National Institutes of Health
- The primary NIH organization for research on Neurologic Diseases is the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Neurologic diseases are disorders of the brain, spinal cord and nerves throughout your body. Together they control all the workings of the body. When something goes wrong with a part of your nervous system, you can have trouble moving, speaking, swallowing, breathing or learning. You can also have problems with your memory, senses or mood.
There are more than 600 neurologic diseases. Major types include
References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)