Neurology

Coma – A state of unrousable unresponsiveness

Cranial Nerve Lesions – Damage to a cranial nerve through injury or disease

Delirium – Brain failure where impairment of attention is accompanied by abnormalities of perception and mood

Dementia – An acquired disorder of cognitive function

Encephalitis – Inflammation of brain parenchyma

Epilepsy – Paroxysmal transient disturbances of nervous system function resulting from abnormal electrical activity of the brain

Guillain Barré Syndrome – Progressive weakness of proximal muscles due to Antibodies against the myelin sheath

Huntington’s Disease (HD) – An autosomal dominant disorder characterised by progressive neurodegeneration

Meningitis – An infection of the protective membranes that surround the brain and the spinal cord

Motor Neuron Lesions – Lesions within the motor pathways

Myotonic Dystrophy – An inherited disorder characterised by progressive muscle wasting and weakness

Parkinson’s Disease – Progressive neurodegenerative disease involving a depletion of dopaminergic neurons in the basal ganglia, particularly the substantia nigra