Diseases & Health Conditions
Educational information about diseases, symptoms, and related treatments
Limb girdle muscular dystrophy
Limb girdle muscular dystrophies (LGMD) are rare conditions. They can look quite different from pers...
Migraine
Migraine is a common health condition. It affects around 1 in 5 women and around 1 in 15 men, and it...
Motor neurone disease (MND)
Motor neurone disease (MND) is a rare condition that slowly damages parts of the nervous system over...
Multiple sclerosis (MS)
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a condition that affects the brain and/or spinal cord. It can cause probl...
Multiple system atrophy (MSA)
Multiple system atrophy (MSA) is a condition of the nervous system that develops in adulthood. It ha...
Muscular dystrophy
Muscular dystrophy (MD) is a group of muscle conditions passed down through families. It causes mus...
Myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) or chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)
Myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), also called chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), is a long term nervous s...
Myasthenia gravis
Myasthenia gravis is a long term (chronic) illness that causes muscle weakness and tiredness. It's a...
Myotonic dystrophy
Myotonic dystrophy is a genetic condition that causes muscle weakness and wasting that gets worse ov...
Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy (OPMD)
Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy (OPMD) affects the muscles of the eyes and throat. People with th...
Parkinson’s disease
Parkinson's disease is a condition in which parts of the brain become damaged slowly, over many year...
Peripheral neuropathy
Peripheral neuropathy happens when the peripheral nerves are damaged, and the symptoms a person noti...
Post-polio syndrome
Post-polio syndrome is a slow, gradually worsening condition that can affect some people who've had...
Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP)
Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) is a condition affecting the brain and nervous system. Over tim...
Restless legs syndrome
Restless legs syndrome, often called RLS for short, is also known as Willis-Ekbom disease. It is a c...
Spina bifida
Spina bifida is a condition where a baby's spinal column and spinal cord do not form properly while...
Stroke
A stroke is a serious, life-threatening condition. It happens when the blood supply to part of the b...
Tourette’s syndrome
Tourette's syndrome is a condition affecting the brain and nerves. It causes involuntary movements a...
Transient ischaemic attack (TIA)
A transient ischaemic attack, often called a TIA or mini stroke, happens when the blood supply to pa...
Transverse myelitis
Transverse myelitis is a rare condition affecting the nervous system. It happens when the spinal cor...
Trigeminal neuralgia
Trigeminal neuralgia is a sudden, severe facial pain. People describe it as sharp, shooting, or like...
Vascular dementia
Dementia is a term for a group of diseases that affect different brain functions, including your mem...