This destination is produced by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892. This website is a spinal cord injury workshop, designed to explore new directions for research on spinal cord injury. Among the most exciting frontiers in medicine is the repair of traumatic injuries to the spinal cord. Improvements in treatment are helping many more people survive spinal cord injury. Yet most spinal cord injuries still cause lifelong disability, and continued research is critically needed.
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National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892. Cerebral palsy is a term used to describe a group of chronic disorders impairing control of movement that appear in the first few years of life. These disorders are not caused by problems in the muscles or nerves. Instead, faulty development or damage to motor areas in the brain disrupts the brain's ability to adequately control movement and posture. This site describes in great detail the serious disorder.
This destination is produced by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892. Huntington’s disease results from genetically programmed degeneration of neurons, in certain areas of the brain. This degeneration causes uncontrolled movements, loss of intellectual faculties, and emotional disturbance. This site describes in great detail the serious disorder.
