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 Epilepsy: appearance of abnormal electric activity in the brain 3 Depression: mental disorder characterized by sadness. 4 Parkinson: Lack of coordination and tremors. Death of the cells the the substantia nigra 5 Meningitis: infection in the meninges 6 Multiple sclerosis: destruction of the myelin sheath. 7 Poliomyelitis: virus that atacts the bone marrow and provoques muscular athrophy and paralysis. 8 Brain tumor: abnormal cell growth 9 It is a synonym of headache 10 Anxiety: Mental disorder characterized by a lot of concern and insecurity