Cerebrospinal fluid

from hernial protrusion of a saclike cyst containing meninges, spinal fluid, and a portion of the spinal cord with its nerves. They may involve the entire length of the neural tube or may be restricted to as small area (Perry, Hockenberry, Lowdermilk, & Wilson, 2014, p. 1579). Many babies born with spina bifida get hydrocephalus (water on the brain); this means that there is extra fluid in and around the brain. The extra fluid can cause the spaces in the brain, to become too large and the head can

Hypovolaemia occurs and the body attempts to compensate for the decreasing fluid volume by increasing the heart rate to maintain perfusion, this presents in the patient as tachycardia, hypotension and a diaphoretic appearance (Bullock & Hales, 2013). The dehydration cause ketone body clearance to become impaired by decreasing renal

Multiple Sclerosis Can you close your eyes and imagine yourself having attacks of numbness, balance problems, and impaired vision for the rest of your life? About 2.3 million people live with the symptoms that are caused by Multiple Sclerosis, more commonly known as MS (National MS Society). There are many other symptoms of MS, as well as ways to diagnose and treat the disease. Although there aren’t any specific tests to diagnose MS, there are tests to show certain signs of MS, as well as

Every wondered how dangerous a simple sport like Football can be ? I’m sure you’ve seen it at least once on your Television. I’m sure you once thought to yourself how awesome it is to have a career where you can be paid millions to chase around a ball in front of a camera. I’m sure you believe that those football players are living the life, But do you really know the true price they’re paying ? Imagine your son/daughter asks you to allow them to join their school’s football team, Who wouldn’t want

Meningitis is an infection of the fluid of a person's spinal cord and fluid that surrounds a person's brain. It is sometimes referred to as Spinal Meningitis. It's usually caused by either a bacterial or viral infection. As you read through this paper you will learn how Meningitis is transmitted, its symptoms, its effects, and even the incidences it has caused. The common symptoms of anyone over two years old is high fever, headache, and stiff neck. Symptoms can develop over several hours

Meningitis is a disease caused by inflammation of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord. The inflammation is usually caused by an infection of fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cord. The most common symptoms of this disease are high fever, stiff neck, a headache that seems different from normal, confusion, and vomiting. Humans are the reservoir of this disease so it can be spread by direct contract with someone by their saliva or mucus. It can also be spread by an infected

The video addressed meningococcal bacteria and its effects on individuals who have contracted the disease. The PBS NOVA program, “The Killer Disease,” is a fast spreading bacterial infection which affects either the spinal cord, spinal cord and brain, or brain with the bacteria. When discovered and treated, the pace and quickness of the spread of the disease after it has begun “the beginning of the end” in terms of the damage to body or taking of life. The disease give off a toxin in the life

attention must be sort to immediately as soon as Meningococcal symptoms arise so that blood samples can be made. The Illinois Department of Public Health reported that “diagnosis is usually made by growing bacteria from a sample of blood or spinal fluid” – the Lumbar puncture technique. If the bacterium is found in samples, antibiotics are usually a preliminary option of treatment. Antibiotics, which are not usually employed to viral or fungal infections, aim to deter the impact of bacterial infections

congenital, degenerative, movement and seizure, infectious, neoplastic, traumatic and vascular. There are two congenital disorders, hydrocephalus and spina bifida. Hydrocephalus is known as an abnormal accumulation of fluid in the brain, known as CSF, is in any way cut or interfered, the fluid accumulates under ventricles in the brain causing pressure. To relieve this pressure, a catheter is placed from the ventricle of the brain into the

Meningitis instantly can strike and the impact of that strike can forever last a lifetime.  Meningitis is the inflammation and infection of the meninges that surround your brain and spinal cord.  This infection, which can be bacterial, viral or fungal can be very serious and can cause prolonged effects.  One such effect is hearing loss, profound hearing loss.  Meningitis is a dangerous infection because the brain is so delicate.  The history of meningitis was first heard of in Geneva in 1805.   In