Glossary

Carbamazepine: A drug used as an anti-convulsant.

Cerebral palsy: A condition characterized by difficulty in muscle coordination and other impairments like dysarthria usually due to brain damage either before or during birth.

Dysphagia: A condition characterized by swallowing difficulty.

Electromyography (EMG): A diagnostic test to assess the health of the muscles and the neurons controlling the muscles.

Multiple Sclerosis: A progressive, neurodegenerative condition due to damage to the sheaths of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. This condition is characterized by muscular numbness, stiffness, dysarthria, blurred vision and fatigue.

Published on May 28, 2015
Last Updated on Apr 30, 2016