Brain & Nervous System

Epilepsy can be a very scary disease; the thought that at any moment in time the person with epilepsy can experience a seizure is frightening, but especially so for children. Whether your child...

The frontal lobe is the part of your brain that governs social and sexual behaviors as well as facets of personality and emotional reasoning. A brain injury that happens in childhood can have...

Roughly 10 percent of the U.S. population has had a seizure, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Typically, 35 percent of children who experience one seizure will have...

According to the Mayo Clinic, dyslexia is a language-based learning disability. It is diagnosed through multiple dyslexia symptoms, such as difficulty in reading, spelling and speech. Primarily...

Abdominal (trunk) weakness in a child with cerebral palsy can lead to postural and alignment problems, breathing diffficulties or a flared rib cage. Therefore, children with cerebral palsy can...

Febrile convulsions can be terrifying to watch, and a child who has just suffered from one will almost always be hospitalized and thoroughly evaluated. Upon discharge, it's important to know what...

Cerebral palsy (CP) is a neurological disorder that affects body movement and muscle coordination. A common symptom of CP is muscle stiffness. There is no cure for cerebral palsy, but there are...

The brain condition known as cortical dysplasia is a congenital birth defect that stems from abnormal brain development in an unborn child. Because cortical dysplasia does not behave the same for...

Seizure disorders, otherwise known as epilepsy, occur when a patient experiences more than one seizure---an event that occurs with a temporary electrical disturbance in the brain that causes a...

Spinal meningitis is caused when the membranes that surround the spinal cord and brain become inflamed. There are multiple types of spinal meningitis that vary in severity. If there is any...

Seizures can be very scary, especially for children. They tend to come on unexpectedly and it is sometimes hard to pinpoint what triggers them. There are various treatments for seizures, including...

Epilepsy is a condition characterized by seizures that are not attributable to other underlying causes such as meningitis or a brain tumor. In order for a person to receive a positive epilepsy...

If your child has cerebral palsy due to a brain injury, she may have mild-to-severe difficulty in communicating. Because her communication problems may be caused by problems with her sight,...

Cerebral palsy is the most common physical disability in children and represents the most frequent diagnosis in children who receive physical therapy. Since there is no known cure for cerebral...

Cerebral palsy is a permanent neurological disorder that affects a person's brain (cerebral) and the way it communicates with the muscles (palsy). It is estimated that around 764,000 children and...

Muscle coordination and body movement are affected in cerebral palsy (CP), a group of chronic conditions caused by brain damage before birth, during birth or during infancy. According to United...

Finding out that your child has a rare disorder of the brain, can really take your world for a loop. I live just one day at a time. This article will teach you how to care for a child who has...

During the very early stages of a child's life, there are many things that can hinder his healthy development. Hemiplegia is a condition that can strike anytime during the early stages of a...

Cerebral Palsy (also known as CP) is a condition that affects both the brain and muscle movement and control. In most cases, the condition is identified very early, most often within the first 2...

Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) is a neurological or behavioral disorder that is characterized by excessive defiance towards adults or authority, often accompanied by arguing and frequent...

Tay-Sachs disease is a condition that affects the nervous system of infants, toddlers and young children, usually up to the age of five years. The condition is an inherited, though rare disease...

Stuttering is a speech disorder that can be very embarrassing and frustrating for those who suffer from it. The symptoms may likely start in childhood or develop later on. If you want to know...

Water in the brain or hydrocephalus is caused by an abnormal increase in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), a clear fluid that protects and nourishes the brain and the spinal cord. When this fluid...

Epilepsy, characterized by recurrent seizures, can affect both children and adults. Recognizing epilepsy in children, however, can come with difficulties. Some of the symptoms of epilepsy are...

Rett Syndrome is a disease that affects children. Mostly little girls are affected by this condition. You may see your child developing normally, and then abnormal tendencies may occur. These...

Many children and adults who have cerebral palsy have difficulty swallowing saliva, which can lead to excessive drooling. This is because they may be unable to control certain muscles or because...

Bipolar Disorder, also referred to as Manic Depression, is a condition that is manifest with extreme changes in mood, behavior, energy, and thinking. Until recent years, diagnosis of Bipolar...

Having a child creates a lot of worry. Every possible complication with a pregnancy can practically give you an ulcer. Unfortunately, birth is just the beginning of a mountain of new worries, as...

Dyspraxia used to be referred to as "Clumsy Child Syndrome." Nowadays, it is more commonly known as a developmental coordination disorder. Considered to be the result of an immature brain,...