheimer’s Disease

Dementia means that in different ways it becomes difficult to remember and to interpret one’s surroundings. You may then need to undergo a dementia study and if you are ill there is a lot of support to be had. The most common type of dementia is Alzheimer’s disease, as nerve cells disappear in one or more of the brain’s areas.

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Autism

Autism is a disability with symptoms that are often detected already during infancy. It is common for children with autism to find it difficult to respond to appeals or encouragement from their surroundings. With early support and adapted learning, people with autism can often live an independent life.

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ASD – Asperger’s syndrome

ASD / Asperger’s syndrome is a neuropsychiatric disability. ASD stands for Autism Spectrum Disorder. Asperger’s syndrome is a form of ASD. If you have ASD / Asperger, you may notice how you communicate with others. You may also find it easier than others to focus on things that interest you.

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ADHD

You who have ADHD may have difficulty concentrating and performing in certain situations or environments. You can have trouble keeping things organized around you and getting things done. There is help to get in order for everyday life to work better, if you have ADHD.

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ME / CFS – Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

CFS means that you are very tired or have a feeling of exhaustion that cannot be rested. You may also feel sick and have pain in the body. The symptoms of illness can be relieved by various methods. You can get treatment for symptoms such as sleep disorders, stomach upset and pain.

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Narcolepsy

Narcolepsy is a neurological disease that causes you to sleep during the days. You may also suddenly become weak in the muscles. Narcolepsy cannot be cured, but there are drugs that make it easier for you to stay awake during the day and sleep better at night.

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TBE – Tick-Borne Brain Inflammation

TBE is a viral disease that is spread by ticks that can cause inflammation of the brain, meninges or both places. Most people who are infected get mild problems with fever and headaches and get healthy after a few days, but up to a third get brain inflammation or meningitis.

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Polio

Polio is a viral disease that spreads with stool and contaminated water. It can also be spread between people. Polio can damage the spinal cord and cause paralysis. Most people get healthy but the disease can be life threatening.

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Japanese Brain Inflammation

Japanese brain inflammation is a viral disease found in Southeast Asia and much of eastern Asia. The disease is also called Japanese encephalitis and is spread by mosquitoes. The disease is uncommon, but can be serious and even life-threatening. You can vaccinate yourself against Japanese brain inflammation.

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Meningitis

Meningitis is an uncommon disease that can be due to viruses or bacteria. When the virus is the cause, you usually recover completely after a few weeks without any treatment. However, meningitis caused by bacteria is a serious disease that needs prompt hospital care.

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