Myelin

symptoms are around 30’s to 60’s but symptoms may arise at any age (Dalakas 2011). The cause of the disease is still unknown but it is believe that it is the body’s immune response that plays a role in the disease thus causing the body to deteriorate the myelin sheath on neurons (Lewis 2013). The nature of the disease includes these symptoms but not limited to numbing…

but instead, attacks the body resulting in varying levels of damage to the body. The effects of multiple sclerosis are seen as the result of occurrences taking place at a more molecular level. “If an axon loses myelin, it still lacks sodium channel in the areas previously covered with myelin, and most action potentials die out between one node and the next” (Kalat, p.44-45). Multiple sclerosis will present itself with a wide array of…

notable and widespread neurological diseases that involves the degeneration of the myelin sheath surrounding the nerve cells (Kira 2006). The demyelination of these nerve cells can lead to nerve damage that can hinder communication between the brain and the body, thus ultimately resulting in slowed and impaired motor, sensory, and cognitive function (Chiaravalloti and DeLuca 2008). The deterioration of the myelin sheaths results from an immune response against the central nervous system (CNS),…

protein that called alpha 4 integrin and this protein can be found on the surface of white blood cells (NIH, 2015). In addition, PML is a disease that targets myelin and myelin form a whitish sheath around nerve cells. Myelin sheath normally located around the axon of a neuron and it is an important function of nervous system. Also, myelin sheath protects the nerve cells and has a protein that affects the immune system (EMedicineHealth,…

CIDP occur along with a blood disorder or another condition, such as diabetes, HIV, hepatitis B or C infection, Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia, multiple myeloma, and osteosclerotic myeloma. CAUSES Your nerves are surrounded by a covering called the myelin sheath. This condition is caused by damage to this sheath. In the most common form of this condition, the damage is thought to be caused by the immune system accidentally…

of human cells causes differentiation of auto reactive and self-antigen specific cells to enter the periphery. The self-antigen specific T cells usually recognize myelin antigens located in the CNS such as MOG, PLP, and MBP. These activated cells, through an unknown mechanism, diffuse through the blood brain barrier (BBB) and attack myelin components located in the CNS, causing lesions in the brain and spinal…

1. Describe what causes “spasticity” in CVA/ABI clients. - Normally spasticity is caused by an imbalance of signals from the central nervous system, which includes the brain and spinal cord, to the muscles. This imbalance is always known to be found in CVA/ABI clients, while dealing with cerebral palsy, traumatic brain injury, stoke, multiple sclerosis, and spinal cord injury. 2. List what things a Specialist in Exercise Therapy should do if a client is having a seizure. - They should first…

2. Most Likely Diagnosis (Guillain-Barré Syndrome) a. Expand upon your most likely diagnoses (#1 from your list above). i. Define the pathological condition, disease or syndrome. (Make sure you include a reference for your definition). “Guillain-Barré syndrome is a serious health problem that occurs when the body's defense (immune) system mistakenly attacks part of the nervous system. This leads to nerve inflammation that causes muscle weakness or paralysis and other symptoms.” (Walling…

short. Which means that this disease runs in families. They cause trouble with motor and sensory nerves. CMT is caused by a mutation in the genes that proteins are produced that involve the structure and function of the peripheral nerve axon or the myelin sheath. A nerve cell would communicate by send information electrical signals to the axon and increase…

Guillain-Barre Syndrome is a disorder that affects the peripheral nervous system. It is an autoimmune disease that forms antibodies against peripheral nerves. There is no definite etiology for GBS. This disease shows different symptoms depending on the type of GBS and its severity. Treatments are available for people who have this disease, but as of now, there is no cure (Biomarkers). An exact cause of GBS has not been found, but its symptoms have been noted to follow a pattern. In most cases,…