Scientists use DNA methylation patterns as a roadmap for identifying causes of severe epilepsies in children. To effectively treat a disease or disorder, doctors must first know the root cause. Such ...

Neurological disorders affect the function of the nervous system. Common pediatric neurological disorders include ADHD, autism spectrum disorder, epilepsy, and cerebral palsy. Neurological disorders ...

Autoimmune neurological diseases are conditions where the immune system attacks nerve cells. Damage to neuronal cells can lead to a variety of neurologic and psychiatric symptoms. Autoimmune diseases ...

Researchers identified biallelic variants in RNU2-2 as the cause of a recessive neurodevelopmental disorder marked by ...

Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome is a neurological disorder characterized by swelling or inflammation in the brain. It’s often treatable if diagnosed quickly. Posterior reversible ...

Conversion disorder is a psychiatric condition in which a person has neurological symptoms like paralysis or blindness with no physiological cause. In the past, such events were often described as ...

Scientists have discovered another benefit of the blockbuster weight-loss and blood-glucose-lowering drug semaglutide, known as Ozempic and Wegovy, which could improve the lives of 38 million diabetic ...

Tom Davies was diagnosed with motor neuron disease (MND) at 29, which has left him unable to walk or eat. Doctors believe his ...

The would-be Secretary of Health and Human Services lives with a rare neurological condition that causes vocal cord spasms and a strained and raspy voice. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has spasmodic dysphonia ...