Common ailments of the

Nervous System
1.Brain Tumor
A tumor is a swelling caused
by an overgrown tissue. A
tumor in the brain may
develop slowly and it can
produce symptoms until It
becomes large.
2. Rabies
A mad dog has the virus called
rabies. When a dog with rabies bites
a person and the virus reaches the
nervous system, the person will die.
The symptom that a person is
infected by rabies is fear of water.
Rabies is very dangerous because
even if treatment is given to the
victim, he may not survive.
3. Contusion
When a hard blow causes the
brain nerves to be bruised, the
injury is called contusion.
A contusion may cause the victim
to be unconscious for days. It may
also result in a blood clot in the
brain. Surgery is needed to
remove the blood clot.
4. Concussion
A sudden blow on the head that does
not break the skull can jar the brain.
This injury is called concussion. It can
also happen after a blow to the jaw,
or a heavy fall on the head. The
jarring of the head can cause the
brain inside the skull to be shaken.
The injured person may be
unconscious for a while.
5. Meningitis
It is caused by a kind of bacteria or a
virus that infects the meninges. The
meninges are the protective layers of the
brain and the spinal cord. The symptoms
of this disease are severe headache,
fever and chills followed by back pains
and stiffness of the neck. Meningitis is
common among children. Antibiotics are
effective in fighting the bacteria that
cause meningitis.
6. Encephalitis
Encephalitis is caused by the bite of a
common mosquito which carries a
virus. The virus destroys the gray
matter in the brain. This disease is
also called sleeping sickness because
it causes a person to fall into a coma.
A coma is prolonged unconsciousness.
Getting rid of the breeding places of
mosquitoes can help lessen the
occurrence of this disease.
7. Epilepsy
It is the disorder of the nervous system. An
attack of epilepsy is characterized by a violent
shaking of the body that lasts from two to five
minutes. The muscles become tense. After
shaking, the epileptic person feels a headache
and becomes sleepy. With some epileptic
children, attack of epilepsy may not be
characterized by violent shaking. Instead, they
stare blankly into space for a few seconds.
Some attacks are accompanies by unusual
behavior such as smacking lips, chewing or
angry outburst. Epilepsy was believed to be
caused by a brain injury at birth, or by a very
high fever in a child, or by brain tumor.
8. Poliomyelitis
Poliomyelitis or polio is caused
by a virus which attacks the
motor nerve cells near the spinal
cord. The infection causes the
muscles to become paralyzed. To
prevent polio, children should be
vaccinated with anti-polio
vaccine.
9. Cerebral Palsy
Cerebral Palsy is caused by a damage
in the central nervous system.
Sometimes it occurs before or during
birth, when the oxygen supply to the
babys brain is cut-off. People with
cerebral palsy has a spastic muscle.
These are muscles that are tensed and
contracted. This disease can cause
difficulty in walking and speaking.
Exercise, special training and braces all
help to make a cerebral palsy victim to
live a normal life.
10. Parkinsons disease
It is a disease that occurs in older
people. It affects the nervous system
causing the arms and legs to shake.
Walking and speaking becomes
difficult because the muscles
because the muscles stiffen. This
disease affects the nervous system.