Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a muscular disease that affects the central nervous system
(CNS) which consists of the brain and the spinal cord. This disease was discovered by Dr. Jean
Martin Charcot. Eventually, improvements in microscopes helped doctors in the search of understanding the disease. In 1916, a Scottish doctor named James Dawson was able to clearly describe the inflammation after viewing the brain cells of a patient with multiple sclerosis through a microscope. Over the years, numerous clinical trials involving potential treatments and diagnostics took place in the 1990’s. MRI scans became stand for diagnostics as well as testing the effectiveness of disease-modifying agents in slowing down the process of the disease.
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A stroke is a serious medical condition where one part of the brain is damaged by a lack of blood supply or bleeding into the brain from a burst blood vessel. A blood clot is the most common cause of stroke and is known as an ischemic stroke. The lack of blood causes part of the brain to die, a process known as cerebral infarction. About 10% of strokes are caused by bleeding from the arteries in the brain, which directly damages the brain's tissues and can also cause loss of blood supply. This is known as hemorrhagic stroke or cerebral hemorrhage. Symptoms of cerebrovascular disease are vomiting, seizures, fever, confusion leading to a loss of consciousness, breathing difficulty, increased blood pressure, and bowel and bladder incontinence. Studies have shown that the risk of getting a stroke is effected by age as the chance of having a stroke approximately doubles for each decade of life after age 55. Your stroke risk may be greater if a parent, grandparent, sister or brother has had a stroke. Some strokes may be symptoms of genetic disorders which is caused by a gene mutation that leads to damage of blood vessel walls in the brain, blocking blood flow. Each year, women have …show more content…
The nervous system is affected sometimes more than others depending on the amount of damage. Damage to the nerves can result in numbness, tingly sensations, and pain that can remain permanent. The muscular and nervous system maintain homeostasis as the muscular system helps the nervous system by protecting the nerves where as the nervous system returns the favor by sending messages to the muscles for muscle movement. The main structures of the muscular system are skeletal muscle, smooth muscle, and cardiac muscle; the main functions are to produce movement, maintain posture, stabilize joints, and to generate heat. The main structures of the nervous system are the central nervous system (CNA), and peripheral nervous system
(PNA). The functional classification scheme is concerned only with PNS structures. These systems are sensitive to some diseases and they are not something to avoid especially if they are life threatening. Today, doctors and technology have improved and are still improving on finding treatment/cures, and signs/symptoms for diseases. Throughout this essay, I have gained knowledge on the muscular and the skeletal
(CNS) which consists of the brain and the spinal cord. This disease was discovered by Dr. Jean
Martin Charcot. Eventually, improvements in microscopes helped doctors in the search of understanding the disease. In 1916, a Scottish doctor named James Dawson was able to clearly describe the inflammation after viewing the brain cells of a patient with multiple sclerosis through a microscope. Over the years, numerous clinical trials involving potential treatments and diagnostics took place in the 1990’s. MRI scans became stand for diagnostics as well as testing the effectiveness of disease-modifying agents in slowing down the process of the disease.
Another …show more content…
A stroke is a serious medical condition where one part of the brain is damaged by a lack of blood supply or bleeding into the brain from a burst blood vessel. A blood clot is the most common cause of stroke and is known as an ischemic stroke. The lack of blood causes part of the brain to die, a process known as cerebral infarction. About 10% of strokes are caused by bleeding from the arteries in the brain, which directly damages the brain's tissues and can also cause loss of blood supply. This is known as hemorrhagic stroke or cerebral hemorrhage. Symptoms of cerebrovascular disease are vomiting, seizures, fever, confusion leading to a loss of consciousness, breathing difficulty, increased blood pressure, and bowel and bladder incontinence. Studies have shown that the risk of getting a stroke is effected by age as the chance of having a stroke approximately doubles for each decade of life after age 55. Your stroke risk may be greater if a parent, grandparent, sister or brother has had a stroke. Some strokes may be symptoms of genetic disorders which is caused by a gene mutation that leads to damage of blood vessel walls in the brain, blocking blood flow. Each year, women have …show more content…
The nervous system is affected sometimes more than others depending on the amount of damage. Damage to the nerves can result in numbness, tingly sensations, and pain that can remain permanent. The muscular and nervous system maintain homeostasis as the muscular system helps the nervous system by protecting the nerves where as the nervous system returns the favor by sending messages to the muscles for muscle movement. The main structures of the muscular system are skeletal muscle, smooth muscle, and cardiac muscle; the main functions are to produce movement, maintain posture, stabilize joints, and to generate heat. The main structures of the nervous system are the central nervous system (CNA), and peripheral nervous system
(PNA). The functional classification scheme is concerned only with PNS structures. These systems are sensitive to some diseases and they are not something to avoid especially if they are life threatening. Today, doctors and technology have improved and are still improving on finding treatment/cures, and signs/symptoms for diseases. Throughout this essay, I have gained knowledge on the muscular and the skeletal