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  • Zonisamide

    Healthline — Zonisamide is an anti-convulsant used to control seizures in the treatment of epilepsy, a neurological dysfunction in which excessive surges of electrical energy are emitted in the brain. Zonisamide decreases abnormal activity and excitement ...More…

  • Zellweger Syndrome

    Healthline — Zellweger syndrome refers to an inherited condition that is present at birth and usually causes death during the first six to twelve months of age. This syndrome is caused by a lack or reduction of peroxisomes, which are specialized organelles ...More…

  • Wilson Disease

    Healthline — Wilson disease is a rare, inherited disorder that causes excess copper to accumulate in the body. Steadily increasing amounts of copper circulating in the blood are deposited primarily in the brain, liver, kidneys, and the cornea of the ...More…

  • Williams Syndrome

    Healthline — Williams syndrome is a genetic disorder caused by a deletion of a series of genes on chromosome 7q11. Individuals with Williams syndrome have distinctive facial features, mild mental retardation, heart and blood vessel problems, short stature, ...More…

  • Whipple's Disease

    Healthline — Whipple's disease is a rare infectious disorder that can affect many areas of the body, including the gastrointestinal and central nervous systems. Caused by the bacteria Tropheryma whipplei, it is typically diagnosed from malabsorption symptoms ...More…

  • Whiplash

    Healthline — Whiplash is a sudden, moderate-to-severe strain affecting the bones, discs, muscles, nerves, or tendons of the neck. The neck is composed of seven small bones. Known as the cervical spine, these bones: About 1,000,000 whiplash injuries occur in ...More…

  • West Nile Virus Infection

    Healthline — The West Nile virus is an arbovirus (meaning it is spread by mosquitos, ticks, or other arthropods) that can cause infections in animals and humans; in some cases, the infections can lead to fatal meningitis or encephalitis, which are ...More…

  • Wallenberg Syndrome

    Healthline — Wallenberg syndrome is a type of brain stem stroke manifested by imbalance, vertigo, difficulty swallowing, hoarseness of voice, and sensory disturbance. It is caused by blockage in one of the arteries supplying the medulla and cerebellum. The ...More…

  • von Hippel-Lindau Disease

    Healthline — Von Hippel-Lindau disease (VHL) is a rare familial cancer syndrome. A person with VHL can develop both benign and malignant tumors and cysts in many different organs in the body. Tumors and cysts most commonly develop in the brain and spine, ...More…

  • Vitamin/Nutritional Deficiency

    Healthline — Vitamins are substances that the human body requires but is unable to synthesize and therefore, must obtain externally. Deficiencies in three B vitamins, B1 or thiamine, B3 or niacin and B12 or cobalamin are known to cause neurological disorders. ...More…

  • Visual Disturbances

    Healthline — Visual disturbances are abnormalities of sight. Visual disturbances associated with neurological disorders often include double vision (diplopia), moving or blurred vision due to nystagmus (involuntary rapid movements of the eyes), reduced visual ...More…

  • Vestibular Schwannoma

    Healthline — A vestibular schwannoma is a type of benign (non-cancerous) tumor that affects the eighth cranial nerve. The eighth cranial nerve is involved in both hearing (the auditory or acoustic component of the nerve) and balance (the vestibular component ...More…


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