The neurological conditions mentioned in ‘Charaka Indriya sthana’ are characterized by poor prognosis, irreversible pathology, progressive in nature and commonly found in dying patients or at the end-of-life stages. Various references related to neurological conditions like, ‘Neuropathies’, ‘Neuro-ophthalmological disorders’, ‘Neurocognitive disorders’, ‘Neuromuscular disorders’, ‘Neurodegenerative disorders’, ‘Lower motor neuron syndromes’, ‘Movement disorders’ and ‘Demyelinating disorders’ are mentioned in ‘Charaka Indriya sthana’. The present study attempts to screen various references pertaining to neurological conditions of ‘Charaka Indriya sthana’ and explore their rationality, clinical significance and prognostic importance in present era. Various neurological conditions are mentioned throughout ‘Charaka Indriya sthana’ in a scattered way. Arishta lakshanas are the fatal signs which manifests in a diseased person before death. ‘Indriya sthana’ is one among the 8 sections of ‘Charaka samhita’ and it comprises of 12 chapters which deals with prognostication of life expectancy based on ‘Arishta lakshanas’ (fatal signs and symptoms which indicates imminent death). Ayurveda is a traditional Indian system of medicine and ‘Charaka samhita’ has been the most popular referral treatise for Ayurvedic academicians, clinicians and researchers all over the world.
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