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National Institutes of Health

National Institutes of Health: Tay Sachs

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed clinical description of Tay-Sachs including the age of onset, neurological effects, genetic cause, prognosis, treatment, and focus of research.
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National Institutes of Health

Ninds: Anoxia: Hypoxia

For Students 9th - 10th
This page from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke website has information on Anoxia and Hypoxia, including definitions, treatment, prognosis, research, and references.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Prosopagnosia "You Seem Familiar, but I Can't Place Your Face"

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the passage "Prosopagnosia - 'You Seem Familiar, But I Can't Place Your Face'" and complete the five-question quiz pertaining to Prosopagnosia, a neurological disorder causing the inability to recognize familiar people based on...
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WebMD

Web Md: Introduction to Parkinson's Disease

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from WebMD Health contains a thorough introduction to the causes of Parkinson's Disease, its signs and symptoms, and its atypical variants. The information is fairly in-depth and very interesting in its descriptions.
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National Institutes of Health

Ninds: Traumatic Brain Injury Information Page

For Students 9th - 10th
Description of traumatic brain injury, which can lead to a coma. Discusses what TBI is, how it is treated, what the prognosis might look like, and research that is being done in the movie.
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National Institutes of Health

Ninds: Spinal Cord Injury Information Page

For Students 9th - 10th
What is a Spinal Cord injury? What causes it and how can it be treated? Learn all about it here.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Diseases of the Nervous System

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The nervous system controls sensing, feeling, and thinking. It also controls movement and just about every other body function. That's why problems with the nervous...
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Other

Neurociencias Para Ninos / Neuroscience for Kids

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the brain and brain science using this Spanish version of the excellent Neuroscience for Kids site. Translation of the site is a work in progress. Portions are in Spanish but links for many pages still lead to the English...
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University of Washington

Neuroscience for Kids Other Translations

For Students 9th - 10th
Translations of Neuroscience for Kids, an excellent site on the brain and brain science by neuroscientists at the University of Washington. Includes Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese), Portuguese, Italian, Slovene, and Korean. Translations...
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National Institutes of Health

Ninds: Coma and Persistent Vegetative State Info Page

For Students 9th - 10th
Loads of answers to just about any question you may have about comas. This site discusses what coma is, whether there is treatment, what the prognosis might be like, research on comas, and more.