Acute spinal cord injury

Traumatic injury that bruises, partially tears, or completely tears the spinal cord. SCI is a common cause of permanent disability. This spinal cord injury may occur from a fall, motor vehicle accidents, sports injuries, diving accidents, trampoline accidents, violence, infections that form abscess around spinal cord.

Concussion leading to neurological deficits

Head contact injury during sports, motor vehicle accidents, head on collision – anything that may cause high traumatic impact towards the skull.

Traumatic brain injury

Traumatic injuries from motor vehicle accidents, violence, falls.

Alzheimer’s disease

Is a progressive, neurodegenerative disease that occurs when nerve cells in the brain die which may lead to impaired thinking, memory , behaviour, confusion, restlessness, personality/behaviour changes, impaired judgement, inability to follow instructions, language deterioration,

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ACL)

Motor neuron disease, degeneration of nerve cells in the spinal cord and brain and the nerves that control your muscles

Ataxia

Lack of coordination. People with ataxia lose muscle control in their arms and legs. This may lead to a lack of balance, coordination, and trouble walking. It may occur in patients that suffer with stroke, Multiple sclerosis, tumours, nerve damage.

Bells Palsy

Facial weakness/paralysis. Results from damage to the facial nerve (7th cranial nerve). Pain and discomfort may occur on one side of the face or head.

Brain tumours leading to neurological deficits

Cerebral aneurysm

Guillain-barre syndrome

It is a neurological disorder in which the body’s immune system attacks its own nervous system. Leading to weakness, and reduced performance/function.

Multiple sclerosis

Autoimmune disorder, a condition in which the body attacks itself (central nervous system) by mistake leading to neurological deficits such as reduced coordination, balance, weakness and reduced function.

Muscular dystrophy

A disorder that slowly weakens muscles. It can make movements like walking/standing up hard to do. It is a genetic disorder. Symptoms may include clumsiness, problems climbing stairs, trouble jumping/hopping, frequent tripping/falling, walking on toes, leg pain.

Parkinson’s disease

Stroke

Ischemic stroke: these are strokes caused by blockage of an artery

Haemorrhagic stroke: these are strokes caused by bleeding.

Myasthenia gravis

Chronic autoimmune disorder in which antibodies destroy communication between nerves and muscle, resulting in weakness.

Leading to sensation/muscular (weakness/paralysis) deficits, on one side of the body.