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Results 1 - 10 of 14 for Cerebral atrophy
  1. 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
  2. Spinal Muscular Atrophy (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... the spinal cord and lower part of the brain. They control movement in your arms, legs, face, chest, throat, and tongue. As the motor neurons die off, your muscles start to weaken and atrophy (waste away). The muscle damage gets worse over ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/spinalmuscularatrophy.html - Health Topics
  3. Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease (National Library of Medicine)  
    Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) is a group of genetic nerve disorders. It is named after the three doctors who first identified it. In the United States, CMT ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/charcotmarietoothdisease.html - Health Topics
  4. Movement Disorders (National Library of Medicine)  
    Movement disorders are neurologic conditions that cause problems with movement, such as: Increased movement that can be voluntary (intentional) or involuntary ( ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/movementdisorders.html - Health Topics
  5. 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
  6. Degenerative Nerve Diseases (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... disease Lewy body disease Parkinson's disease Spinal muscular atrophy Degenerative nerve diseases can be serious or life-threatening. It depends on the type. Most of them have no cure. Treatments may help improve symptoms, relieve pain, and increase mobility.
    https://medlineplus.gov/degenerativenervediseases.html - Health Topics
  7. Autonomic Nervous System Disorders (National Library of Medicine)  
    Your autonomic nervous system is the part of your nervous system that controls involuntary actions, such as the beating of your heart and the widening or ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/autonomicnervoussystemdisorders.html - Health Topics
  8. Cerebellar Disorders (National Library of Medicine)  
    When you play the piano or hit a tennis ball you are activating the cerebellum. The cerebellum is the area of the brain that controls coordination and balance. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/cerebellardisorders.html - Health Topics
  9. 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 the wrong signals. People may have ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/epilepsy.html - Health Topics
  10. Alzheimer's Disease (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... of dementia among older people. Dementia is a brain disorder that seriously affects a person's ability to ... slowly. It first involves the parts of the brain that control thought, memory and language. People with ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/alzheimersdisease.html - Health Topics
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