Health and Medical Guide to Functions and Dysfunctions of the Brain and Nervous System Neurologic Diseases Health information topics about Neurologic Diseases: Anatomy/Physiology 1. Autonomic Nervous System American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4463 2. Atlas of the Body: The Nervous System American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZB2KOBGJC&sub_... 3. Atlas of the Body: The Nervous System -- Groups of American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZCLJKBGJC&sub_... 4. Slide Show: How Your Brain Works Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=BN00033 Children 1. What Is a Pediatric Neurosurgeon? American Academy of Pediatrics http://www.aap.org/sections/sap/he3005.pdf 2. Neurocutaneous Syndromes Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/medical/brain/neurocutaneous.html 3. Ohtahara Syndrome National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/ohtahara/ohtahara.htm Clinical Trials 1. ClinicalTrials.gov: Nervous System Diseases National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D009422&recruiting... Diagnosis/Symptoms 1. Electrophysiology We Move http://www.mdvu.org/library/pediatric/diagnostics/dia_exa_electro.html 2. Diagnosis of Brain, Spinal Cord, and Nerve Disorde Merck & Co., Inc. http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec06/ch077/ch077d.html 3. Electromyography and Nerve Conduction Velocities Muscular Dystrophy Association http://www.mdausa.org/publications/Quest/q75ss.html 4. Neurological Diagnostic Tests National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/misc/diagnostic_tests.htm Dictionaries/Glossaries 1. Brain and Nervous System Definitions Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=BN00023 2. Glossary of Neurological Diagnostic Tests American Association of Neurological Surgeons http://www.neurosurgerytoday.org/what/patient_e/glossary.asp Directories 1. Find a Board-Certified Neurosurgeon American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Congress of Neurological Surgeons http://www.neurosurgerytoday.org/findaneuro/ 2. Find a Neurologist American Academy of Neurology http://www.aan.com/public/find.cfm Genetics 1. Genes and Disease: Familial Mediterranean Fever National Center for Biotechnology Information http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?call=bv.View..ShowSection&rid=gnd... 2. Genetics Home Reference: Familial dysautonomia National Library of Medicine http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=familialdysautonomia 3. Genes and Disease: The Nervous System National Center for Biotechnology Information http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?call=bv.View..ShowSection&rid=gnd... 4. Study Identifies Gene That Prevents Nerve Cell Dea National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/news_and_events/news_article_nerve_cell.htm 5. Study Reveals Patterns of Gene Activity in the Mou National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/oct2003/ninds-29.htm 6. Genetics Home Reference: Von Hippel-Lindau syndrom National Library of Medicine http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=vonhippellindausyndrome 7. Genetics Home Reference: Cri-du-chat syndrome National Library of Medicine http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=criduchatsyndrome 8. Gene Discovery Opens Door to Further Research in I National Human Genome Research Institute http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/apr2003/nhgri-28.htm National Institutes of Health 1. Brain Basics: Know Your Brain National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/brain_basics/know_your_brain.htm Organizations 1. Congress of Neurological Surgeons http://www.neurosurgeon.org/ 2. Society for Neuroscience http://web.sfn.org/ 3. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and S http://www.ninds.nih.gov/ Overviews 1. What Can Go Wrong with My Brain? American Academy of Neurology http://www.thinkneurologynow.org/explore.cfm Research 1. What's in a Connection? A Look at Protein Pat National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/news_and_events/news_article_synapses.htm 2. Mechanism in Neurodegenerative Disease: Clogged Ce National Institute of General Medical Sciences http://www.nigms.nih.gov/news/releases/brief_110304.html 3. Electrical Activity Alters Neurotransmitter Produc National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/news_and_events/news_article_neurotransmitter_chan... 4. Study in Mice Links Growth Factor to Hereditary Mo National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/news_and_events/news_articles/news_article_sbma.ht... 5. Research Brief: Cells That Live and Let Die National Institute of General Medical Sciences http://www.nigms.nih.gov/news/releases/brief_steller.html 6. Dystonia Protein Linked to Problem Common in Other National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/news_and_events/news_article_torsion_dystonia.htm 7. Bone Marrow Generates New Neurons in Human Brains National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/jan2003/ninds-20.htm 8. Cell Stress May Contribute to Neurological Disease National Institute of General Medical Sciences http://www.nigms.nih.gov/news/releases/brief_welch.html Specific Conditions 1. Striatonigral Degeneration National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/striatonigral_degeneration/striatonigral... 2. Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/acute_encephalomyelitis/acute_encephalom... 3. Dysautonomia (Autonomic Dysfunction) National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/dysauto/dysauto.htm 4. Autonomic Neuropathy Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00544 5. Arachnoid Cysts National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/arachnoid_cysts/arachnoid_cysts.htm 6. Apraxia National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/apraxia/apraxia.htm 7. Alternating Hemiplegia National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/alternatinghemiplegia/alternatinghemiple... 8. Agnosia National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/agnosia/agnosia.htm 9. Dyssynergia Cerebellaris Myoclonica National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/dyssynergia/dyssynergia.htm 10. Klüver-Bucy Syndrome National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/kluver_bucy/kluver_bucy.htm 11. Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/neuroleptic_syndrome/neuroleptic_syndrom... 12. Neurosarcoidosis National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/neurosarcoidosis/neurosarcoidosis.htm 13. Neurotoxicity National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/neurotoxicity/neurotoxicity.htm 14. Paresthesia National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/paresthesia/paresthesia.htm 15. Schilder's Disease National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/schilders/schilders.htm 16. Sturge-Weber Syndrome National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/sturge_weber/sturge_weber.htm 17. Transverse Myelitis National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/transversemyelitis/detail_transversemyel... 18. Von Hippel-Lindau Disease National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/von_hippel_lindau/von_hippel_lindau.htm Treatment 1. 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