The Mayo Clinic defines acoustic neuroma, also known as a vestibular schwannoma, as a slow growing, non cancerous tumor that develops adjacent to the brain on a portion of the eighth cranial nerve that runs from the brain to the inner ear....
Known as Ekbom's syndrome, Restless Legs Syndrome, or RLS, causes a range of sensations, from "creepy crawlies" in the legs to aching or pulling sensations in the lower extremities. The only relief from the abnormal sensation comes with movement...
Carpal tunnel syndrome is a disorder caused by abnormal pressure on the median nerve, which provides movement and sensation for most of your hand. Individuals with the syndrome can develop hand and finger symptoms that include tingling, weakness,...
When a person has a seizure, normal electrical activity in the brain is disrupted. The symptoms of a seizure can range from muscle twitching to a loss of consciousness. A seizure does not last longer than 15 minutes, according to the National...
The brain is the center of all neurological processing activity and can be affected by more than 600 known neurological disorders. Causes of neurological disorders include genetics, injury and environment with symptoms ranging in severity from...
Your legs and back contain a range of tissues that work together to allow proper posture and bipedal movement. Maintaining the health of tissues within your back and legs is important, since significant tissue damage can be debilitating, hindering...
Seizures, or convulsions, are the physical manifestations of abnormal electrical activity within the brain. Neurons, the cells that make up the brain and the nervous system, communicate with each other through electrical signals. When these...
Seizures occur when electrical activity in your brain is abnormal. In a partial seizure, only a limited area of the brain experiences such abnormal activity. In some cases, partial seizures can generalize to affect the whole of your brain. Food...
Multiple Sclerosis, or MS, is a disease of the nervous system affecting the brain and the spinal cord. According to Medline Plus, the disease damages the myelin sheath, or the protective covering of the nerves. This in turn, interferes with the...
Thiamine, or vitamin B1, is part of the B-vitamin complex that includes riboflavin, or vitamin B2; niacin, or vitamin B3; folic acid, or vitamin B9; and vitamin B12. Once thought to be just a single vitamin, the B vitamins all have specific...
The brain is composed of millions of neurons that communicate with each other via electrical activity. Convulsions, or seizures, occur when these neurons misfire. The physical manifestations of convulsions in children vary, from abnormal and...
Neuropathy sarcoidosis is a condition in which the immune system deposits immune cells known as granulomas within the central nervous system. These deposits can cause considerable inflammation. Most often, granulomas are found in the region of the...
