X-Nico

unusual facts about neurological disorder



Conus magus

Discovered by Dr. Baldomero Olivera at University of Utah, it was developed for treatment of chronic and intractable pain caused by AIDS, cancer, neurological disorders and other maladies, and was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in December 2004 under the name Prialt.

Phytanic acid

Individuals with adult Refsum disease, an autosomal recessive neurological disorder caused by mutations in the PHYH gene, have impaired Ī±-oxidation activity and accumulate large stores of phytanic acid in their blood and tissues.


see also

Progressive disease

Nerves: Essential tremor is a slowly progressive neurological disorder which is usually genetically passed down.

Punchy

Dementia pugilistica, a neurological disorder which affects some boxers, also called punch-drunk syndrome