Muscular dystrophy includes 30+ distinct disorders that impair the building and restoring muscle, causing weakness and muscle control problems.
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is the degeneration of neurons over time, leading to progressive muscle weakness and eventual paralysis.
Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disorder causing extreme fatigue, caused by disrupted communication between nerve and muscle cells.
Neuropathy, which can cause burning or shooting pain and weakness, is caused by damage to the nervous system.
Neurogenetics uses genome sequencing to understand the cause of brain and nerve disorders, such as Alzheimer's, ALS and many others.
Stiff Person Syndrome is a rare autoimmune and neurological disorder, usually affecting adults ages 30 to 60, that causes muscle rigidity and spasms in the torso and limbs.
When the peripheral nerves (nerves located outside of the brain and spinal cord) become damaged and do not work properly.
Dystonia is a neurological movement disorder that causes muscle contractions or spasms. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
Helpful for treating essential tremor, Parkinson’s disease, deep brain stimulation may soon be used for other conditions like Alzheimer's disease and obesity.
Multiple sclerosis (MS) affects the brain and spinal cord and affects each patient differently, making individualized treatment important.