Chronic Pain
26 Nov 2003
Trigeminal neuralgia (tic douloureux)
Trigeminal neuralgia is pain in the face with no identifiable cause. It is related to the trigeminal nerve, the main sensory nerve of the face.
Diseases
26 Nov 2003
Bell’s palsy (idiopathic facial paralysis)
Bell's palsy is a facial paralysis or paralysis of the facial nerve of unknown cause. It is thought to be caused by viral infection or…
Diseases
01 Nov 2003
Myopathy (including Duchenne’s)
Myopathies are disorders which affect the muscles of the skeleton causing weakness and wasting. They may be genetic, inflammatory, metabolic or hormonal.
Diseases
01 Nov 2003
Peripheral neuropathies
Peripheral neuropathies are a group of disorders affecting the peripheral nervous system, or nerves outside the brain and central nervous system.
Diseases
11 Oct 2003
Myaesthenia gravis
Myasthenia gravis is a rare autoimmune disease that causes muscle weakness. Symptoms include difficulty swallowing, drooping eyelids and double vision.
Diseases
21 Sep 2003
Motor neuron disease (MND)
Motor neuron disease destroys the muscle and nerve fibres in the brain and spinal cord and causes progressive muscle weakness.
Children's health
11 Sep 2003
Epilepsy
Epilepsy is a common neurological disorder that causes seizures. It is caused by an abnormal electrical discharge from nerve cells in the brain.
Diseases
08 Jul 2003
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is a mental health disorder. Symptoms include hallucinations, delusions, disorganised behaviour and not showing speech or emotions.
Diseases
08 Jul 2003
Insomnia
Insomnia is unsatisfactory sleep that affects daytime functions because of fatigue, irritability, decreased memory and concentration, and malaise.
