Neurological Disorders

Tay-Sachs disease is a rare, fatal genetic disorder that primarily affects infants. Most commonly diagnosed around 6 months of age, this disease currently has no cure. [...]

Rett syndrome is a rare genetic disorder that primarily affects girls. It can impact a child's ability to speak, walk, eat, and breathe easily. Parents or doctors [...]

Dystonia is a neurological disorder that affects about 1% of the population, causing painful and uncontrollable muscle spasms. If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with [...]

Spinal stenosis is a condition in which the open spaces within your spine become narrower, putting pressure on your spinal cord and the nerves around it. This can cause pain, [...]

Hearing loss is a common condition that affects millions of Americans, making it difficult to communicate and engage with the world around them. By understanding the causes, [...]

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a condition that causes the heart muscle to become thicker than normal, most commonly at the septum between the ventricles, below the [...]

Ganser syndrome is a rare mental disorder where a person deliberately acts as if they have a physical or mental illness when they are not really sick. This condition is [...]

Prolactinoma is a benign tumor that grows on the pituitary gland, a small gland located at the base of the brain. This tumor causes the pituitary gland to produce excessive [...]

Torticollis, also known as wryneck or loxia, is a condition that affects the neck muscles, causing the head to tilt to one side. It can occur in infants, children, and [...]

An acoustic neuroma, also known as a vestibular schwannoma, is a noncancerous growth that develops on the eighth cranial nerve, which connects the inner ear to the brain. [...]