Neurological disorders

neurology and working on the treatment of neurological disorders is so critically important. Through the examination of Huntington’s disease, Bell’s Palsy, and Aphasia, neurologists can work to better the human mind and cure the diseases that attack it, which will infinitely enhance the lives of humans and create a brighter future for us all. The first

Dementia Dementia is one example of a neurological disorder. Jeffrey L. Cummings, and Michael R. Trimble (1995), explain that, “Dementia is a clinical syndrome characterized by an acquired persistent impairment in at least three of the following domains of function: language, memory, visuospatial skills, executive abilities, and emotion” (p.136). Patricia Lacks states in, Screening for Brain Dysfunction (1999), that Bondi, Salmon, and Kaszniak (1996, p.167) revealed that, “Recent research on dementia

Autistic spectrum disorder is a developmental and neurological disorder that will appear within the first three years of a child’s life. A child that has autism will live in their own world, show minimal interests in others, and they will have a lack of social awareness. An autistic child will have a designated routine and perform odd behaviors that will be repeated frequently. These odd behaviors will include flapping of the hands or rocking back and fourth. Children with autism will have a difficult

WHAT IS EPILEPSY Neurological disorder Primarily characterized by repetitive spontaneous seizures Many different types Wide range of symptoms that vary from person to person Characterized by abnormal electrical activity in brain CAUSES Caused by abnormal activity in brain cells Directly influenced by any head injury or family-related condition Genetic influence: over 500 genes identified which could lead to epilepsy Head trauma Tumors Strokes Infectious diseases (AIDS, meningitis) Prenatal Injury

Greek words. Enkephalos, which means brain, and itis, which means inflammation. 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

maintenance to support brain integrity. Credited to these roles, emerging evidence implicates microglial as key player that executing both beneficial and detrimental effects in various CNS-related neurological disease including neurodegeneration, neoplastic disease as well as neural development disorders. Emerging evidence implicates microglial play critical roles to the CNS development of the brain. Microglial are unique population arise from immature yolk-sac macrophages that migrate and colonize

Neurological disorders such as autism, Down syndrome, ADHD, SPD etc have behavioral challenges and durations that are unpredictable. As the neurological disorders progress, the physical, emotional and cognitive needs increase creating an obligation of family members or others to provide care. This responsibility is often taken by an immediate family member such as parents, partner or children. Neurological disorders take a slow pace towards betterment so it requires family members to play multiple

of Fetal Tissue Research to Cure/Treat Neurological Disorder The assertion that brain equals behavior brings up many questions and concerns. I am currently most concerned by the effects of physical damage to the brain. Although we have concluded that behavior is based at the lowest level upon the workings of neurons, it is the actual integration of these neurons that account for behavior. Any damage done to the brain either by disease or other disorders can result in a direct change in not only

Neurological Diseases Everyday humans navigate through life with the help of their brain. Everything that humans do, every action, every sight, smell, touch, and taste involves the brain. Due to the fact that the brain plays such a vital role, it is understandable that researchers dedicated an entire field to the study of the brain: neurology. It is also comprehensible that when problems arise that impede functions of the brain, researchers explore the causes and effects of these issues.

1985, it contains the bizarre, unique and extraordinary cases Sacks encountered as a neurologist. This book report is going to evaluate and include Dr. Sacks conclusions on the case studies recorded in ‘Part One: Losses’. ‘Losses’ covers 9 neurological disorders which are characterised by a ‘loss’ of some kind. Dr. P, a musician and teacher who had developed visual agnosia, had difficulty processing what he sees, especially faces, he could only identify them by features which he remembered. He only