Course: Neurological Disorders: How to Provide Care

Parkinson’s disease is a progressive, degenerative brain condition most easily recognised by associated movement problems- slow movement, rigidity (muscle stiffness), and a tremor, particularly obvious in the hands. In advanced …

The axons of many large neurones in the central nervous system- the brain and spinal cord are ‘myelinated’. That is, they are coated with a fatty substance that helps to …

The symptoms of Huntington’s disease (HD) usually manifest in midlife- between the ages of 35-50, though it can occur earlier or later in life than this. Over many years a …

The brain and spinal cord make up what we refer to as the ‘Central Nervous System’ (CNS). The remainder of the nervous system, is known as the Peripheral Nervous System …

Epilepsy is characterised by repeated events known as ‘seizures’ in which there are sudden bursts of synchronised electrical activity within the brain leading to altered consciousness, involuntary movements and sensations. …

In vascular dementia, blood supply to the brain is disrupted due to multiple events in blood vessels similar to those described above regarding stroke, above, occur over time. The presentation …

Ischaemic stroke causes damage by preventing blood supply reaching areas of the brain. In this kind of stroke, a clot causes a blockage in a blood vessel (most often an …

Within the skull – that hard bone under our scalp, that encases and protects the brain, there are three substances: the brain itself; A clear fluid called cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) …

Motor neurone disease is a degenerative condition with symptoms including weakening leg, arm and hand muscles, impaired speech and swallowing, cramp, twitches, weight loss and emotional lability, that tend to …

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia. More than 50% of people with dementia have AD. Symptoms develop gradually over years. There is confusion, disorientation – people …

Read the short summary about cerebral palsy. Cerebral palsy tends to be characterised by delay in achieving established developmental milestones, for example being unable to independently support sitting by eight …

Read the short summary of ‘Dystonia’.  Muscle contractions that tend to cause abnormal posture or uncontrolled slow, often repetitive movement. These effects may be mild or severe—often severe cases began …