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- NCI2016_02D:A non-neoplastic or neoplastic disorder that affects the brain, spinal cord, or peripheral nerves.|MSH2017_2016_08_12:Diseases of the central and peripheral nervous system. This includes disorders of the brain, spinal cord, cranial nerves, peripheral nerves, nerve roots, autonomic nervous system, neuromuscular junction, and muscle.|MEDLINEPLUS_20151021:<p>The brain, spinal cord, and nerves make up the nervous system. Together they control all the workings of the body. When something goes wrong with a part of your nervous system, you can have trouble moving, speaking, swallowing, breathing, or learning. You can also have problems with your memory, senses, or mood.</p> <p>There are more than 600 neurologic diseases. Major types include</p> <ul> <li> Diseases caused by faulty genes, such as <a href='https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/huntingtonsdisease.html'>Huntington's disease</a> and <a href='https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/musculardystrophy.html'>muscular dystrophy</a></li> <li> Problems with the way the nervous system develops, such as <a href='https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spinabifida.html'>spina bifida</a></li> <li> <a href='https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/degenerativenervediseases.html'>Degenerative diseases</a>, where nerve cells are damaged or die, such as <a href='https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/parkinsonsdisease.html'>Parkinson's disease </a>and <a href='https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/alzheimersdisease.html'>Alzheimer's disease</a></li> <li> Diseases of the blood vessels that supply the brain, such as <a href='https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/stroke.html'>stroke</a></li> <li> Injuries to the <a href='https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spinalcordinjuries.html'>spinal cord</a> and <a href='https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/traumaticbraininjury.html'>brain</a></li> <li> Seizure disorders, such as <a href='https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/epilepsy.html'>epilepsy</a> </li> <li> Cancer, such as <a href='https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/braintumors.html'>brain tumors</a></li> <li> infections, such as <a href='https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/meningitis.html'>meningitis</a></li> </ul>|CSP2006:impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning of the nervous system.