Health and Medical Guide to Bones, Joints and Muscles Degenerative Nerve Diseases Health information topics about Degenerative Nerve Diseases: Anatomy/Physiology 1. Atlas of the Body: The Nervous System American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZB2KOBGJC&sub_... Children 1. Rett Syndrome National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/rett/detail_rett.htm Clinical Trials 1. ClinicalTrials.gov: Prion Diseases National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D017096&recruiting... 2. ClinicalTrials.gov: Ataxia National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D001259&recruiting... 3. ClinicalTrials.gov: Neurodegenerative Diseases National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D019636&recruiting... 4. ClinicalTrials.gov: Rett Syndrome National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D015518&recruiting... 5. ClinicalTrials.gov: Shy-Drager Syndrome National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D012791&recruiting... Diagnosis/Symptoms 1. Electromyography and Nerve Conduction Velocities Muscular Dystrophy Association http://www.mdausa.org/publications/Quest/q75ss.html Dictionaries/Glossaries 1. Brain and Nervous System Definitions Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=BN00023 Directories 1. Find a Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation http://www.e-aapmr.org/imis/imisonline/findphys/find.cfm 2. Find a Board-Certified Neurosurgeon American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Congress of Neurological Surgeons http://www.neurosurgerytoday.org/findaneuro/ 3. Find a Neurologist American Academy of Neurology http://www.aan.com/public/find.cfm Genetics 1. Genetics Home Reference: Friedreich ataxia National Library of Medicine http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=friedreichataxia 2. Genetics Home Reference: Alexander disease National Library of Medicine http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=alexanderdisease 3. Genetics Home Reference: Prion disease National Library of Medicine http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=priondisease 4. Genetics Home Reference: Rett syndrome National Library of Medicine http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=rettsyndrome 5. Genetics Home Reference: Pantothenate kinase-assoc National Library of Medicine http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=pantothenatekinaseassociatedneurodegenerat... 6. Genetics Home Reference: Juvenile primary lateral National Library of Medicine http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=juvenileprimarylateralsclerosis National Institutes of Health 1. Motor Neuron Diseases National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/motor_neuron_diseases/motor_neuron_disea... 2. Ataxias and Cerebellar/Spinocerebellar Degeneratio National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/ataxia/ataxia.htm Organizations 1. We Move http://www.wemove.org/ 2. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and S http://www.ninds.nih.gov/ 3. Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance http://www.frda.org/ Research 1. NIAID Research on Prion Diseases National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases http://www.niaid.nih.gov/factsheets/priondis.htm 2. Serotonin Receptor Lets JC Virus Enter Brain Cells National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/news_and_events/news_articles/news_article_leukoen... 3. Study in Mice Links Growth Factor to Hereditary Mo National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/news_and_events/news_articles/news_article_sbma.ht... 4. Test Could Improve Detection of Prion Disease in H National Institute on Aging http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/feb2005/nia-14.htm 5. Research on Other Women's Health Conditions: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development http://www.nichd.nih.gov/about/womenhealth/other.cfm 6. Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities National Institute of Child Health and Human Development http://www.nichd.nih.gov/womenshealth/birth_defects.cfm Specific Conditions 1. Leigh's Disease National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/leighsdisease/leighsdisease.htm 2. Ramsay Hunt Syndrome National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/ramsay2/ramsay2.htm 3. Shy-Drager Syndrome Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00616 4. Tropical Spastic Paraparesis National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/tropical_spastic_paraparesis/tropical_sp... 5. Opsoclonus Myoclonus National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/opsoclonus_myoclonus/opsoclonus_myoclonu... 6. Olivopontocerebellar Atrophy National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/opca/opca.htm 7. Corticobasal Degeneration We Move http://www.wemove.org/cbd/cbd.html 8. Alpers' Disease National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/alpersdisease/alpersdisease.htm 9. Cerebro-Oculo-Facio-Skeletal Syndrome National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/cofs/cofs.htm 10. Neurodegeneration with Brain Iron Accumulation National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/nbia/nbia.htm 11. Multiple System Atrophy with Orthostatic Hypotensi National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/msa_orthostatic_hypotension/msa_orthosta... 12. Multiple System Atrophy National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/msa/msa.htm 13. Corticobasal Degeneration National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/corticobasal_degeneration/corticobasal_d... 14. Monomelic Amyotrophy National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/monomelic_amyotrophy/monomelic_amyotroph... 15. Machado-Joseph Disease National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/machado_joseph/detail_machado_joseph.htm... 16. Friedreich's Ataxia National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/friedreichs_ataxia/detail_friedreichs_at... 17. Friedreich's Ataxia National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/friedreichs_ataxia/friedreichs_ataxia.ht... 18. Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/pml/pml.htm 19. Paraneoplastic Syndromes National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/paraneoplastic/paraneoplastic.htm   Bones / Orthopaedics News From Medical News Today Latest Health News and Medical News posted throughout the day, every day. Natural And Artificial Sheaths Used To Mend Traumatic Bone Loss 10 Mar 2010 at 5:00am A husband and wife research team has found a way to use the sleeve-like cover on bone to heal serious bone injuries faster and more simply than current methods. 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