Common Disorders In The Nervous System

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Have you ever heard of the nervous system? We all have one. Some of the major organs that our main nerves are in are eyes, ears, sensory organs of taste, sensory organs of smell, sensory receptors located in the skin, joints, muscles, and other parts of the body.

Some disorders in the nervous system are vascular disorder such as a stroke, transient ischemic attack (TIA), subarachnoid hemorrhage, subdural hemorrhage and hematoma, and extradural hemorrhage. You could also get infections such as meningitis, encephalitis, polio, and epidural abscess. You could also get structural, functional, and degeneration.

The nervous system has three general functions, a sensory function, an interpretative function, and a motor function.

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