Meninges

Imagine you are watching wrestlers in the ring on World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) RAW. The men are in the ring bouncing off of ropes, slamming each other, the crowd is going wild. Then all of sudden one of the wrestlers is out, the crowd is silent, EMTs are running out with a gurney, and strapping the athlete down. You find out later that the wrestler received a concussion, and that it will be awhile before he comes back. You wonder how quickly things turned for the worse. What is a concussion

fluid-filled cavity or syrinx within the spinal cord. The sagittal T2 MRI reveals a syrinx centered at C7, extending between C6–T1. Given the location of the syrinx, areflexic weakness in the upper extremities and dissociated anesthesia (loss of pain/temp with preserved position and vibration) in a "cape" distribution in the lower extremity is often present. Given the patient’s right lower extremity and bilateral upper extremity physical exam findings, the focus of the syrinx (comparable to a fluid-filled

While time has pass, many disease have born, some of them had had cures, others have just left lost and dead to the human population. Meningitis is a disease, result of the inflammation of the meninges. Meningitis can affect all of us, children’s, adults, adolescents. Thanks to the advance technology, some types of meningitis can be cured. This paper is going to discus, types, treatments and prevention of meningitis. Viral meningitis is the most common of all the types, followed by bacterial.

(Fig 1), first-order sensory neurons of the trigeminal nerve with axons capable of transmitting nociceptive sensations from the face, skull, meninges and intracranial blood vessels; second-order neurons in the spinal trigeminal nucleus, which extend between the obex and upper three segments of the cervical spinal cord, receiving input from the intracranial meninges, the occipital region of the head and neck muscles; the third-order neurons in the thalamus; and higher-order neurons in the cortical regions

lethargy, cold hands or feet, and a petechial rash. (3) In 50% of meningococcal meningitis cases a petechial rash is present. (1) In infants another associated symptom is high pitched crying. (3) Due to the inflammation of the protective membrane or meninges of the spinal cord and brain seizures may also occur. (3) Long term effects include hearing or vision loss, blindness, deafness, and other acquired brain injuries.

Encephalitis was defined by Sir John Burton Cleland, a pathologist and naturalist. When he defined it, it was named ‘Australian X disease’. Encephalitis is a neurological disorder that results in the inflammation of the brain and sometimes the meninges. It is usually due to a viral infection. Most often arboviruses cause encephalitis, by transference via mosquitos to humans and animals. When bitten by an infected mosquito the virus moves from the mosquito into the person’s blood, it then reaches

In a world of vaccinations and public healthcare, it is easy to forget that we are constantly surrounded by disease causing microbes. Throughout this unit we have studied the human bodies constant fight with microbes and what happens once they accumulate. In this paper I will discuss meningococcal meningitis, its disease causing microbe, how the bacterium enters and exits the body and, the symptoms caused by the bacterium. I will also discuss the impact this microbe has on human health and any treatments

Metabolic syndrome This is a multiple condition; high blood pressure, high blood sugar, excess body fat around the waist, and abnormal cholesterol or triglyceride levels that occur together, increasing the risk of heart disease, stroke and diabetes. Large waist circumference is a visible sign. Metabolic syndrome is linked to overweight or obesity and inactivity and also to insulin resistence, when cells don't respond normally to insulin, and glucose can't enter the cells as easily. As a result

world, there are about eight common infectious diseases. Among this group of eight, is a disease called meningitis. Meningitis is an infectious disease that is caused when the protective membranes of the brain and spinal cord otherwise known as the meninges become inflamed. This inflammation is usually a result of an infection of the fluids that surround the brain and spinal cord within the human body. According to the Center of Disease Control, meningitis can develop in response to a number various

tissues and replace them with a man made form of tissues that will protect the brain and spine. This could cause other symptoms, but it might also work better than the VPS due to the complete replacement of cancerous tissues. Replacement of the meninges could work better than a VPS being placed inside of an LM patient, because the placement of the VPS could cause cancer to spread. LM is a major problem in patients that have had cancer, Cytarabine and surgery, have the potential to help LM patients