Huntington’s disease is the degeneration‚ or breakdown‚ of neurons within the structures of the brain. The structures affected are responsible for thought‚ perception‚ emotions‚ and memory. The basal ganglia‚ which controls movement and coordination‚ is also affected by the disease. Huntington’s disease is usually developed between the ages of 30 and 50‚ but can still develop earlier or later depending on the person. Juvenile Huntington’s disease is when it is developed in people under 20 years
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Bullous pemphigoid is a rather rare disease as it only occurs in 1 of 40‚000 individuals. It may manifest in many different ways. These include urticarial lesions‚ pruritus with or without lesions‚ blisters on nodular skin‚ tense lesions‚ or fluid filled blisters (Bakker‚ Terra‚ Pas‚ & Jonkman‚ 2013). These blisters may manifest on multiple areas of the body including the eye and oral cavity‚ inner thighs‚ groin‚ axillae‚ abdomen‚ neck‚ and flexural aspects of limbs (Mutasim‚ 2010). The most common
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Inheritance and Symptoms Spinocerebellar ataxia is divided into two primary categories: acquired and heredity. Acquired (non-genetic) ataxia is caused by trauma or environmental damage to the cerebellum. Several physical causes of are stroke‚ tumors‚ or head injuries like concussions. Chemical causes that can lead to SCA are: lead exposure‚ excessive alcohol levels‚ HIV‚ Chickenpox and even vitamin B12/ E deficiency. There are two sub categories of heritable spinocerebellar ataxia divided according
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Our brain is made up of neurons that produce neurotransmitters that enables the cells to communicate with each other and control our brain functions. Dementia happens when these neurons lose connection‚ die and stop working due to physical changes in the brain caused by a disease or accident. It is one of the leading cause of death in the United States and the only one that can’t be cured‚ prevented or delayed. Approximately 5 million Americans are suffering from this disease and these numbers are
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intracranial hypertension: a rare presentation of neurobrucellosis. Microbes and Infection. 2004;6(9):861–863 3-Yilmaz S‚ Serdaroglu G‚ Gokben S‚ Tekgul H. A case of neurobrucellosis presenting with isolated intracranial hypertension. Journal of Child Neurology. 2011;26(10):1316–1318 4-Al-Sous MW‚ Bohlega S‚ Al-Kawi MZ‚ Alwatban J‚ McLean DR. Neurobrucellosis: clinical and neuroimaging correlation. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 2004;25(3):395–401 5- Ceran N‚ Turkoglu R‚ Erdem I‚ Inan A‚ Engin
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Although dementia as a whole is caused by brain damage‚ hindering the brains ability to communicate properly‚ subsets of dementia are linked with different types of brain cell damage according to the region affected (Alzheimer’s Association). Alzheimer’s contains a high number of hallmark abnormalities‚ including “deposits of the protein fragment beta-amyloid and twisted strands of the protein tau” (Alzheimer’s Association). Vascular dementia is typically caused by strokes and/or instances that cause
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Before discussing treatments‚ it is important to understand the general characteristics and causes of Parkinson’s. Recall that it is a progressive disorder of the central nervous system that affects the motor system and usually initiated by the slight noticeable tremor of a hand. Early stages may consist of face showing little to no expression and arms not swinging at all for motor balance during walking; decreasing ability to perform unconscious movements such as blinking and smiling. Take Greg
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Alzheimer’s dementia is a neurodegenerative disease that is characterized by several brain abnormalities that are selective and only affect neurons in specific regions of the brain. This disease is characterized by a progressive decrease in neuronal activity and neuronal survival. Historically‚ researchers have used Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machines to scan patients with Alzheimer’s disease and the unaffected old adults and then use supercomputers to create color-coded maps which revealed
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Alcoholic dementia is a silent epidemic‚ it’s cause is excessive drinking. This type of dementia goes undiagnosed and confused with other types of dementia. Alcoholic dementia is a lack of vitamin B1 and is detrimental to one’s health‚ especially in the aging population. Alcohol induced dementia is treatable and possibly reversible; even so‚ it is avoidable if drinking in moderation. Dementia is a loss of mental ability severe enough to interfere with everyday life (Alzheimer’s Association. N.D.)
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Dementia awareness Outcome 1 Understand what dementia is 1. Explain what is meant by the term ’dementia’ Dementia is a non-specific illness syndrome with serious loss of global cognitive ability. It can be static or progressive. More common above the age of 65 but can occur before that age‚ when it’s called „early on set dementia”. It can occur becouse of a brain injury (e.g. stroke) or with a disease or damage in the body (e.g. Alzheimer’s disease‚ Parkinson disease). The main signs and symptoms
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