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  1. Neurodegenerative Diseases | MedlinePlus 
    https://medlineplus.gov/degenerativenervediseases.html
    ... Cerebellar Disorders Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Friedreich Ataxia Genetic Brain Disorders Multiple Sclerosis Parkinson's Disease Peripheral Nerve Disorders Polio ...
  2. Basal ganglia dysfunction 
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001069.htm
    ... medicines called antipsychotics, used to treat schizophrenia . Many brain disorders are associated with basal ganglia dysfunction. They include: ... from damage to certain nerve cells in the brain) Wilson disease (disorder causing too much copper in the body's tissues)
  3. Hereditary Dystonia Overview - GeneReviews® - NCBI Bookshelf 
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK1155
    ... other brain areas including the cerebellum, thalamus, and brain stem. Disorders of heavy metal metabolism Wilson disease , a disorder ... der Knaap MS. GeneReviews(®). 1993 Review Neurodegeneration with Brain Iron Accumulation Disorders ... 1993] Review Neurodegeneration with Brain Iron ...
  4. Rehabilitation for adults with complex psychosis - NCBI Bookshelf 
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK562555
    ... and antisocial personality disorder ) cognitive impairments (including acquired brain disorders) depression (see the NICE guideline on depression in ... tailored to their specific comorbidity (such as acquired brain injury, severe ... disorder, autism spectrum disorder or Huntingdon’s disease). Often, ...
  5. YIF1B-Related Neurodevelopmental Disorder - GeneReviews® - NCBI Bookshelf 
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK606999
    ... landscape and clinical phenotype of the YIF1B related brain disorder. Brain. 2021;144:e85. [ PMC free article : PMC8634087 ] [ PubMed : ...
  6. Progressive Supranuclear Palsy 
    https://medlineplus.gov/progressivesupranuclearpalsy.html
    Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) is a rare brain disease. It causes problems with balance, eye movement, and walking. Learn about what can help. ... PSP)? Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) is a rare brain disease. It happens because of damage to nerve cells ...
  7. We’re all in this together | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/article/were-all-in-this-together
    ... Explore More on MedlinePlus.gov Alzheimer’s Disease Genetic Brain Disorders More health topics on MedlinePlus.gov » You May ... of NIH’s Sound Health initiative. She went through... Brain Diseases The beautiful brain NIH’s YouTube Channel, NIHOD, recently ...
  8. Why alcohol-use research is more important than ever | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...arch-is-more-important-than-ever
    ... also don't realize that AUD is a brain disorder that actually changes how the brain functions. Severe ... excessive alcohol use and mental health and other disorders, harm to long-term brain health that can be caused by adolescent alcohol ...
  9. Epilepsy in children 
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007681.htm
    Epilepsy is a brain disorder in which a person has repeated seizures over time. A seizure is a sudden change in the electrical and chemical activity in the brain. A single seizure that does not happen again is not epilepsy.
  10. How we remember may come down to unique firing patterns in our brains | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...ue-firing-patterns-in-our-brains
    ... being tracked for other research. Epilepsy is a brain disorder that causes seizures, including convulsions, muscle spasms, and ... unique patterns could help better understand how our brains stop working properly in various memory and thinking disorders, like dementia and Alzheimer's. As part of the ...
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