In time, chemical connections between brain cells are lost and some cells die. Vascular dementia – If the oxygen supply to the brain is reduced because of narrowing or blockage of blood vessels, some brain cells become damaged or die. This causes vascular dementia. The symptoms can occur either suddenly following one large stroke, or over time through a series of small strokes or damage to small blood vessels deep in the brain. Mixed dementia – This is when someone has more than one type of dementia, and a mixture of symptoms.
Also known as Stone Man Syndrome, Fibrodysplasia is a mutation of the body’s repair mechanism that causes fibrous tissues such as muscle, tendon and ligament tissues to ossify (turn to bone) spontaneously or when damaged. Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva is an autosomal dominant disorder, mainly affecting those who are heterozygous
* Atonic- Lacking normal muscle tone or strength. * Atrophy- Weakness or wearing away of body tissues and structures caused by pathology or by disuse of the muscle over a long period of time * Bradykinesia- Extreme slowness in movement * carpal tunnel syndrome- Inflammation and swelling of the tendons that pass through the carpal tunnel, which then create pressure
Ciara Solis Dr. Gregory Period 7 Temporomandibular Joint Disorder Temporomandibular Joint Disorder is a chronic pain in the muscles of mastication or inflammation of the temporomandibular joint, which connects the mandible to the skull. Usually the cause is muscular hyper- or parafunction, with secondary effects on the oral musculoskeletal system, like various types of displacement of the disc in the temporomandibular joint. An older name for the condition is "Costen's syndrome", after James B. Costen, who characterized it in 1934. Signs and symptoms are often simple. On average the symptoms will: muscles, nerves, tendons, ligaments, bones, connective tissue, and the teeth.
Werdnig-Hoffman Paralysis Definition In the early 1980s, Werdnig and Hoffman described a disorder of progressive muscular weakness beginning in infancy that resulted in early death, though the age of death was variable. Werdnig-Hoffman disease is a rare form of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) presenting in infants. In pathologic terms, it is an autosomal recessive condition characterized by the degeneration of anterior horn cells, leading to profound symmetrical weakness and wasting of voluntary muscle. The central role of lower motor neuron degeneration was confirmed in subsequent pathologic studies demonstrating a loss of anterior horn cells in the spinal cord and cranial nerve nuclei. In other words, Werdnig Hoffman Paralysis/Disease
The skin is composed of three layers. The skin, which appears to be so thin, is still itself divided into epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous layer or hypodermis. Each layer has it own function and own importance in maintaining the integrity of skin and thereby the whole body structure. Pressure sores or decubitus ulcers are the result of a constant deficiency of blood to the tissues over a bony area such as a heel which may have been in contact with a bed or a splint over an extended period of time. The surface of the skin can ulcerate which may become infected.
A fever is considered to be a symptom. 1.57. An inflammation of the stomach and small intestine is known as gastritis. 1.58. The term meaning pain in a joint or joints is arthritis.
Addisonian crisis: If you have untreated Addison's disease, an addisonian crisis may be provoked by physical stress, such as an injury, infection or illness. Signs and Symptoms: * Muscle weakness and fatigue * Weight loss and decreased appetite * Darkening of your skin (hyperpigmentation) * Low blood pressure, even fainting * Salt
Gomphosis: A joint that binds the teeth to bony sockets in the maxillary bone and mandible. b. Why are sutures and gomphoses classified as synarthroses? These sutures are fibrous joints that are immovable. c. Syndesmoses are functionally a bit different.
One common sign is losing the ability to move a limb. An “alien limb” may move and have a mind of its own. Other symptoms include jerky movements of one or more limbs or not being able to speak coherently as the mouth cannot move properly. Rapidly progressive dementias, such as Creuzfeldt Jakob Disease, causes an individual to worsen over weeks or months, due to Prions. A Prion is an infectious agent that can cause damage to the structure of the brain or other neural tissue.