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• ADHD: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a mental and behavioral disorder characterized by behavioral problems such as hyperactivity, inattention, concentration difficulty, and other mental symptoms. Typically, ADHD and associated hyperactivity is known as a childhood disorder, although ADD/ADHD in adults is known to be under-diagnosed. It is distinguished from Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) which has a reduced focus on hyperactivity type symptoms.
• Alzheimer's Disease: Dementia-causing brain disease mostly in seniors and the elderly.
• Anxiety disorder: A mental condition that is characterized by anxiety and avoidance behaviours
• Bipolar disorder: Cycles of mania and depression; commonly called "manic-depression".
• Depression: Various syndromes with excessive anxiety, phobias, or fear.
• Depressive disorders: Depression or its various related conditions.
• Difficult to diagnose conditions: Any condition that is difficult to doctors to diagnose.
• Lyme disease: Lyme disease is an emerging infectious disease caused by at least three species of bacteria belonging to the genus Borrelia.
• Middle ear infection: Infection of middle ear also called otitis media.
• Neurosis: Variety of mental disorders with self-awareness
• Sinusitis: Sinusitis is an inflammation of the paranasal sinuses.
• Wilson's Disease: Wilson disease, or hepatolenticular degeneration, is a neurodegenerative disease of copper metabolism.

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