Health and Medical Guide to Bones, Joints and Muscles Degenerative Nerve Diseases Health information topics about Degenerative Nerve Diseases: Anatomy/Physiology 1. Atlas of the Body: The Nervous System American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZB2KOBGJC&sub_... Children 1. Rett Syndrome National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/rett/detail_rett.htm Clinical Trials 1. ClinicalTrials.gov: Prion Diseases National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D017096&recruiting... 2. ClinicalTrials.gov: Ataxia National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D001259&recruiting... 3. ClinicalTrials.gov: Neurodegenerative Diseases National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D019636&recruiting... 4. ClinicalTrials.gov: Rett Syndrome National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D015518&recruiting... 5. ClinicalTrials.gov: Shy-Drager Syndrome National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D012791&recruiting... Diagnosis/Symptoms 1. Electromyography and Nerve Conduction Velocities Muscular Dystrophy Association http://www.mdausa.org/publications/Quest/q75ss.html Dictionaries/Glossaries 1. Brain and Nervous System Definitions Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=BN00023 Directories 1. Find a Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation http://www.e-aapmr.org/imis/imisonline/findphys/find.cfm 2. Find a Board-Certified Neurosurgeon American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Congress of Neurological Surgeons http://www.neurosurgerytoday.org/findaneuro/ 3. Find a Neurologist American Academy of Neurology http://www.aan.com/public/find.cfm Genetics 1. Genetics Home Reference: Friedreich ataxia National Library of Medicine http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=friedreichataxia 2. Genetics Home Reference: Alexander disease National Library of Medicine http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=alexanderdisease 3. Genetics Home Reference: Prion disease National Library of Medicine http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=priondisease 4. Genetics Home Reference: Rett syndrome National Library of Medicine http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=rettsyndrome 5. Genetics Home Reference: Pantothenate kinase-assoc National Library of Medicine http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=pantothenatekinaseassociatedneurodegenerat... 6. Genetics Home Reference: Juvenile primary lateral National Library of Medicine http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=juvenileprimarylateralsclerosis National Institutes of Health 1. Motor Neuron Diseases National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/motor_neuron_diseases/motor_neuron_disea... 2. Ataxias and Cerebellar/Spinocerebellar Degeneratio National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/ataxia/ataxia.htm Organizations 1. We Move http://www.wemove.org/ 2. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and S http://www.ninds.nih.gov/ 3. Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance http://www.frda.org/ Research 1. NIAID Research on Prion Diseases National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases http://www.niaid.nih.gov/factsheets/priondis.htm 2. Serotonin Receptor Lets JC Virus Enter Brain Cells National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/news_and_events/news_articles/news_article_leukoen... 3. Study in Mice Links Growth Factor to Hereditary Mo National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/news_and_events/news_articles/news_article_sbma.ht... 4. Test Could Improve Detection of Prion Disease in H National Institute on Aging http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/feb2005/nia-14.htm 5. Research on Other Women's Health Conditions: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development http://www.nichd.nih.gov/about/womenhealth/other.cfm 6. Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities National Institute of Child Health and Human Development http://www.nichd.nih.gov/womenshealth/birth_defects.cfm Specific Conditions 1. Leigh's Disease National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/leighsdisease/leighsdisease.htm 2. Ramsay Hunt Syndrome National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/ramsay2/ramsay2.htm 3. Shy-Drager Syndrome Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00616 4. Tropical Spastic Paraparesis National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/tropical_spastic_paraparesis/tropical_sp... 5. Opsoclonus Myoclonus National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/opsoclonus_myoclonus/opsoclonus_myoclonu... 6. Olivopontocerebellar Atrophy National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/opca/opca.htm 7. Corticobasal Degeneration We Move http://www.wemove.org/cbd/cbd.html 8. Alpers' Disease National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/alpersdisease/alpersdisease.htm 9. Cerebro-Oculo-Facio-Skeletal Syndrome National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/cofs/cofs.htm 10. Neurodegeneration with Brain Iron Accumulation National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/nbia/nbia.htm 11. Multiple System Atrophy with Orthostatic Hypotensi National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/msa_orthostatic_hypotension/msa_orthosta... 12. Multiple System Atrophy National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/msa/msa.htm 13. Corticobasal Degeneration National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/corticobasal_degeneration/corticobasal_d... 14. Monomelic Amyotrophy National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/monomelic_amyotrophy/monomelic_amyotroph... 15. Machado-Joseph Disease National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/machado_joseph/detail_machado_joseph.htm... 16. Friedreich's Ataxia National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/friedreichs_ataxia/detail_friedreichs_at... 17. Friedreich's Ataxia National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/friedreichs_ataxia/friedreichs_ataxia.ht... 18. Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/pml/pml.htm 19. Paraneoplastic Syndromes National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/paraneoplastic/paraneoplastic.htm   Bones / Orthopedics News From Medical News Today Latest Health News and Medical News posted throughout the day, every day. 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