disorders

• are associated with the circulatory

  system

  Vascular Disorders
• acute infection and inflammation of the brain

  Encephalitis
• inflammation of the meninges covering the

  brain and the spinal cord

  Meningitis
• is fairly

  common and less life-

  threatening

  Viral meningitis
• requires serious

  medical attention: severe cases can lead to

  paralysis, brain damage, coma, or death

  Bacterial meningitis
• refers to inflammation of the spinal cord.

  results from damage to

  nerve cells in the spinal

  cord.

  Myelitis
• related to a defect in or damage to

  the structure of an organ or tissue.

  Structural Disorders
• condition that causes

  sudden weakness in the

  muscles on one side of the

  face

  Bell’s palsy
• a narrowing of the passageway–known as the

  carpal tunnel–where nerves travel from your arm

  and into your hand.

  Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
• deterioration of the function and

  structure of the affected body part

  Degenerative Disorders
• progressive disease of

  the nervous system that

  affects the patient’s

  movement.

  Parkinson’s disease
• an inherited disorder that

  causes neurons of the

  brain to gradually break

  down and die.

  uncontrolled movement

  of the arms, legs, head,

  face and upper body

  Huntington’s disease
• the most common type of

  dementia.

  ➢ brain condition that causes

  a worsening decline in

  memory, thinking, learning

  and organizing skills.

  Alzheimer’s disease