Diseases & Health Conditions
Educational information about diseases, symptoms, and related treatments
Limb girdle muscular dystrophy
Overview Limb girdle muscular dystrophies (LGMD) are rare conditions. They present differently in ev...
Migraine
Overview Migraine is a common health condition. It affects around 1 in 5 women and around 1 in 15 me...
Motor neurone disease (MND)
Overview Motor neurone disease (MND) is a rare condition that progressively damages parts of the ner...
Multiple sclerosis (MS)
Overview Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a condition that affects the brain and/or spinal cord. It can ca...
Multiple system atrophy (MSA)
Overview Multiple system atrophy (MSA) is a neurological condition that affects adults. It’s caused...
Muscular dystrophy
Overview Muscular dystrophy (MD) refers to a group of inherited genetic muscle conditions. MD causes...
Myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) or chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)
Overview Myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) or chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a long term (chronic) n...
Myasthenia gravis
Overview Myasthenia gravis is a long term (chronic) condition that causes muscle weakness and fatigu...
Myotonic dystrophy
Overview Myotonic dystrophy is a genetic condition that causes progressive muscle weakness and wasti...
Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy (OPMD)
Overview Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy (OPMD) affects the muscles in the eyes (ocular) and the...
Parkinson’s disease
Overview - About Parkinson’s disease - Symptoms of Parkinson’s disease - Causes of Parkinson’s disea...
Peripheral neuropathy
Overview Peripheral neuropathy develops when the peripheral nerves are damaged. The symptoms experie...
Post-polio syndrome
Overview Post-polio syndrome is a slow progressive condition that affects some people that have had...
Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP)
Overview Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) is a neurological condition. It’s caused by the loss o...
Restless legs syndrome
Overview Restless legs syndrome (RLS), also known as Willis-Ekbom disease, is a common condition of...
Spina bifida
Overview Spina bifida is when a baby’s spinal column and spinal cord doesn’t form properly in the wo...
Stroke
Overview A stroke is a serious, life-threatening medical condition. It happens when the blood supply...
Tourette’s syndrome
Overview Tourette’s syndrome is a neurological condition that causes you to make involuntary movemen...
Transient ischaemic attack (TIA)
Overview A transient ischaemic attack (TIA), or mini stroke, happens when there’s a temporary disrup...
Transverse myelitis
Overview Transverse myelitis is a rare neurological condition. It’s caused by inflammation (swelling...
Trigeminal neuralgia
Overview - About trigeminal neuralgia - Symptoms of trigeminal neuralgia - Causes of trigeminal neur...
Vascular dementia
Overview Dementia is an umbrella term for a range of diseases that affect different brain functions,...