Diseases/Nervous

List of diseases affecting the Nervous system.

## Chronic stress

*"Chronic stress is the response to emotional pressure suffered for a prolonged period of time. Stress symptoms include anxiety, depression, digestive problems, heart disease and many more."*

*"Your Victim is Stressed out"*

* **Symptoms**: Muscle Aches, Anxiety, Chest Pain, Headache, Stomach Pain
* **Affected Systems**: Circulatory (1%), Respiratory (1%), Digestive (1%), Nervous (12%), Renal (1%)
* **Diagnostic Tests**: Electroencephalogram
* **Treatments**: Stress Management Therapy (90%) (30 Days), AntiDepressants (100%) (10 Days)

## Nervous breakdown

*"The term "nervous breakdown" is sometimes used to describe a stressful situation in which someone becomes temporarily unable to function normally in day-to-day life."*

*"Your Victim is having a Nervous breakdown"*

* **Symptoms**: Anxiety, Fatigue, Mood Swings, Paranoia
* **Affected Systems**: Nervous (8%), Immune (3%)
* **Prerequisites**: Chronic stress
* **Diagnostic Tests**: Psychological Evaluation
* **Treatments**: Psychiatrist Counseling (100%) (33 Days), Anxiolytics (80%) (7 Days)

## Dementia

*"Dementia is an uncommon disorders that primarily affect the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain- the areas generally associated with personality, behavior and language."*

*"Your Victim is going crazy"*

* **Symptoms**: Confusion, Anxiety, Paranoia, Personality Changes
* **Affected Systems**: Nervous (12%)
* **Prerequisites**: Nervous breakdown
* **Diagnostic Tests**: Psychatric Assessment, Brain PET Scan
* **Treatments**: Cholinesterase Inhibitors (80%) (16 Days)

## Alzheimer's Disease (Redemption)

*"Alzheimer's Disease is a progressive disease that destroys memory and other important mental functions."*

*"Your Victim is diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease"*

* **Symptoms**: Memory loss, Confusion, Mood Swings, Personality Changes
* **Affected Systems**: Nervous (26%), Muscular (12%)
* **Prerequisites**: Dementia, Over 60 years old
* **Diagnostic Tests**: Brain MRI
* **Treatments**: Cholinesterase Inhibitors (60%) (15 Days)

## Burnout

*"Job burnout is a special type of job stress- a state of physical, emotional or mental exhaustion combined with doubts about your competence and the value of your work."*

*"Your Victim is going through a Burnout"*

* **Symptoms**: Anxiety, Fatigue, Headache
* **Affected Systems**: Nervous (13%), Muscular (4%), Immune (1%)
* **Prerequisites**: Nervous breakdown, Workaholic
* **Diagnostic Tests**: Psychological Evaluation
* **Treatments**: Prolonged Sick Leave (100%) (33 Days), AntiDepressants (80%) (7 Days)

## Epileptic seizures

*"Epilepsy is a central nervous system disorder (neurological disorder) in which the nerve cell activity in your brain is disturbed, causing a seizure during which you experience abnormal behavior, symptoms and sensations, including loss of consciousness."*

*"Your Victim is having seizures"*

* **Symptoms**: Confusion, Shaking
* **Affected Systems**: Nervous (28%)
* **Prerequisites**: Stroke
* **Diagnostic Tests**: Electroencephalogram
* **Treatments**: Anticonvulsants (100%) (15 Days)

## Major Depression

*"Depression is a mood disorder that caused a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest. Major depression affects how you feel, think and behave and can lead to a variety of emotional and physical problems."*

*"Your Victim is depressed"*

* **Symptoms**: Mood swings, Fatigue, Anxiety, Back Pain, Confusion, Loss of Reflexes, Weight Loss
* **Affected Systems**: Circulatory (3%), Respiratory (3%), Digestive (10%), Nervous (26%), Muscular (2%), Renal (3%), Skeletal (2%), Immune (1%)
* **Prerequisites**: Burnout
* **Diagnostic Tests**: Psychiatric Assessment
* **Treatments**: Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (90%) (22 Days), AntiDepressants (50%) (22 Days)

* **NOTE:** If the victim has Major Depression, Dementia, Unlucky (risk factor) and Dysthymia (mobile version only, and thus not required in Redemption), after a while, the patient/victim will commit suicide, resulting in instant system failure of every single system, automatically winning the scenario if on mobile or during Death campaign.

## Parkinson's disease

*"Parkinson's disease is a progressive disorder of the nervous system that affects movement. While a tremor may be the most well-known sign of Parkinson's disease. The disorder also commonly causes stiffness or slowing of movement."*

*"Your Victim is suffering from hand tremor"*

* **Symptoms**: Muscle weakness, Loss of reflexes, Shaking
* **Affected Systems**: Nervous (12%), Muscular (20%), Skeletal (16%)
* **Prerequisites**: Heredity, Over 60 years old
* **Diagnostic Tests**: Brain PET Scan, Brain MRI
* **Treatments**: Carbidopa/levodopa (70%) (33 days)

## Hemiparesis (Redemption)

*"Hemiparesis is the weakness of the entire left or right side of the body."*

*"Your Victim has Hemiparesis"*

* **Symptoms**: Muscle weakness, Loss of reflexes, Paralysis
* **Affected Systems**: Muscular (12%), Skeletal (23%)
* **Prerequisites**: Stroke
* **Diagnostic Tests**: Neurological Exam
* **Treatments**: Physiotherapy (50%) (33 Days)