One of the scariest and most distressing conditions to have to deal with is neurological. People can better understand a broken arm. People have an easier time coming to grips with things like cancer. These are understandable. When they occur, there’s logical next steps. Neurological conditions attack the brain, the spine and the nervous system. Really understanding what they’re doing is more difficult. Our brains are often still a mystery to science, so seeing a disease attack one is difficult to accept.
There are a huge number of different neurological conditions that can affect people. Neurological conditions alter the lives of those who are affected as well as the families of people around them.
Brain Diseases
Brain diseases are one of the most common neurological issues. Many that attack other parts of the body start in the brain. Brain diseases are troubling. Our brains are our body's control center. They work as our air traffic control center.
Brain conditions are getting a lot of attention recently. Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy is very much a disease that is being studied due to repetitive concussions and contact in the NFL. CTE triggers from constant brain trauma. In turn, the brain tissue will start to degenerate. The studies and links to America’s favorite sport are troubling and will ensure that brain diseases are still studied throughout the near future.
There are many other brain diseases that people may come across. Things like Alzheimer’s and dementia originate and affect the brain of an immense amount of people. We can only hope that research continues and we find ways to help alleviate a lot of the terrible neurological conditions affecting the brain.
Nervous System Diseases
Diseases that attack the nervous system can be truly frightening and awful on the people that succumb to them. These diseases almost always attack the brain as well. Neurological conditions that attack the nervous system tend to come on slowly before they become far stronger.
One of the worst potential nervous system diseases that anyone can contract is multiple sclerosis. The nervous system breaks down. The body stops receiving the signals it’s supposed to get. The body stops feeling like it’s balanced. Slowly the brain can no longer control the body's muscles. It can no longer control basic bodily functions. It can no longer control someone’s vision. The final stages of MS is one of the worst conditions anyone can be in.
There are other common nervous diseases as well. Parkinson’s attacks the muscle control of the patient and result in uncontrollable shaking. Nervous system diseases are to be avoided and beyond that, they are to receive treatment as soon as it’s possible to receive treatment.
Disorder Symptoms
There are quite a few ways to sense that you are potentially facing one of the many neurological conditions that occurs. One general byword and way to think of it is that it’s an involuntary change to your body that you are unable to correct. Here are some of the symptoms you can expect to potentially have:
- Balance Problems - One thing that neurological conditions do is alter the center of gravity and the input from the nervous system.
- Bladder and Bowel Issues - Some people will find themselves voiding their bowels and bladder when they start to have a disorder. The nerves are not properly reporting the needs to urinate and it will occur without their knowledge.
- Headaches and Migraines - Unsurprisingly for something affecting the brain, the potential for terrible headaches is common.
- Involuntary Movements and Muscle Twinges - Nerves will send incomplete or false messages to muscles and cause them to move when people may not want them to.