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BrainTalk Community Support
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New Visitors Click Here!
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Advocacy and Activism
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A forum for support & discussion about all aspects and stages of looking for employment.
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Chatroom Feedback
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A place to discuss the Chatrooms and to give feedback about their use.
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Forum Feedback is a place to discuss general ideas about the BrainTalk Communities - a place to ask any questions you may have, to talk about things you like, things you don't like, new ideas about how our community may grow, and new features you'd like.
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Help Desk
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Find answers to your questions about using these forums from the experts.
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Friends pulling together to help support our Community and our Home. A place to share ideas on how to make BrainTalk self-sustainable through grants and donations.
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General Subjects
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General Neurology and Rare Disorders
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Discussions about general neurology and undiagnosed conditions, including rare disorders that may not be separately listed.
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Forum for Emotional Support
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This is a general forum for people looking for emotional support of any kind.
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Discuss and find answers to your issues involving mobility or accessibility problems or needs.
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Adoptive Parents of Special Needs Children
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Anger Management
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A place for people to share ideas, experiences, and tips for managing anger related to people dealing with neurological illnesses.
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Breast Cancer
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Bowel Disorders
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Sub-Forums:
 Constipation & Incontinence
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BrainTalk Community Food Court
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There are thousands of people from many different cultures in these forums. Here's a special place to learn and share information about different cultures and customs!
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Chit-Chat
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This is a place for daily "chit-chat" and other discussions that are not directly related to Neurology. This is also a place to discuss chatrooms!
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Colon Cancer
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Comic Relief
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A place for people to share jokes and funny stories as a way to provide "comic relief" for people dealing with the stress and anxiety of neurological illnesses. Please just keep it in "good taste" and lighthearted!
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A general forum for discussions about computers, technology, and the Internet. If you just want to "geek out" or talk about how computers tick, then this is the place!
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Domestic Abuse
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Many BrainTalk members use eBay both for fun and as an important source of income to help people who are housebound and on a limited income. This is a place for fellow BrainTalk eBayers to share information and experiences about eBay, and to help each other.
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Educational and School Issues
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This forum is for general discussions about school and educational matters regarding neurological conditions, particularly for Parents, Child Care Workers, Teachers, Students, Councellors, and Special Assistants.
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A forum to discuss and comment on useful medical websites that have appeared in the "Featured Websites" link at the top of every page here.
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Folding@Home is a distributed computing project whose purpose is to unlock the mysteries of protein folding. Many human diseases, including many neurodegenerative diseases, are thought to be caused by improper protein folding, or protein misfolding.
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A place to share stories and remember loved ones who have passed away. A place to publically say a few words about those special people who have touched our lives.
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Grief
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Infertility and Neurology
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General legal issues dealing with neurological disorders.
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The Lighter Side Forum provides an opportunity for people who suffer from neurological conditions to relieve stress and to put their difficulties into a less intimidating light through real-life humor.
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There are many forums here, and sometimes it is difficult for people to "find" each other. Some people move from forum to forum over time. Sometimes people go on vacation or move, and they may wish to somehow "announce" that they are going to be offline for a while.
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Have you had an argument with someone? Are you ready to "bury the hatchet" with someone? Even if the best you can do is to simply "agree to disagree" (and sometimes that is all we can do), THIS is the place to publically make peace and move on.
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Medical Conferences and Meetings
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A general forum for discussing upcoming medical meetings and conferences relevant to neurology.
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A place where people can post exclusively about medical aids/equipment they no longer need and are willing to donate to someone else. Also for people with needs who can post so others might be able to help them with what they need.
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This forum is intended for discussing issues related to the use of Cannabis for Medicinal purposes. Please note this is not a place for political issues.
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General discussions and questions about medications for any disease conditions, including issues of medication toxicity.
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Memory Deficits
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Sub-Forums:
Dementia
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A place to discuss men's specific health issues related to neurology.
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A place to go when you can't sleep and would like to meet other "Night Owls."
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Orthopedics
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Disorders and conditions of the bones and connective tissues.
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Personal Injury Protection (PIP)
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A forum to discuss PIP issues, such as MVA or Slip/Fall cases.
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Pet Therapy
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A place for people to talk about their pets and the therapeutic effects of pets on people dealing with neurological disorders.
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A place to discuss the philosophy of, as well as random thoughts on , chronic illness.
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Disorders and conditions of the Feet.
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Patient, parent, and caregiver recommended neurologists, therapists, and health care providers.
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Psychology of Chronic Illness
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Sexuality
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Discussions about impotence, sexual functioning, and personal experiences/effects of neurological disorders on human sexuality.
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Social Security Disability
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A place to share positive experiences about "success" when dealing with any neurological disorders.
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Survivors of Suicide
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Tests and Procedures
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Vitamin and Mineral Deficiency
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Women's Health and Neurology
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A place to discuss women's specific health issues related to neurology.
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Worker's Compensation
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Specific Neurological Conditions (A - L)
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Addiction
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ADHD
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Attention Deficit Disorder/Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder
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Alcoholism, Addiction and Recovery
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Support group for people dealing with family members who suffer from alcoholism.
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ALS
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Alzheimer's Disease
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Aneurysm
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Welcome to the BrainTalk Communities Aneurysm Forum
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Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome (APS)
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Anxiety Disorders (General)
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Allergies and Allergic Reactions
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Ataxia
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Autism
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2,277 | 25,665 | |
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Autoimmune Diseases
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Autonomic
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6 | 47 | |
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Bipolar Disorder
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Issues dealing with Blood Pressure problems and how they relate to neurological disorders.
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Brain Cancer and Tumors
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Cerebral Palsy
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Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Leak
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1,580 | 13,049 | |
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Child Neurology
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Sub-Forums:
 Pediatric Epilepsy
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Chronic Pain
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Whatever the cause, support for managing long term or intractable pain.
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Colloid Cyst
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452 | 3,849 | |
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Compulsive Skin Picking
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8 | 27 | |
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Congenital Fiber Type Disproportion
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A forum for discussing coronary disease, heart attacks, and the neurological implications/complications.
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For discussions about the neurological implications of diabetes.
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Dystonia
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Anorexia, bulimia, compulsive eating, obesity issues, etc.
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Ehlers Danlos Syndrome
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Issues dealing with Endocrine/Gland disorders and how they relate to neurological disorders.
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Endometriosis
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Issues dealing with Endometriosis and how they relate to neurological disorders.
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Epilepsy Forums
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Fibromyalgia
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Gluten Sensitivity / Celiac Disease
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Headache & Migraine
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255 | 1,613 | |
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Hearing and Inner Ear Disorders
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Discussion about hearing, inner ear, balance, vestibular, labyrinth, vertigo and undiagnosed hearing disorders.
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HIV and Infectious Disease
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Huntingtons Disease
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Hydrocephalus (in memory of Braindrain aka Gina)
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Specific Neurological Conditions (M - Z)
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Marfan Syndrome
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31 | 133 | ||
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Mitochondrial and Metabolic Disorders
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31 | 415 | |
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Monoclonal Gammopathy
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3 | 15 | |
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8 | 15 | ||
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Multifocal Motor Neuropathy
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172 | 1,132 | |
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Issues dealing with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS ) and Chemical Injury, and how they relate to neurological disorders.
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9 | 26 | |
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Multiple Sclerosis
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4,706 | 51,685 | |
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Myasthenia Gravis
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Myelomalacia
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5 | 16 | |
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Myoclonus
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20 | 140 | |
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9 | 29 | ||
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Neuromuscular (in memory of Rose Marie)
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138 | 1,075 | |
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Norrie Disease (in memory of Bobby and Matthew)
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17 | 46 | |
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34 | 158 | ||
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Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections.
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5 | 29 | |
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Panic Disorders
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10 | 31 | |
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Parkinson's Disease
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365 | 1,493 | |
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Parkinson's Disease - DBS/STN Support
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A forum specifically for supporting people dealing with DBS/STN issues and Parkinson's Disease.
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Peripheral Neuropathy
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Porphyria
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Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (Complex Regional Pain Syndromes Type I) and Causalgia (Complex Regional Pain Syndromes Type II)
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312 | 1,842 | |
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Restless Leg Syndrome
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23 | 47 | |
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Schizoaffective Disorder
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19 | 62 | |
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Schizophrenia
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59 | 220 | |
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11 | 54 | ||
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Self Injury
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14 | 49 | |
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Spasmodic Torticollis
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2 | 8 | |
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Speech Disorders
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2 | 5 | |
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Spina Bifida
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9 | 29 | |
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21 | 84 | ||
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Spinal Disorders
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Stiff-Person (Stiff-man) Syndrome
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11 | 105 | |
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Stroke
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392 | 1,825 | |
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15 | 41 | ||
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4 | 10 | ||
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28 | 61 | ||
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Tethered Cord Syndrome
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21 | 80 | |
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4 | 10 | ||
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Thoracic Outlet Syndrome/Brachial Plexopathy
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73 | 298 | |
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Discussions about tics and twitches in general.
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Trigeminal Neuralgia
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Urinary Disorders related to neurological disorders.
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15 | 41 | |
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Vaccine or DTP Injuries
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