What is Guillain-Barre’ syndrome? Explain in detail. Is Guillain-Barre’ syndrome often fatal? Guillain-Barre’ syndrome is an auto immune disorder that affects the peripheral nervous system (the brain and spinal cord). A person’s own immune system attacks the myelin sheath that surrounds the axon of the nerves.
MS is a chronic disease that attacks the central nervous system, which contains the brain, spinal cord and optic nerves. The symptoms of MS vary from numbness of limbs to paralysis or loss of vision. MS is known to be an unpredictable disease since the progress, severity and specific symptoms are different for each person. (About MS) In the case of my father, he has a progressive form of MS that has resulted in the steady loss of nerve and motor functions
Without Hex-A, large harmful quantities of a lipid known as gangliosides (GM2) builds up in the nerve cells of the brain. Our bodies need Hex-A because it’s necessary for breaking down GM2. One of the signs of Tay-Sachs is the presence of a cherry-red spot. All affected tay-sachs patients have a red spot that is visible when using an opthalmoscope. An opthalmoscope is a lighted instrument used to view the
After his surgery he was unable to form any new long term memories, though he could still perform short term tasks. Despite this research support, many criticisms have been thrown at the multi-store model. One of them implying the model is over simplistic. The multi-store model just proposes of one LTM store whereas research suggests several different types of LTM (i.e. Semantic, episodic and procedural
It is caused by nerve cells dying in certain areas of the brain and the connections between the affected nerve cells deteriorate. As the conditions affecting only or primarily the neurons of the brain, causes gradual but irreversible loss of functions of these cells, Memory loss is one of the earliest symptoms of this disease. Vascular dementia is caused by damage to the brain through deprivation of oxygenated blood causing part or all of the affected area to die. (Series of strokes) Conditions that can cause
Patients can learn how to put up with the weakness from the disease. And many patients have also benefited from braces and walkers.
Rheumatoid arthritis sufferers go through the whole spectrum of pains from the acute flare up pain to the chronic continual ache and as a rule Hypnosis probably isn’t the first thing you might think of when diagnosed with something like rheumatoid arthritis. When diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis, it can be devastating. It is a lifelong condition and finding out that you have a chronic illness can send your emotions spiralling into anger and depression. For many people, this can mean a lack of sleep, mood swings and loss of appetite. Some people feel afraid of what their future might hold, the medication they might need and the loss of the self-image they had.
It was not until the 1990’s that there were any treatments for Multiple Sclerosis. Today there are many treatments available, but none that fix the damage. Unlike in Charcot’s, time it is now
Each ulcer lasts one week to two months. Despite the name, they have nothing to do with herpes or the herpes virus. How do they occur? An Aphthous ulcer is not a contagious disease, and is frequently confused with herpes, however all of the research done so far has indicated that this is not related to any viral, bacterial or fungal infection. Probably the best explanation as to what is happening in aphthous ulcerations is that they are a type of unusual allergic reaction.
Fats from your diet enter your bloodstream, pass through the damaged cells and collect to start atherosclerosis. These changes can affect arteries throughout your body, blocking blood flow to your heart, kidneys, brain, arms and legs. The damage can cause many problems, including chest pain, heart attack, heart failure, kidney failure, stroke, blocked arteries in your legs or arms, eye damage, and aneurysms. Just like your heart, your brain depends on a nourishing blood supply to work properly and survive. But high blood pressure can cause several problems, including: Transient ischemic attack.