“Lou Gehrig ’s disease can be difficult to diagnose in it ’s early stages because the symptoms are similar to many other disorders‚ including spinal cord diseases‚ muscle diseases and neurological diseases such as multiple sclerosis‚ multifocal motor neuropathy‚ myasthenia gravis‚ spinal muscular atrophy and stroke.” (Mayo Clinic Staff‚ paragraph 2) Many doctors may use diagnostic tests such as: Blood Tests‚ Electromyogram‚ Genetic Testing‚ Muscle Biopsy‚ and Respiratory
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What is ALS? Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis‚ other name is Lou Gehrig’s Disease‚ is a neurodegenerative disease. It affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord. Nerves are involved in the process of thinking‚ memory‚ and of detecting sensations (such as hot/cold‚ sharp/dull)‚ and others for vision‚ hearing‚ and other bodily functions. Basically‚ motor neurons provide voluntary movements and muscle power. As motor neurons degenerate‚ they can no longer send impulses to the muscle fibers that
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forming in the exposed nerves and tissue from the spine defect‚ and to protect the exposed nerves and structures from any additional trauma. This disorder can cause problems with the functions of the legs and excretory functions‚ early surgery on the spinal cord can help prevent further neurological corrosion and help the child regain an average level of functioning. Some of the people that suffer from spina bifida will require the use of wheelchairs‚ braces‚ or crutches‚ each assistive device has to do
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and then reaches to the motor neurons. Generally‚ the motor neurons will turn the signal into a muscle contraction or a gland excretion. Reaction that involve only the receptor‚ the spinal cord‚ and the effector‚ is faster than those that require more complicated processes in the brain. Reactions that only travel to‚ through‚ and from the spinal cord is called reflexes; withdraw hand from a hot stove after touching can be an example of a reflexion. There are factors that contribute to the effect on reaction time of a person
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The nervous system is one of the most important systems in the body. The nervous system helps to keep the human body in balance. There are several important parts of the nervous system; the brain‚ spinal cord‚ and nerves. Each part of the nervous system has different jobs. There are two main parts of the nervous system peripheral and central. The peripheral nervous system is a collection of peripheral nerves‚ ganglia and specialized sensory structures that‚ as a unit‚ carries sensory and motor information
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Seminar Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Matthew C Kiernan‚ Steve Vucic‚ Benjamin C Cheah‚ Martin R Turner‚ Andrew Eisen‚ Orla Hardiman‚ James R Burrell‚ Margaret C Zoing Lancet 2011; 377: 942–55 Published Online February 7‚ 2011 DOI:10.1016/S01406736(10)61156-7 Neuroscience Research Australia and Prince of Wales Clinical School‚ University of New South Wales‚ Sydney‚ Australia (Prof M C Kiernan DSc‚ B C Cheah MBiostat‚ J Burrell MBBS‚ M C Zoing BNurs); Western Clinical School‚ University
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Scientists at the University of California‚ LA used non-invasive spinal cord stimulation to provide a completely paralyzed man‚ the ability to step out in a bionic device. Breakthrough for paralysis patients Mark Pollock‚ a 39 year-old man who was paralyzed from the waist down for four years prior to the study‚ was able to voluntarily control a robotic exoskeleton to take a few thousand steps. This is the first time that a person with paralysis was able to voluntarily control his muscles and work
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Abstract: ALS is a disease in which the causes are unknown and the effects are devastating. Along with great physiological damage there is great mental damage that a patient that had ALS must endure. A disease with a great influence in today’s life and the life of those in the past. There is no cure for ALS only treatments. Treatments that treat the symptoms and not the disease. ALS is a disease that has impacted today’s society of individuals in a dramatic and influential way. Not necessarily
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segment‚ is the most probable cause of the Caudal Regression Syndrom. It is not yet clear whether SIRENOMELIA represents the most severe form of Caudal Regression Syndrom or whether it is a distinct entity. An early insult to the developing lower Spinal Column results in Aplasia or Dyspepsia of the Sacrum. Associated Anomalies: Cardiac anomalies are common. In the case of SIRENOMELIA‚ Renal anomalies are further evident. HYDROCEPHALUS may also develop. Prognosis: This is similar to that w/ MYELOMENINGOCELE
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Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) working in the medical setting are typically members of rehabilitation teams‚ who work with individuals who have suffered from an illness‚ disease‚ or injury that may result in neurological deficits affecting speech‚ language‚ and/or cognition. Specifically‚ when working with the adult population‚ SLPs frequently assess and treat individuals diagnosed with a motor speech disorder called dysarthria. There are many types of dysarthria that can be characterized
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