Neurological disorders

Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, 2012). Some tremor cases are described as familial tremors, wherein the patient gets the gene from a parent and develops the disease, which runs in the family. An example of this is Essential Tremor (ET), which affects

Introduction Wilson’s disease is an autosomal recessive genetic disorder, where copper is unable to be absorbed properly in the body and accumulates in tissue. This condition is known to have neurological and psychiatric symptoms, due to lesions associated with copper build up in the central nervous system, along with being associated with liver disease. It is related to a malfunction in the Wilson disease protein gene on the 13th chromosome; a copper-transporting P-type ATPase also known as ATP7B

Neurofibromatosis is a “genetically inherited disorder of the nervous system.” (Nordqvist, 2016) This disease causes the development of tumours in the nervous system, primarily involving the brain and the spinal cord, but may lead to the growth of tumours elsewhere on the body. There are three different types of Neurofibromatosis (NF) these involves, Type 1 NF (Von Recklinghausen NF), Type 2 NF (Bilateral neurofibromatosis NF) and Schwannomatosis. Information, regarding the various components of

The definition of Conversion disorder is also called functional neurological symptom disorder it is a condition in which you show psychological stress in physical ways. The condition was so named to describe a health problem that starts as a mental or emotional crisis a scary or stressful incident of some kind and converts to a physical problem. That cannot explain by medical evaluation through a physical exanimation or recent medical history that you might have in the pass (Definition) The diagnosis

What is Neuroplasticity? Neuroplasticity is a new subsect of the vast neurological scientific scramble that is exponentially progressing to this day. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, this word does not even exist . However, Mike Torres, a director at Amazon and self-taught neurological researcher in Seattle, states that neuroplasticity is used heavily by psychologists today and refers to the brain’s ability to manipulate and expand the synapse paths in the nervous system . There is still

Neurodevelopmental disorders are disabilities that affect the functions of the neurological system and brain in children which are believed to be the outcome of an abnormal process that occurred as the brain was developing. According to Michael Szpir’s article in the Environmental Health Perspectives website titled “New Thinking on Neurodevelopment”, approximately “17% of school-age children in the United States suffer from a disability that affects their behavior, memory, or ability to learn.”

Somatoform Disorders Definition: According to the Mayo Clinic, conversion disorder is also called functional neurological symptom disorder. "It is a condition in which you show psychological stress in physical ways. It also describes a health problem that starts as a mental or emotional crisis and converts to a physical problem. Possible Causes: UNKNOWN Risk Factors: Recent stress or emotional trauma Being female Having mental health condition, like a mood or anxiety disorder, dissociative

as a neurological disease in which a person experiences uncontrollable tics, or movements these can be both motor and verbal tics. It was first recognized as an illness around the year of 1885 by Dr. George Gilles, the first patient was said to be over 80 years old. Tourette’s is most likely to be diagnosed in men than women the odds are 3 times more likely in a man’s favor. It is estimated that 200,000 Americans have the most severe form of TS. (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Assistants and Patient Care Assistants require more training in dealing with patients with mental illnesses and neurological issues within long term care facilities. Mental illness in long-term care (LTC) facilities is a serious problem. Estimates among the 3.2 million residents, but a recent review indicated that dementia, depression, and anxiety disorders were the most common disorders, occurring more frequently than among community-dwelling older adults). While 68% of LTC residents have been reported

Originating from two Greek words, "narco" meaning numbness and "plesy" meaning to be paralyzed or paralysis, narcolepsy is a neurological sleep disorder where the individual has an overpowering need to plunge themselves into sleep. Cases and instances have been whispered about for eons, some of these cases were even commented on by Aristotle in his writings "Of Sleep and Sleeplessness [AriCE]. Its first definitive analysis was in 1877 by Carl Westphal and then again a year later in 1878 by Franz