A balance disorder is a disturbance that causes an individual to feel unsteady, for example when standing or walking. It may be accompanied by symptoms of being giddy, woozy, or have a sensation of movement, spinning, or floating. Balance is the result of... moreA balance disorder is a disturbance that causes an individual to feel unsteady, for example when standing or walking. It may be accompanied by symptoms of being giddy, woozy, or have a sensation of movement, spinning, or floating. Balance is the result of several body systems working together. The eyes (visual system), ears (vestibular system) and the body's sense of where it is in space (proprioception) need to be intact. The brain, which compiles this information, needs to be functioning effectively. less
Intellectual disability is a broad concept that ranges from mental retardation to cognitive deficits too mild or too specific (as in specific learning disability) to qualify as mental retardation. Intellectual disabilities may appear at any age. Mental re... moreIntellectual disability is a broad concept that ranges from mental retardation to cognitive deficits too mild or too specific (as in specific learning disability) to qualify as mental retardation. Intellectual disabilities may appear at any age. Mental retardation is a subtype of intellectual disability, and the term intellectual disability is now preferred by many advocates in most English-speaking countries as a euphemism for mental retardation. less
Insensitivity to stimuli such as touch, heat, cold, and pain are often an adjunct to a more general physical impairment involving neural pathways and is very commonly associated with paralysis (in which the motor neural circuits are also affected).
Impairment of the sense of smell and taste are commonly associated with aging but can also occur in younger people due to a wide variety of causes.There are various olfactory disorders:Anosmia – inability to smell / Dysosmia – things smell different than ... moreImpairment of the sense of smell and taste are commonly associated with aging but can also occur in younger people due to a wide variety of causes.There are various olfactory disorders:Anosmia – inability to smell / Dysosmia – things smell different than they should / Hyperosmia – an abnormally acute sense of smell./Hyposmia – decreased ability to smell / Olfactory Reference Syndrome – psychological disorder which causes the patient to imagine he has strong body odor / Parosmia – things smell worse than they should / Phantosmia – "hallucinated smell," often unpleasant in nature.Complete loss of the sense of taste is known as ageusia, while dysgeusia is persistent abnormal sense of taste. less
