Neurology refers to the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and disorders of the nervous system including the brain, spinal cord, nerves and muscles. Neurological disorders are common and run the gamut from relatively innocuous problems like tension headaches to serious and debilitating problems like brain tumors, sleep disorders, strokes, serious seizures disorders, severe mental retardation, spinal cord paralysis and muscular dystrophy. The vast majority of disorders treated at KKI involve the nervous system and are neurological. However, since their manifestations and treatments are so diverse, neurological disorders have been divided into numerous sub-groups with their own specialized teams of physicians and therapists. Examples are epilepsy neurologists and neurogenetic neurologists who specialize in seizures and genetic disorders respectively, physiatrists who specialize in rehabilitation and neurodevelopmental pediatricians who care for children with learning and developmental problems.

Examples, Subsets and Synonyms for Neurological Disorders

Cerebrovascular Disorders (stroke)
Central Nervous System Infections -
- Congenital Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Infection
Epilepsy / Seizure Disorders
Muscular Dystrophy
Myopathies (muscle disease)
Neurocutaneous Disorders -
- Neurofibromatosis
- Tuberous Sclerosis
- Von Hippel-Lindau Disease
- Sturge-Weber Syndrome
- Ataxia-Telangiectasia
Neurodegenerative Disorders -
- Leukodystrophies -
  - Adrenoleukodystrophy
  - Metachromatic Leukodystrophy
  - Krabbe Disease (globoid cell leukodystrophy)
  - Canavan Disease
  - Alexander Disease
  - Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease
- Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinoses

Related Marcus Autism Center Clinical Programs

Pediatric Neurodevelopmental Center

Additional Resources:

Child Neurology Associates
(www.neurologychannel.com/childneurology)

American Academy of Neurology
(www.aan.com)

AES Corporation
(www.aes.com)