NEURO CONDITIONS

Neurological conditions affect the brain, spinal cord and nerves. They can affect anyone at any age. One in six people in the UK lives with a neurological condition.

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A neurological condition may often result in some degree of disability. People are likely to have to make big changes to their lifestyles due to the effect of the condition on their physical abilities and their sense of perception, memory, judgement and reasoning. They may become less independent and require more physical and emotional care and support in their daily lives. .

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Neurological conditions can be caused by a variety of factors, including genes, the environment, bacterial or viral infections and traumatic injuries or accidents. It’s not always possible to tell what causes a neurological condition, although research is ongoing.

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There are over 600 known neurological conditions and this number is increasing all the time as diagnosis improves. Doctors, researchers and clinicians sometimes find it helpful to group neurological conditions together into four main categories:

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• Sudden onset

• Intermittent

• Progressive

• Stable with changing needs

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Neurological conditions include:

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• Multiple sclerosis

• Parkinson's disease

• Motor neurone disease

• Huntington's disease

• Stroke

• Dementia

• Dystonia

• Cerebral palsy

• Epilepsy

• Autism

• Tourette's syndrome

• Spinal conditions

• ​​​Traumatic brain injury

• Myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME)

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Most of our member centres support a range of neurological conditions. Search our online centre directory to find out more information about which conditions they can help with and the type of therapies available.