Relacionar Columnas 4.18 Diseases of the Nervous System Versión en línea Some diseases of the Nervous System por Jorge Arizpe 1 Encephalitis: brain inflamation. It can be caused by a virues 2 Poliomyelitis: virus that atacts the bone marrow and provoques muscular athrophy and paralysis. 3 Depression: mental disorder characterized by sadness. 4 Meningitis: infection in the meninges 5 Brain tumor: abnormal cell growth 6 It is a synonym of headache 7 Anxiety: Mental disorder characterized by a lot of concern and insecurity 8 Epilepsy: appearance of abnormal electric activity in the brain 9 Multiple sclerosis: destruction of the myelin sheath. 10 Parkinson: Lack of coordination and tremors. Death of the cells the the substantia nigra