NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
About NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
The mission of NINDS is to reduce the burden of neurological disease – a burden borne by every age group, by every segment of society, by people all over the world. To support this mission, NINDS: Conducts, fosters, coordinates, and guides research on the causes, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of neurological disorders and stroke, and supports basic research in related scientific areas. Provides grants-in-aid to public and private institutions and individuals in fields related to its areas of interest, including research project, program project, and research center grants. Operates a program of contracts for the funding of research and research support efforts in selected areas of institute need. Provides individual and institutional fellowships to increase scientific expertise in neurological fields. Conducts a diversified program of intramural and collaborative research in its own laboratories, branches, and clinics. Collects and disseminates research information related to neurological disorders.
Related Rare Diseases:
- Leucodistrofia metacromática
- Paraplejía espástica 52
- Paraplejía espástica 47
- Síndrome de Lennox-Gastaut
- Paraplejía espástica 50
- Paraplejía espástica 51
- Enfermedad por anticuerpos MOG
- Glioma
- Síndrome de Opsoclonus-Mioclono-Ataxia
- Síndrome de megalocórnea-discapacidad intelectual
- Síndrome de Reye
- Síndrome de Klüver-Bucy
- Enfermedad de Gaucher
- Deficiencia de Piruvato Carboxilasa
- Trastorno del neurodesarrollo relacionado con TRPM3
- Síndrome de Wiedemann-Rautenstrauch
- Discinesia relacionada con ADCY5
- Deficiencia de GM3 sintasa
- Síndrome ADNP
- Deficiencia de glutatión sintetasa
- Síndrome de Wyburn-Mason
- Paraplejía espástica hereditaria asociada a AP-4 (AP-4-HSP)
- Enfermedad de Pelizaeus-Merzbacher
- Miastenia Grave
- Esclerosis Múltiple
- Ataxia de Friedreich
- Enfermedad de Wilson
- Enfermedad de los Pequeños Vasos Cerebrales 1 con o sin Anomalías Oculares
- Síndrome de MERRF
- Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy
- Craniopharyngioma
- Primary Mitochondrial Myopathies
- COL4A1/A2-Related Disorders
- Riboflavin Transporter Deficiency
- Multifocal Motor Neuropathy
- Leukoencephalopathy with Brain Stem and Spinal Cord Involvement and Lactate Elevation
- Hashimoto Encephalopathy
- Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker Disease
- Pitt-Hopkins Syndrome
- Wolfram Syndrome
- Acid Sphingomyelinase Deficiency
- Congenital Myasthenic Syndromes
- Hartnup Disease
- Andersen-Tawil Syndrome
- Bile Acid Synthesis Disorders
- Centronuclear Myopathy
- MECP2 Duplication Syndrome
- Hepatic Encephalopathy
- Tyrosine Hydroxylase Deficiency
- Sporadic Porencephaly
- CARASIL
- Familial Encephalopathy with Neuroserpin Inclusion Bodies
- Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood
- Lysosomal Free Sialic Acid Storage Disorders
- Congenital Lactic Acidosis
- CADASIL
- Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
- Segawa Syndrome
- Congenital Muscular Dystrophy
- Paraneoplastic Neurologic Syndromes
- Triosephosphate Isomerase Deficiency
- Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy
- Distal Myopathy
- Collagen Type VI-Related Disorders
- Tarlov Cysts
- Cerebrotendinous Xanthomatosis
- Maternally Inherited Leigh Syndrome and NARP Syndrome
- Hereditary Sensory and Autonomic Neuropathy Type IV
- Primary Orthostatic Tremor
- Lysosomal Storage Disorders
- West Nile Encephalitis
- Congenital Varicella Syndrome
- L1 Syndrome
- Classic Infantile CLN1 Disease
- PMM2-CDG
- Kleine-Levin Syndrome
- Congenital Bilateral Perisylvian Syndrome
- Aniridia Cerebellar Ataxia Mental Deficiency
- Galloway-Mowat Syndrome
- Schindler disease
- Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood
- Sneddon Syndrome
- Adult Polyglucosan Body Disease
- Arachnoid Cysts
- Primary Visual Agnosia
- X-Linked Myotubular Myopathy
- Neu Laxova Syndrome
- Rosenberg Chutorian Syndrome
- Neuroacanthocytosis
- Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Disease
- Gerstmann Syndrome
- MELAS Syndrome
- West Syndrome
- Brown Séquard Syndrome
- Mitochondrial Neurogastrointestinal Encephalopathy
- Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophies
- Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy
- Marinesco-Sjögren Syndrome
- Encephalocele
- Börjeson-Forssman-Lehman Syndrome
- Adie Syndrome
- Wieacker Syndrome
- DOORS Syndrome
- Hyperekplexia
- Giant Axonal Neuropathy
- Hereditary Sensory and Autonomic Neuropathy Type II
- Central Pain Syndrome
- Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome
- Roussy Lévy Syndrome
- Progressive Myoclonus Epilepsy
- Tethered Cord Syndrome
- Orthostatic Hypotension
- Apraxia
- Acquired Neuromyotonia
- Parsonage Turner Syndrome
- Cluster Headache
- Mucopolysaccharidoses
- Sydenham Chorea
- Frontotemporal Degeneration
- Sporadic Inclusion Body Myositis
- Primary Lateral Sclerosis
- Vascular Malformations of the Brain
- Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
- Empty Sella Syndrome
- Alpers Disease
- Menkes Disease
- Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome
- Primary Familial Brain Calcification
- Anencephaly
- Emery Dreifuss Muscular Dystrophy
- Kugelberg Welander Syndrome
- Cerebro Oculo Facio Skeletal Syndrome
- Olivopontocerebellar Atrophy
- Tardive Dyskinesia
- Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder
- Locked In Syndrome
- Homocystinuria due to Cystathionine Beta-Synthase Deficiency
- Transverse Myelitis
- Lissencephaly
- Moebius Syndrome
- Arachnoiditis
- Coffin Lowry Syndrome
- Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex Deficiency
- Tolosa Hunt Syndrome
- Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia
- Leigh Syndrome
- Tangier Disease
- Cryptococcosis
- Syringobulbia
- Syringomyelia
- Jumping Frenchmen of Maine
- PLA2G6-Associated Neurodegeneration
- Myotonia Congenita
- Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
- Hydranencephaly
- Dejerine-Sottas Syndrome
- Zellweger Spectrum Disorders
- Myotonic Dystrophy
- Agenesis of Corpus Callosum
- TORCH Syndrome
- Adult Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis
- Refsum Disease
- Sturge Weber Syndrome
- Restless Legs Syndrome
- Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
- Anaplastic Astrocytoma
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease
- Landau Kleffner Syndrome
- Juvenile CLN3 Disease
- Lesch Nyhan Syndrome
- Multiple System Atrophy
- Meige Syndrome
- Arteriovenous Malformation
- Cervical Dystonia
- Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome
- Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
- Rett Syndrome
- Von Hippel-Lindau Disease
- Pantothenate Kinase-Associated Neurodegeneration
- Canavan Disease
- Central Core Disease
- Essential Tremor
- Congenital Myopathy
- Balo Disease
- Machado-Joseph Disease
- Sandhoff Disease
- Chiari Malformations
- Cerebral Palsy
- General Myoclonus
- Alexander Disease
- Narcolepsy
- Aicardi Syndrome
- Bell’s Palsy
- Status Epilepticus
- Werdnig-Hoffmann Disease
- Dystonia
- Alzheimer’s Disease
- Spina Bifida
- Joubert Syndrome
- Hydrocephalus
- Tourette Syndrome
- Síndrome de Angelman
- Síndrome de Guillain Barre
- Malformación de Dandy Walker
- Distrofia muscular de Duchenne
- Atrofia muscular espinal
- Neurofibromatosis 1
- Síndrome de Behçet
- Síndrome de la persona rígida
- Síndrome de alfa talasemia-discapacidad intelectual ligada al cromosoma X
- Síndrome de Miller Fisher
- Síndrome de Kabuki
- Esclerosis tuberosa
- Migraña hemipléjica
- Encefalitis de Rasmussen
- Síndrome de obesidad infantil de rápida progresión-disfunción hipotalámica-hipoventilación-disregulación autonómica
- Schwannomatosis relacionada con NF2
- Síndrome de dolor regional complejo
- Leucodistrofia
- Ataxia con deficiencia de vitamina E
- Froelich Syndrome
- Insomnio familiar fatal
- Meningioma
- Enfermedad de Moyamoya
- Síndrome de la regresión caudal
- Agenesia cerebelar
- Enfermedad de Erdheim-Chester
- Enfermedad de Binswanger
- Deficiencia de tetrahidrobiopterina
- Distrofia muscular congénita tipo Fukuyama
- Síndrome KAT6A
- Enfermedad de Kennedy
- Degeneración corticobasal
- Encefalomielitis aguda diseminada
- Ataxia Telangiectasia
- SETD1B-Related Neurodevelopmental Disorder
- Blefaroespasmo esencial benigno
- Esclerosis lateral amiotrófica
- Deficiencia de NGLY1
- Microsíndrome de Warburg
- Síndrome de Frey
- Deficiencia de L-aminoácido aromático decarboxilasa
- Síndrome de Cohen-Gibson
- Síndrome de Parry-Romberg