Intelligent Data Analysis

12A Smart and Promising Neurological Disorder Diagnostic System: An Amalgamation of Big Data, IoT, and Emerging Computing Techniques

Prableen Kaur and Manik Sharma

Department of Computer Science and Applications, DAV University, Jalandhar, India

12.1 Introduction

Neurological disorders are critical human disorders that are generally related to problems of the spinal cord, brain, and nervous system. In general, the structural disturbance of neurons in the human body leads to these disorders. Lifestyle, hereditary, infection, nutrition, environment, and major physical injuries are some of the important causes of neurological disorders. There are different signs and symptoms for each neurological disorder. Therefore, it is difficult to mention the complete list. However, in general, the change in behavior, emotions, and physical appearance are some signs of these critical disorders. In general, neurological disorders lead to the impairment of the brain, spinal cord, nerves, and several neuromuscular functions in the body [1–3]. These disorders are the deformities that ensue in the central nervous system of the human body. The central nervous system consists of nerves inside the brain and spinal cord, whereas the nerves outside the brain and spinal cord are part of the peripheral nervous system [4]. The brain controls different body functions such as breathing, hormone release, heart rate, body temperature, movements, sensations, desires, and emotions in the body, etc. The spinal ...