Neurological disorders

Neurological disorders are diseases of the central and peripheral nervous system. In other words, the brain, spinal cord, cranial nerves, peripheral nerves, nerve roots, autonomic nervous system, neuromuscular junction, and muscles. These disorders include epilepsy, Alzheimer disease and other dementias, cerebrovascular diseases including stroke, migraine and other headache disorders, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, neuroinfectious, brain tumours, traumatic disorders of the nervous system due to head trauma, and neurological disorders as a result of malnutrition.

In order to provide comprehensive solutions to the challenges a patient may face, neurorehabilitation is necessarily an intersection between many medicinal disciplines and typically takes place in an acute rehabilitation hospital. Here is just a small sampling of the programs a patient may require:

• Exercises to improve mobility, balance and gait
• Pain management
• Training to improve memory and cognition
• Speech therapy
• Mental health counselling and emotional support
• Nutritional and vocational counselling