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Tremors are common, but the disorder also commonly causes stiffness or slowing of movement¹.

Symptoms start gradually, sometimes starting with a barely noticeable tremor in just one hand. Parkinson’s disease is a progressive nervous system disorder that affects movement. Parkinson’s disease ranked as the second most common disorder diagnosis in 2021 (ICD-10 code G20). There are other risk factors as well including family history of MS, having certain types of infections such as Epstein-Barr, low vitamin-D levels, and certain autoimmune diseases. Women are more than two to three times as likely as men are to have relapsing-remitting MS. Both younger and older people can be affected. MS can occur at any age, however onset typically occurs between 20 and 40 years of age. Eventually, the disease can cause permanent damage or deterioration of the nerves. This condition causes the immune system to attack the protective sheath (myelin) that covers nerve fibers causes Inflammation and lesions, making it difficult for the brain to send signals to the rest of the body. Also known as MS, it’s a potentially disabling disease of the brain and spinal cord (central nervous system). In 2021, Multiple Sclerosis (ICD-10 code G35), had the highest prevalence of diagnoses in this grouping, with 482,799 principal diagnoses and 547,259 total diagnoses. What are the most common neurological disorders?

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