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Topic Index - Neurological Disorders

Neurological Disorders Home

Overview of the Nervous System

Anatomy of the Brain

Diagnostic Tests for Neurological Disorders

Overview of Diagnostic Tests for Nervous System Disorders in Children

Electroencephalogram (EEG)

Spinal Tap or Lumbar Puncture

Neurological Examination

Brain Tumors

Congenital and Hereditary Disorders

Anencephaly

Cerebral Palsy

Chiari I Malformation

Chiari II Malformation

Craniosynostosis

Hydrocephalus

Microcephaly

Spina Bifida

Neurological Disorders in the Newborn

Intraventricular Hemorrhage

Periventricular Leukomalacia

Headaches

Inflammatory and Infectious Disorders

Brain Abscess

Encephalitis

Guillain-Barré Syndrome

Meningitis

Reye Syndrome

Neuromuscular Disorders

Muscular Dystrophy

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Emery-Dreifuss Muscular Dystrophy

Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy

Myasthenia Gravis

Spinal Muscular Atrophy

Epilepsy and Seizures

Ketogenic Diet for Seizures in Children

Neurocutaneous Syndromes

Trauma

Head Injury

Acute Spinal Cord Injury

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