nervous disorder

Noun
  1. A disorder of the nervous system (synset 114108362)
    is a type of: disorder, upset - a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning
    subtypes:
    • brain damage - injury to the brain that impairs its functions (especially permanently); can be caused by trauma to the head, infection, hemorrhage, inadequate oxygen, genetic abnormality, etc.
    • brain disease, brain disorder, encephalopathy - any disorder or disease of the brain
    • ataxia, ataxy, dyssynergia, motor ataxia - inability to coordinate voluntary muscle movements; unsteady movements and staggering gait
    • atopognosia, atopognosis - absence or loss of topognosia; inability to locate correctly a point of touch
    • dyskinesia - abnormality in performing voluntary muscle movements
    • chorea - any of several degenerative nervous disorders characterized by spasmodic movements of the body and limbs
    • flaccid paralysis - weakness or loss of muscle tone resulting from injury or disease of the nerves innervating the muscles
    • als, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, lou gehrig's disease - thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord; results in progressive muscle atrophy that starts in the limbs
    • athetosis - a continuous succession of slow, writhing, involuntary movements of the hands and feet and other body parts
    • kuru - a progressive disease of the central nervous system marked by increasing lack of coordination and advancing to paralysis and death within a year of the appearance of symptoms; thought to have been transmitted by cannibalistic consumption of diseased brain tissue since the disease virtually disappeared when cannibalism was abandoned
    • nerve compression - harmful pressure on a nerve (especially in nerves that pass over rigid prominences); causes nerve damage and muscle weakness
    same as: neurological disease, neurological disorder

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