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A regular health check is your foremost shield against a wide array of ailments.
What are the different diseases/conditions treated by the Institute of Neurosciences?
- Hemiplegia
Hemiplegia is a disorder caused due to brain damage or spinal cord injury which may lead to paralysis on one side of the body.
Hemiplegia causes:
- Weakness
- Muscle control problems
- Muscle stiffness
- Aphasia
Aphasia is an inability that affects a person’s ability to communicate which may result in brain damage.
- Stroke
Stroke is a problem that affects the arteries leading to and within the brain.
- Epilepsy
Epilepsy is a central nervous system (neurological) disorder which causes the brain activity to work abnormally. It causes seizures or periods of unusual behavior, sensations, and sometimes loss of awareness.
- Dementia
A collective term which describes various symptoms of cognitive decline, such as decline in memory power. Several underlying diseases and brain disorders are common symptoms of dementia.
- Neuropathy
Neuropathy typically results in numbness, tingling, muscle weakness and pain in the affected area which is caused by damage or dysfunction of one or more nerves.
- Neuralgia
It is a pain that travels throughout the length of a nerve.