Multiple sclerosis is a chronic‚ progressive‚ degenerative‚ auto immune disorder of the central nervous system characterized by the disseminated demyelination of the nerve fibres in the brain‚ spinal cord‚ and optic nerves (Lewis‚ 2014). The protective covering of the nerves‚ known as myelin‚ is attacked by the disease‚ causing inflammation and damage ("Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada‚" 2015). Myelin is made up of Schwann cells‚ and facilitates the transmission of nerve impulses. According to
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Hat” written by Oliver Sacks‚ is a book of case studies in which individuals with neurological dysfunctions are described. “Hippocrates introduced the historical conception of disease‚ the idea that diseases have a course‚ from their first intimations to their climax or crisis‚ and thence to their happy or fatal resolution.” (Sacks‚ Preface vii). The cases chronicled‚ possessing dysfunctions of the cerebral area‚ also pose significant impairments to daily life actions. These impairments
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Cerebral palsy CP is a disorder of aberrant control of movement and posture‚ appearing early in life secondary to a CNS lesion or dysfunction that is NOT a result of a progressive or degenerative brain disease. In other words‚ CP is caused by a static brain dysfunction (also called static encephalopathy). It is believed that CP is due to a defect in a developing brain‚ a lesion that may have had its onset in prenatal‚ perinatal‚ or postnatal period. Thus‚ causes of CP may be manifold.
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1 Date: Thursday‚ July 11‚ 2013 This activity provides a simulated experiment on weight regulation in rats. The Hypothalamus * What are the two techniques used to study hypothalamic dysfunction? How do they differ? The two techniques used to study hypothalamic dysfunction are stimulation and destruction. To simulate the hypothalamus a small wire probe is inserted into the hypothalamus and a weak but constant current is passed through its insulated tip. Generally‚ simulation
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The equine endocrine system is a group of organs that release hormones in the horses body to regulate things like growth‚ metabolism‚ and reproduction. Hormones production is directed by brain signals caused by outside stimuli and it maintained through negative and positive feedback loops. One of the main organs in the endocrine system is the pituitary gland located on the floor of the skull. The hormones produced by the pituitary have a variety of functions from metabolism to reproduction. The most
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symbolic interactionism‚what does these laws represent to the public? How does your answer differ depending on what part of “the public” you are referring to? For functionalism‚ who benefits from these laws? What are some of their functions? Their dysfunctions? For the conflict perspective‚ what groups are in conflict? Who has the power to enforce their will on others? Symbolic interactionist‚ functionalist‚ and conflict perspectives as applied to the three- strike laws are theories that were
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gov/arthritis/basics/lupus.htm Falvo‚ D. (2009). Medical and psychosocial aspects of chronic illness and disability. Sudbury‚ MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00042523. (March 3‚ 2008). Role of Antibodies in Cognitive Dysfunction in Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Bethesda‚ Maryland‚ United States‚ 20892. National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS). http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00042523?term=systemic+lupus+erythematosus&rank=17
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some patients reported that after administration of this drug they felt penis erection‚ which directed to the common use of sildenafil in the treatment of erectile dysfunction. Moreover‚ Sildenafil is additionally approved for treatment of portal hypertension. Accordingly‚ a possible drug for anti-angina had been used in erectile dysfunction as well as portal hypertension; this is what’s called “Drug repurposing”‚ which
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Psychology Essay The biological approach suggests that AN is due a physical cause‚ suggesting it could be due to something within the body or brain; such as hypothalamus dysfunction or an imbalance of neurotransmitters. The hypothalamus dysfunction theory would suggest that animals have a “set weight” which is correct for their body‚ if this weight should increase or decrease then the body should make adjustments to regulate food intake to their “set weight”. The hypothalamus is thought to have
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A Critique of Cloud and Townsend A Critique of: Boundaries in Marriage by Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend In their book‚ Boundaries in Marriage‚ the authors‚ Cloud and Townsend‚ present a theoretical model for maintaining healthy relationships‚ specifically marriage relationships. This examination of Cloud and Townsend’s approach to maintaining healthy relationships summarizes both the theoretical and theological orientation of their proposed model‚ compares their approach to the
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