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Results 1 - 10 of 15 for encephalopathy
  1. Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... a disease related to CJD called bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) or "mad cow disease." There is concern ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/creutzfeldtjakobdisease.html - Health Topics
  2. Brain Diseases (National Library of Medicine)  
    Your brain is the control center of your body. It controls your thoughts, memory, speech, and movement. It regulates the function of many organs. It's part ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/braindiseases.html - Health Topics
  3. Epilepsy (National Library of Medicine)  
    Epilepsy is a brain disorder that causes people to have recurring seizures. The seizures happen when clusters of nerve cells, or neurons, in the brain send out ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/epilepsy.html - Health Topics
  4. Genetic Brain Disorders (National Library of Medicine)  
    A genetic brain disorder is caused by a variation or a mutation in a gene. A variation is a different form of a gene. A mutation is a change in a gene. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/geneticbraindisorders.html - Health Topics
  5. Degenerative Nerve Diseases (National Library of Medicine)  
    Degenerative nerve diseases affect many of your body's activities, such as balance, movement, talking, breathing, and heart function. Many of these diseases are genetic. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/degenerativenervediseases.html - Health Topics
  6. Mitochondrial Diseases (National Library of Medicine)  
    Metabolism is the process your body uses to make energy from the food you eat. Food is made up of proteins, carbohydrates, and fats. Chemicals in your digestive ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/mitochondrialdiseases.html - Health Topics
  7. Concussion (National Library of Medicine)  
    A concussion is a type of brain injury. It involves a short loss of normal brain function. It happens when a hit to the head or body causes your head and ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/concussion.html - Health Topics
  8. Dementia (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... disease, an inherited, progressive brain disease Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), caused by repeated traumatic brain injury HIV- ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/dementia.html - Health Topics
  9. Developmental Disabilities (National Library of Medicine)  
    Developmental disabilities are severe, long-term problems. They may be physical, such as blindness. They may affect mental ability, such as learning disabilities. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/developmentaldisabilities.html - Health Topics
  10. Digestive Diseases (National Library of Medicine)  
    When you eat, your body breaks food down to a form it can use to build and nourish cells and provide energy. This process is called digestion. Your digestive ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/digestivediseases.html - Health Topics
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