Movement disorders such as Parkinson’s disease, essential tremor and dystonia can significantly impact a person’s ability to control their movements. Neurologists specialise in diagnosing movement disorders, prescribing medications and recommending therapies to help manage symptoms and improve motor function.
Meningitis
- Meningitis is the inflammation of the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord and can result from a viral or bacterial infection. Injuries, cancer, certain medications and other infections can also cause meningitis. Meningitis is commonly treated with intravenous antibiotics and sometimes corticosteroids.
Myelitis
- Myelitis is the inflammation of both sides of a section of the spinal cord. This neurological disorder often damages the insulating material covering nerve cell fibres (myelin). It can cause pain, muscle weakness, paralysis, sensory problems or bladder and bowel dysfunction. Treatment for myelitis includes medications and rehabilitative therapy. Most people with myelitis recover at least partially. Those with severe attacks are sometimes left with major disabilities.
